The 1958 CFL season was the inaugural season of the

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, although the season structure was essentially identical to that of the previous season conducted under the Canadian Football Council. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and

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met again for Canadian football supremacy. The Blue Bombers turned the tables on the Tiger-Cats this time, winning their first Grey Cup since 1941.

League news

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) to become a separate entity. As a separate entity, the CFC decided to rename its league the

(CFL) on Sunday, January 19, at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in

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. The CRU deeded the Grey Cup to the newly-minted CFL, officially locking amateur teams out of Grey Cup play. However, the Grey Cup had been the ''de facto'' professional football championship of Canada since the

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withdrew from Grey Cup competition in 1954. The Commissioner of the CFC, Winnipeg's G. Sydney Halter, QC, was reappointed as the first-ever CFL commissioner. The CFL officially opened its operations on Thursday, August 14, as 18,206 spectators watched the

defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 29–21 at Winnipeg. A regular season game was played in the

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, at

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's Municipal Stadium on September 14 as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders by a score of 24–18.

Regular season

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 a team clinched a playoff berth. *''Winnipeg and Hamilton both received first-round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division Semi-Finals

* ''Edmonton won the total-point series 58–12.''

Division Finals

*''Winnipeg won the best-of-three series 2–1.'' * ''Hamilton won the total-point series 54–14.''

Grey Cup Championship

*Note: Western Semi-Final dates are not confirmed; however, since (1) the regular season ended on November 1 in the West and on November 8 in the East, and (2) all other playoff dates are accurate, including the date of the Grey Cup game, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are correct.

CFL Leaders

CFL Passing Leaders The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

CFL Rushing Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. See also *List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders *List of Canadian F ...

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1958 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Bernie Faloney, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB –

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, Montreal Alouettes *RB – Gerry McDougall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB –

Dick Shatto Richard Darrell Shatto (February 5, 1933 – February 4, 2003) was a professional Canadian football player for the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts. Shatto also served as the Argonauts general manager after his playing days with the cl ...

, Toronto Argonauts *E – Red O'Quinn, Montreal Alouettes *E –

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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *FW – Ron Howell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes *C – Norm Stoneburgh, Toronto Argonauts *OG –

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, Ottawa Rough Riders *OG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes *OT –

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, Toronto Argonauts *OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

*DT – Milt Graham, Ottawa Rough Riders *DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE –

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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE – Doug McNichol, Montreal Alouettes *DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

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, Montreal Alouettes *DB –

Ralph Goldston Ralph Peter Goldston (February 25, 1929 – July 9, 2011) was a running back and defensive back in the Canadian Football League who played nine seasons for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He helped the Tiger-Cats to two Grey Cup wins in 1957 and 1963. H ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Ed Macon, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *S – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders

1958 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

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, Edmonton Eskimos *RB –

Cookie Gilchrist Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist (May 25, 1935 – January 10, 2011) was an American football player who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Career A star player at Har-Brack High S ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB – Jack Hill, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB –

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, Edmonton Eskimos *E – Ken Carpenter, Saskatchewan Roughriders *E –

Ernie Warlick Ernest "Ernie" "Big Hoss" Warlick (July 21, 1932 – November 24, 2012) was a tight end from North Carolina Central University who played American collegiate and Professional Football as well as Canadian Professional Football. Warlick was born ...

, Calgary Stampeders *C –

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, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

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, British Columbia Lions *OT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders *OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

*DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders *DT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos *DE –

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, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *MG –

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, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

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, Edmonton Eskimos *LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB – David Burkholder, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos *DB –

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, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders *S – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos

1958 CFL Awards

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...

(QB), Edmonton Eskimos * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award: Ron Howell (FW), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Lineman Award was an award annually given to the best defensive player or offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League from the year 1955 to 1973. By the 1974 season, the league decided to make two separate awards for bo ...

: Don Luzzi (OT/DT), Calgary Stampeders *

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(IRFU MVP) –

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(QB), Montreal Alouettes * Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) -

(QB), Edmonton Eskimos * Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) -

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(QB), Ottawa Rough Riders * Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) -

Walt Radzick Walter Raymond Radzick (May 25, 1935 – March 31, 2005) was an award-winning defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1965. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Radzick first played football with the Toronto B ...

(DT), Calgary Stampeders * DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Don Luzzi (OT/DT), Calgary Stampeders

1958 Miss Grey Cup

*Miss Montreal Alouettes Joan Van Boven was named Miss Grey Cup 1958

References

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