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Joe Poplawski
Joe Poplawski (born August 2, 1957) is a former professional Canadian football receiver who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1978 to 1986. Professional career Poplawski was originally a territorial exemption his hometown team the Edmonton Eskimos and prior to the beginning of the 1978 season he was traded to the Bombers in exchange for their star receiver Tom Scott. With 75 receptions for 998 yards and 8 touchdowns, Poplawski won the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 1978. That season he was also selected to the Western Conference and CFL all-star team as a wide receiver. Despite a short career Poplawski achieved many more accolades including twice winning the Most Outstanding Canadian awards in 1981 and 1986. He was also the runner-up for this award in 1980, 1984 and 1985. He was selected to the All-Star team five times, first as mentioned above and four more times as a slotback in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986. Poplawski helped t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) hus Edmonton is said to be a combination of two cities, two towns and two villages./ref> in addition to a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season
The 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 4th place in the Western Conference with a 4–12 record and failed to make the playoffs. Offseason CFL Draft Roster Preseason Regular season Standings Schedule Awards and honors * CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – John Helton (DT) CFL All-Stars *DT – John Helton John Helton (born 23 May 1947) is a former defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969 to 1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979 to 1982 of the Canadian Football League. High school and college John Helton graduated from Captai ... References {{1979 CFL season by team Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons 1979 Canadian Football League season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 CFL Season
The 1986 CFL season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football League season. CFL News in 1986 The Canadian Football League decided that all nine teams will play 18 games each, in the regular season. The playoff structure was revised to allow a fourth place team from one of the divisions to qualify for the playoffs if that fourth place team has earned more points in the regular season standings than the third place team from the other division. Until 1992, however, that team stayed in its own division for the playoffs (the league began American expansion in 1993, changing the rules along the way). The four qualifiers in one division played semi-finals and a final while the two qualifiers in the other division playing a home-and-home, total-points, 2-game playoff (this playoff format was last used in 1972). This was somewhat unfair to the first place team, who might no longer receive a first-round bye ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season
The 1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–4 record. They faced the BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ... in the West Final for the third straight year. Despite winning both regular season meetings against the Lions, they lost the game 42–22, ending their hopes of repeating as Grey Cup champions. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Standings Schedule Playoffs West Semi-Final West Final Awards 1985 CFL All-Stars References {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons 1985 Canadian Football League season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 CFL Season
The 1985 CFL season is considered to be the 32nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 28th Canadian Football League season. CFL News in 1985 The CFL adopted a regular season overtime format that will consist of two-minute halves (no sudden death), which would be implemented for the 1986 season. In addition, the CFL changed the playoff overtime format from two ten-minute halves (with no sudden death) to two five-minute halves (no sudden death). Regular season standings Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. *''BC and Hamilton have first round byes.'' Grey Cup playoffs The BC Lions are the 1985 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–24, at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. This was BC's first Grey Cup victory since 1964. The Lions' Roy Dewalt (QB) was named the Grey Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season
The 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West Division with an 11–4–1 record. They closed out the season by winning the Grey Cup 47–17 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel .... Their first Grey Cup victory since 1962. Offseason CFL Draft Roster Preseason Regular season Standings Schedule Playoffs West Semi-Final West Final Grey Cup Awards 1984 CFL All-Stars References {{DEFAULTSORT:1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Grey Cup championship seasons 1984 Canadian Football League season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 CFL Season
The 1984 CFL season is considered to be the 31st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 27th Canadian Football League season. CFL News in 1984 The CFL granted a conditional expansion team to the city of Halifax, the team was named the Atlantic Schooners. The franchise were supposed to begin play in 1984. However, before the season started, ownership could not secure and provide the financing for a new stadium. Without a stadium in place, the Schooners folded without playing a single game in the CFL. Calgary native Douglas H. Mitchell, Q.C. became the sixth CFL Commissioner in history on Friday, June 1, succeeding Jake Gaudaur who had served in that position since 1968. In the fall, the CFL conducted a market research study with the fans in CFL cities. The CFL, eliminated territorial exemptions, which allowed the 1985 Canadian College Draft to be more open – allowing teams to draft players from different regions. The regular season started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season
The 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ... finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost 39–21 to the BC Lions. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Standings Schedule Playoffs West Semi-Final West Final Awards 1983 CFL All-Stars References {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons 1983 Canadian Football League season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 CFL Season
The 1983 CFL season is considered to be the 30th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 26th Canadian Football League season. CFL News in 1983 The CFL re-signed with Carling O'Keefe Breweries to another record television contract worth $33 million to cover a three-year period from 1983 to 1986. The BC Lions opened their new stadium, BC Place this season, and with it, introduced shorter endzones to its stadium (20 yards in length as opposed to the then-standard 25 yards). This was because the floor of the stadium was too short to accommodate the 25 yard endzones; the shorter endzone length would become standard in the CFL three years later, in 1986. The league's attendance levels reached an all-time high for all football games with 2,856,031. The Grey Cup game between the Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions was played in front of 59,345 football fans at BC Place Stadium (the first lion gross gate). In addition, CBC, CTV and Radio-Canada's coverag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season
The 1982 Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fie ... finished in 2nd place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost 24–21 to the Edmonton Eskimos. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Standings Schedule Playoffs West Semi-Final West Final Awards 1982 CFL All-Stars References {{DEFAULTSORT:1982 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons 1982 Canadian Football League season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 CFL Season
The 1982 CFL season is considered to be the 29th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 25th Canadian Football League season. CFL News in 1982 After the 1981 season, the Montreal Alouettes folded. However, one day later in 1982 the CFL granted the city of Montreal a new franchise called the Concordes, which assumed the Alouettes' history and player contracts. The 1982 Grey Cup game between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts attracted 7,862,000 television viewers, the largest television audience in the history of Canadian television. NBC broadcast four CFL games in the United States over three weeks during the 1982 NFL players' strike. The Edmonton Eskimos won their fifth straight Grey Cup championship. Regular season standings Final regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they had clinched the playoffs. *''Edmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season
The 1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ... finished in 2nd place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final but lost 15–11 to the BC Lions. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Standings Schedule Playoffs West Semi-Final Awards 1981 CFL All-Stars References {{DEFAULTSORT:1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Season Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons 1981 Canadian Football League season by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
