The CFL Alumni Association Legends Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2012
Vancouver hosted the 54th Grey Cup in 1966 in a showdown between CFL quarterback legends Ron Lancaster and Russ Jackson. The former Ottawa teammates faced off at Empire Stadium with Lancaster leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders against Jackson’s Rough Riders from the Canadian capital. The Green Riders prevailed as Saskatchewan claimed its first Grey Cup with a 15-point fourth quarter for a 29-14 win over Ottawa. The Grey Cup parade was staged leading up to the big game and prairie football fans will have particularly fond memories evoked by this collection of 35 color slides of 35mm photos of the 1966 Grey Cup parade. Mostly overhead shots of the wide variety of floats offer a time capsule view of mid-1960s Vancouver and a golden era for the Canadian football game. Included is an end zone shot of Empire Stadium painted for the 1966 Grey Cup.
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