TSN Top 50 CFL Players
The TSN Top 50 CFL Players was a list of the greatest fifty
The Top 50
The panel voted on a list of 185 players, including 119 named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on the basis of performance since 1945, and 66 others identified during a three-month research process. Brothers Doug Flutie and Darren Flutie bookended the top 50, while Damon Allen (professional gridiron football's all-time leading passer at the time; his record was surpassed on October 10, 2011, by Anthony Calvillo, who did not make the list), Milt Stegall (the CFL's all-time leader in touchdown receptions), Terry Vaughn (the CFL's all-time leader in receptions at the time; his record was beaten by Ben Cahoon in October 2010), and Joe Montford (perennial all-star defensive end), were still active when named to the list.
Note: Canadian players |
Rank | Name | Position(s) | Years in CFL[a] | GP[b] | Team(s) |
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1. | Doug Flutie | QB | 1990–1997 | 136 | BC, Calgary, Toronto |
2. | George Reed | RB | 1963–1975 | 203 | Saskatchewan |
3. | Jackie Parker | QB, RB, DB, K | 1954–1968 | 173 | |
4. | Mike Pringle | RB | 1992–2004 | 188 | Edmonton
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5. | Warren Moon | QB | 1978–1983 | 94 | Edmonton
|
6. | Garney Henley | DB, WR | 1960–1975 | 216 | Hamilton |
7. | Ron Lancaster | QB | 1960–1978 | 288 | Ottawa, Saskatchewan |
8. | Russ Jackson | QB | 1958–1969 | 167 | Ottawa |
9. | Wayne Harris | LB | 1961–1972 | 132 | Calgary |
10. | Allen Pitts | SB | 1990–2000 | 176 | Calgary |
11. | Dan Kepley
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LB | 1975–1984 | 138 | Edmonton
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12. | John Helton | DL
|
1969–1982 | 219 | Calgary, Winnipeg |
13. | Hal Patterson | WR | 1954–1967 | 80[c] | Montreal, Hamilton |
14. | Damon Allen | QB | 1985–2007 | 350[d] | |
15. | Milt Stegall | SB | 1995–2008 | 163[d] | Winnipeg |
16. | Willie Pless | LB | 1986–1999 | 229 | Edmonton, Saskatchewan
|
17. | John Barrow
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DL
|
1957–1970 | 192 | Hamilton |
18. | Tony Gabriel | WR | 1971–1981 | 168 | Hamilton, Ottawa |
19. | Johnny Bright | FB, LB
|
1952–1964 | 157 | Edmonton
|
20. | Brian Kelly | WR | 1979–1987 | 137 | Edmonton
|
21. | James Parker | DE, LB | 1980–1991 | 161 | |
22. | Chris Walby | OL
|
1981–1996 | 254 | Montreal, Winnipeg |
23. | Less Browne | DB | 1984–1994 | 174 | Hamilton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, BC |
24. | Dave Fennell | DL
|
1974–1983 | 154 | Edmonton
|
25. | Gizmo Williams | KR, WR
|
1986–2000 | 200 | Edmonton
|
26. | Sam Etcheverry | QB | 1952–1960 | 122 | Montreal |
27. | Tommy Joe Coffey | WR, K | 1959–1973 | 197 | Edmonton, Toronto
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28. | Grover Covington | DE | 1981–1991 | 168 | Hamilton |
29. | Leo Lewis | RB | 1955–1966 | 161 | Winnipeg |
30. | Lui Passaglia | P, WR
|
1976–2000 | 408 | BC |
31. | Pinball Clemons | KR
|
1989–2000 | 185 | Toronto |
32. | Roger Aldag | OL
|
1976–1992 | 271 | Saskatchewan |
33. | Dickie Harris | DB | 1972–1982 | 134 | Montreal |
34. | Norman Kwong | FB
|
1948–1960 | 157 | Edmonton
|
35. | Marv Luster | DB | 1961–1974 | 183 | Montreal, Toronto |
36. | Ray Elgaard | SB | 1983–1996 | 220 | Saskatchewan |
37. | Angelo Mosca | DL
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1958–1972 | 160 | Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal |
38. | Larry Highbaugh | DB | 1971–1983 | 195 | Edmonton
|
39. | Matt Dunigan | QB | 1983–1996 | 194 | |
40. | Joe Montford | DE | 1995–2006 | 185 | Edmonton
|
41. | Kaye Vaughan | OL
|
1953–1964 | 166 | Ottawa |
42. | Mervyn Fernandez | WR | 1982–1994 | 83 | BC |
43. | Bill Baker | DE | 1968–1978 | 174 | Saskatchewan, BC |
44. | Dan Bass
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LB | 1980–1991 | 197 | Edmonton
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45. | Terry Vaughn | SB | 1995–2006 | 203 | |
46. | Joe Krol | QB | 1945–1955 | 92 | Toronto |
47. | Tom Clements | QB | 1975–1987 | 182 | Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Winnipeg |
48. | Rollie Miles | P
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1951–1961 | 122 | Edmonton
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49. | Bill Frank | OL
|
1962–1976 | 184 | BC, Toronto, Winnipeg |
50. | Darren Flutie | WR | 1991–2002 | 193 | Edmonton, Hamilton
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The Honour Roll
The remaining players were named to an honour roll.
- Jack Abendschan, OL
- Junior Ah You, DL
- Kelvin Anderson, RB
- Ron Atchison, DL
- By Bailey, RB
- Greg Battle, LB
- Jerald Baylis, DL
- Al Benecick, OL
- Paul Bennett, DB
- Dieter Brock, QB
- Tom Brown, LB
- Willie Burden, RB
- Ben Cahoon, WR
- Anthony Calvillo, QB
- Bob Cameron, P
- Hugh Campbell, WR
- Jerry Campbell, LB
- Eric Carter, DB
- Tom Casey, RB
- Ken Charlton, RB
- Bryan Chiu, OL
- Ken Clark, P
- Bill Clarke, DL
- Lovell Coleman, RB
- Marvin Coleman, DB
- Rod Connop, OL
- Royal Copeland, RB
- Jim Corrigall, DL
- Larry Crawford, DB
- Dave Cutler, K
- Peter Dalla Riva, WR
- Dave Dickenson, QB
- Rocky DiPietro, WR
- George Dixon, RB
- Ron Estay, DL
- Terry Evanshen, WR
- Lloyd Fairbanks, OL
- Bernie Faloney, QB
- Dan Ferrone, OL
- Norm Fieldgate, LB
- Joe Fleming, DL
- Willie Fleming, RB
- Dick Fouts, DL
- Cam Fraser, P
- Gene Gaines, DB
- Jeff Garcia, QB
- Ed George, OL
- Cookie Gilchrist, RB
- Tony Golab, RB
- Tommy Grant, WR
- Herb Gray, DL
- Terry Greer, WR
- Tracy Ham, QB
- Herm Harrison, WR
- Tom Hinton, OL
- Condredge Holloway, QB
- Dick Huffman, DL
- Tommy Hugo, OL
- Hank Ilesic, P
- Glen Jackson, LB
- Jack Jacobs, QB
- Gerry James, RB
- Alondra Johnson, LB
- Will Johnson, DL
- Tyrone Jones, LB
- Bobby Jurasin, DL
- Joe Kapp, QB
- Jerry Keeling, DB
- Ellison Kelly, OL
- John LaGrone, DL
- Ken Lehmann, LB
- Billy Ray Locklin, DL
- Earl Lunsford, RB
- Don Luzzi, DL
- Dave Mann, P
- George McGowan, WR
- Mark McLoughlin, K
- Danny McManus, QB
- Ed McQuarters, DL
- Derrell Mitchell, WR
- Frank Morris, OL
- James Murphy, WR
- Don Narcisse, WR
- Roger Nelson, OL
- Ray Nettles, LB
- Pete Neumann, DL
- Ray Odums, DB
- Uzooma Okeke, OL
- Red O'Quinn, WR
- Paul Osbaldiston, K
- Mike O'Shea, LB
- Tony Pajaczkowski, OL
- Elfrid Payton, DL
- Ken Ploen, QB
- Joe Poplawski, WR
- Noel Prefontaine, P
- Dave Raimey, RB
- Willard Reaves, RB
- Dave Ridgway, K
- Frank Rigney, OL
- Charles Roberts, RB
- Larry Robinson, DB
- Jim Rountree, DB
- Paul Rowe, RB
- Martin Ruby, OL
- Tom Scott, WR
- Vince Scott, DL
- Dick Shatto, RB
- David Shaw, DB
- Wayne Shaw, LB
- Bob Simpson, WR
- Ron Stewart, RB
- Jim Stillwagon, DL
- Don Sutherin, DB
- Bill Symons, RB
- Dave Thelen, RB
- Dick Thornton, DB
- Buddy Tinsley, OL
- Herb Trawick, DL
- Whit Tucker, WR
- Ted Urness, OL
- Pierre Vercheval, OL
- Virgil Wagner, RB
- James West, LB
- Mike Widger, LB
- Tom Wilkinson, QB
- Al Wilson, OL
- Earl Winfield, WR
- Harvey Wylie, DB
- Dan Yochum, OL
- Jim Young, WR
- Ben Zambiasi, LB
- Bill Zock, OL
- Joe Zuger, P
Notes
References
- "TSN Top 50 CFL players". TSN.ca. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-06-22.