EDMONTON ESKIMOS

The 'Edmonton Eskimos' are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship thirteen times, including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in 2005. The Eskimos play their home games at Commonwealth Stadium.

Contents

Team facts

Franchise history

Origin of the uniform

Wall of Honour

Players of note

Current squad

Not to be forgotten

See also

External links

Team facts

:'Founded:' 1949, although other teams named the Edmonton Eskimos existed 1895 to 1923 and 1929 to 1939.
:'Formerly known as:' Esquimaux 1897 to 1910
:'Helmet design:' Yellow background, with a gold "EE" monogram on a green oval
:'Uniform colours:' Green, gold, black, and white.
::'Past uniform colours:' Blue and white 1938 to 1939, black and yellow 1907 to 1937
:'Stadium:' Commonwealth Stadium (1978-present)
::'Past stadium:' Clarke Stadium (1954–1978),
:'Grey Cup Championships:' 13 — 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005
::'Runner-up:' 9 — 1952, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1986, 1990, 1996, 2002
:'Western Division championships (regular season):' 22 — 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003,
:'Main Rivals:' Calgary Stampeders
:'2006 Regular Season Record:' 7 wins, 11 losses, 0 ties.

Franchise history

Edmonton played its first series of organized games with the formation of the Alberta Rugby Football Union in 1895. In 1897 the name Esquimaux was adopted. In 1910 the club was officially named the Edmonton Eskimos. Since 1978 the Eskimos have played their home games in Commonwealth Stadium, which is now the only grass field in the CFL. They are one of the most successful teams in Canadian football history, having won the Grey Cup more than any other team except the Toronto Argonauts, and being the run-away leader in attendance for many years.
The team holds many impressive records, including five consecutive Grey Cup wins (1978 to 1982), and 34 consecutive years in the playoffs (1972 to 2005), a record no other North American professional team (regardless of sport) has equalled. Former Eskimos have figured prominently in Alberta political life: past players include two former provincial premiers (E. Peter Lougheed and Donald Getty), a former mayor of Edmonton (Bill Smith), and a lieutenant-governor (Norman Kwong).
During the glory years of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Edmonton Eskimos won five Grey Cup championships in a row. No other team in the CFL, since Edmonton re-entered the CFL in 1949, has even won ''three'' in row, let alone ''five.'' The Eskimos have also enjoyed great attendance in the stands as they lead the league.

Origin of the uniform

The current uniform colours, green and gold, were adopted when the Eskimos received uniforms from the University of Alberta Golden Bears football team, which was dormant due to a lack of competition in 1949. The colours have remained since that time, and the Golden Bears maintain them to this day as well.

Wall of Honour

The Eskimos have a policy of honouring the players who have best represented the team on the field; similar to a team retiring a number, the Eskimos keep the number in circulation, although the number is hung on the edge of the concrete separating the upper and lower decks of Commonwealth Stadium.
'Numbers so honoured as of 2006:'

★ 1 Warren Moon (2001)

★ 2 Henry "Gizmo" Williams (2002)

★ 12 Tom Wilkinson (1982)

★ 13 Larry Highbaugh (1996)

★ 22 Tom Scott (1993)

★ 24 Johnny Bright (1983)

★ 26 Dave Cutler (1986)

★ 27 Don Getty (1992)

★ 30 Danny Bass (1992)

★ 36 Oscar Kruger (1992)

★ 39 Willie Pless (2004)

★ 42 Danny Kepley (1987)

★ 51 Frank Anderson (1985)

★ 53 Frank Morris (1984)

★ 65 Dave Fennell (1984)

★ 66 Roger Nelson (1987)

★ 66 John LaGrone (1988)

★ 67 Rod Connop (2005)

★ 70 Brian Kelly (1989)

★ 76 George McGowan (1985)

★ 77 Tommy Joe Coffey (1988)

★ 91 Jackie Parker (1983)

★ 94 Rollie Miles (1983)

★ 95 Normie Kwong (1983)

Players of note

===Canadian Football Hall of Famers===

★ Tommy Joe Coffey

★ Danny Bass

★ Johnny Bright

★ Dave Cutler

★ Matt Dunigan

★ Dave "Doctor Death" Fennell

★ Ron Estay

★ Larry Highbaugh

★ Brian Kelly

★ Danny Kepley

★ Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong

★ George McGowan

★ Rollie Miles

★ Warren Moon

★ Frank Morris

★ Roger Nelson

★ Jackie "Ole Spaghetti Legs" Parker

★ James "Quick" Parker

★ Willie "The Terminator" Pless

★ Tom Scott

★ Tom Wilkinson

★ Henry "Gizmo" Williams

Current squad

''As of September 4, 2007''
'Active roster'

★ 2 Omarr Morgan, DB

★ 4 Jean-Francois Romeo, WR

★ 5 Ron McClendon, RB

★ 6 Pat Woodcock, WR

★ 7 Steven Jyles, QB

★ 8 Kamau Peterson, WR

★ 9 Lenny Williams, DB

★ 10 Stanford Samuels, DB

★ 11 Sean Fleming, K

★ 12 Jason Goss, DB

★ 14 Tony Tompkins, WR

★ 15 Ricky Ray, QB

★ 17 Stefan LeFors, QB

★ 18 William Loftus, S

★ 19 Mike Maurer, FB

★ 20 Jason Flowers, DB

★ 22 Mike Bradley, RB

★ 23 Shannon Garrett, DB

★ 24 Chris Thompson, DB

★ 27 Tyler Ebell, RB

★ 28 Calvin McCarty, RB

★ 29 Siddeeq Shabazz, LB

★ 30 Mathieu Bertrand, FB

★ 39 Jason Nedd, DB

★ 40 Marcus Winn, LB

★ 43 J.R. Larose, DB

★ 44 Kenny Onatolu, LB

★ 47 Jeremy Steeves, DB

★ 50 Rhett McLane, OL

★ 52 Taylor Inglis, DL

★ 53 Rahim Abdullah, DE

★ 55 Michael Botterill, LB

★ 56 Patrick Kabongo, OL

★ 58 Raleigh Roundtree, OL

★ 63 Joe McGrath, OL

★ 64 Tim Bakker, OL

★ 66 Tony Tella, OL

★ 67 Dan Comiskey, OL

★ 77 A.J. Gass, LB

★ 83 Jason Tucker, WR

★ 84 T.J. Acree, WR

★ 85 Trevor Gaylor, WR

★ 88 Andrew Nowacki, SB

★ 91 Adam Braidwood, DE

★ 93 Micheal Jean-Louis, DL

★ 94 Robert Brown, DT

★ 95 Charles Alston, DL

★ 96 Isaac Keys, DL

★ 99 Ron Warner, DL
'Injured list'

★ 3 Warren Kean, K

★ 25 Jonté Buhl, DB

★ 41 Brandon Guillory, LB

★ 82 Fred Stamps, WR

★ 90 Antico Dalton, LB
'Practice roster'

★ 40 Adam Goloboski, LB

★ 45 Kenny Hollis, DE

★ 59 Damian Cook, OL

★ 62 Terriss Paliwoda, OL

★ 80 Mike Lindstrom, WR

Not to be forgotten

★ Frank "Guts" Anderson

★ Ed Hervey

★ Joe Hollimon

★ Oscar Kruger

★ John LaGrone

★ Singor Mobley

★ Mike Pringle

★ Don Warrington

★ Larry Wruck

★ Danny Buggs

★ Glen Young

★ Malvin Hunter

See also

★ Canadian Football Hall of Fame

★ Canadian football

★ Comparison of Canadian and American football

★ List of CFL seasons

External links

★ Edmonton Eskimos Official Site

★ Canadian Football League Official Site

★ Eskimos fan site

★ University of Alberta Golden Bears football history (PDF) - origin of Eskimos current uniform

★ Eskimo Subpage of Soudog's CFL History Fan Site

★ Edmonton Eskimos historical game-by-game results