The CFL and TSN are teaming up to research the fifty greatest players to ever pull on a CFL uniform. The project will go back to 1945 and continue through the decades to the present era, to find those fifty players that have made the CFL the success that it is today.
A panel of media, former players, coaches and executives will work their way through a list of 185 names spanning the ages of Canadian football history to compile their top fifty, which will be released during Grey Cup Week celebrations in Winnipeg this November.
Courtesy of the Canoe website you can check out the announcement here with Brian Williams of TSN explaining what the project is all about, TSN also has a fascinating feature with old video on the web showcasing the initiative.
It’s a great move for the CFL, which has found yet another fine way to honour those that played the game before and helped to shape the league of today. It should be just a wonderful addition to the Grey Cup week activities, giving Winnipeggers and those visiting, quite a show to check out.
The above post first appeared on my Twelve Men on the Field Blog, a site dedicated to Canadian Football.
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