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1981 Football Book of Lists overview
A compact survey of Western Canadian football lore naming top players, coaches, GMs, fans, and feats. It lists best and worst in categories like interviews, hands, feet, heads, surfaces, and mascots, highlighting Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Saskatchewan figures and teams with colorful judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helton
Winnipeg
Dave Fennell
Edmonton
Warren Moon
Trevor Kennard
Mike Holmes
Jack Gotta
Calgary
Paul Bennett
Willie Armstead
Brock
B.C
Paopao
Saskatchewan
Joe Poplawski
Bryan Kelly
Tom Wilkinson
Larry Highbaugh
Waddell Smith
Nick Bastaja
Hector Pothier
James Sykes
Harry Holt
Vince Goldsmith
Blue Brigade
Dieter Brock
Ralph the Dog
Winnipeg Stadium
Empire Stadium
Terry Irvin
Jim Spavital
Earl Lunsford
Ray Jauch
Ardell Wiegandt
Joe Faragalli
Hugh Campbell
Vic Rapp
Bob Irving
CJOB
Bobby Thompson
Win
Ray Odums
Joe Wilder
Ray Turchansky
Edmonton Journal
Bombers
Alouettes
Winnipeg Tribune
Greg Fieger
Tony Proudfoot
Larry Key
John Henry White
Leo Blanchard
Leo Ezerins
Don Barker
Vancouver
Winnipeg’s
James Parker
Ed Jones
Pat Clayton
Alex Recsky
Edmonton Eskimos
Jim Germany
Rick House