Still here, just posting less....

Canadian Football History is still an active blog, but there will be fewer posts in the future. Focus has moved to doing research and contributing to CFLdb and volunteering with The Canadian Football Research Society.

Please check back soon.

P.S. Go to link here about The Canadian Football Research Society for lots of Canadian football content and join today.

Canadian Football History is not affiliated in any way with the Canadian Football League, or any of its teams. Canadian Football History is a non-commercial site intended to encourage the study of the game of Canadian football.

News on May 5, 1992

Source: The Brantford Expositor & Newspapers.com

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News on May 4, 1951

NFL teams don't like "contract jumpers" going to Canada, but start "war".

Source: The Gazette (Montreal) and newspapers.com

Canadian Football History is not affiliated in any way with the Canadian Football League, or any of its teams. Canadian Football History is a non-commercial site intended to encourage the study of the game of Canadian football.

 

News on May 4, 2000

Ottawa is unlikely to field a Canadian Football League team in 2001 (note: the CFL returned to Ottawa in 2002, as the Renegades and would play four seasons before suspending operations prior to the 2006 season).

 

 

Source: The Ottawa Citizen & Newspapers.com

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News on May 3, 1946

Ottawa Rough Riders coach Ross Trimble retires....

 

Source: The Ottawa Citizen & Newspapers.com

Canadian Football History is not affiliated in any way with the Canadian Football League, or any of its teams. Canadian Football History is a non-commercial site intended for historical research purposes only.

 

News on May 2, 1981

Montreal Alouettes' plan to sign Walter Payton hits a snag...... 

Source: Canadian Press via Calgary Herald & Newspapers.com

Canadian Football History is not affiliated in any way with the Canadian Football League, or any of its teams. Canadian Football History is a non-commercial site intended for historical research purposes only.