49th Grey Cup - Misplaced Pages

The 49th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's championship game of the 1961 season on December 2, 1961. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–14 at CNE Stadium in Toronto before 32,651 fans. It is considered to be one of the 10 greatest Grey Cup Games of all time.

Game summary

The score was tied 14–14 at the end of regulation time. The only score in overtime came when Winnipeg quarterback Ken Ploen called his own number and tiptoed down the sideline for the touchdown.

Trivia

This was the first Grey Cup and only one of four games to go into overtime, the others being the 2005 Grey Cup, the 2016 Grey Cup and the 2021 Grey Cup.

Ingrid Osmolowsky, Miss Hamilton Tiger Cat, was crowned Miss Grey Cup 1961

References

2014 sports Illustrated Almanac
"Grey Cup: 1961". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field
Culture and lore	Hamilton Alerts Hamilton Tigers Hamilton Wildcats Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Defeated the Buffalo Bills in 1961
Important figures	John Barrow Tommy Joe Coffey Grover Covington Rocky DiPietro Matt Dunigan Bernie Faloney Tony Gabriel Garney Henley Ellison Kelly Angelo Mosca Peter Neumann Hal Patterson Ralph Sazio Vince Scott Don Sutherin Brian Timmis Carl Voyles Ben Zambiasi
Legends	Angelo Mosca Bernie Faloney Joe Zuger Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington Ben Zambiasi Howard Fields Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford
Key personnel	Owner: Hamilton Sports Group Chairman: Bob Young General manager: Ted Goveia Head coach: Scott Milanovich
Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999
East Division championships (22)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014 2019 2021
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

v t e Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Founded in 1930 Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Osborne Stadium Winnipeg Stadium Princess Auto Stadium
Culture	Buzz and Boomer Labatt Blue
Lore	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Swaggerville First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup
Important figures	Paul Bennett Ralph "Dieter" Brock Less Browne Tom "Citation" Casey Tom Clements Carl Cronin Andrew Currie Matt Dunigan Bill Frank Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Tommy Grant G. Sydney Halter Frank Hannibal Fritz Hanson John Helton Dick Huffman W.P. Billy Hughes Jack Jacobs Eddie James Gerry James Greg Kabat Les Lear Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis Earl Lunsford Chester "Ches" McCance Cal Murphy James Murphy Ken Ploen Joe Poplawski Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz Frank Rigney Joseph Ryan Karl Slocomb Milt Stegall Art Stevenson Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley Troy Westwood Chris Walby Bert Warwick
Key personnel	CEO: Wade Miller General Manager: Kyle Walters Head Coach: Mike O'Shea
Grey Cup Championships (12)	1935 1939 1941 1958 1959 1961 1962 1984 1988 1990 2019 2021
Western Division Championships (18)	1935 1937 1938 1939 1941 1945 1946 1947 1950 1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1965 1984 2019 2021 2022 2023
Eastern Division Championships (7)	1988 1990 1992 1993 2001 2007 2011
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West Division

v t e Winnipeg Blue Bombers 49th Grey Cup champions
10 Dick Thornton 11 Ken Ploen 12 Hal Ledyard 14 Rick Potter 21 Charlie Shepard 22 Carver Shannon 23 Jack Delveaux 24 Nick Miller 25 Ray Jauch 26 Baz Nagle 27 Gordon Rowland 28 Gerry James 29 Leo Lewis 31 Ron Latourelle 32 Henry Janzen 35 Roger Hagberg 43 George Druxman 44 Garland Warren 48 Jack Bruzell 52 David Burkholder 53 Herb Gray 54 Rod Humenuik 56 Ed Kotowich 58 Ray Ash 61 Roger Hamelin 62 Roger Savoie 63 Steve Patrick 64 Cornel Piper 65 Michael Wright 67 Frank Rigney 70 Norm Rauhaus 71 Farrell Funston 73 Cec Luining 77 Ernie Pitts 78 Ron Meadmore Head coach: Bud Grant Assistant coaches: John Michels Joe Zaleski

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 49th Grey Cup champions

Head coach: Bud Grant

Assistant coaches: John Michels
Joe Zaleski

v t e Grey Cup
Dominion Games	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
Grey Cup Games	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Venues	Autostade BC Place BMO Field Commonwealth Stadium Civic Stadium / Ivor Wynne Stadium Empire Stadium Exhibition Stadium Hamilton AAA Grounds McMahon Stadium Mosaic Stadium Molson Stadium Olympic Stadium Investors Group Field / Princess Auto Stadium Richardson Memorial Stadium Skydome / Rogers Centre Rosedale Field Taylor Field TD Place Stadium / Frank Clair Stadium / Lansdowne Park Tim Hortons Field Varsity Stadium Winnipeg Stadium / Canad Inns Stadium
Statistics	Champions Most Valuable Players Most Valuable Canadians Winning head coaches Broadcasters Halftime performers

v t e 1961 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1961 CFL Draft 49th Grey Cup

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