Canadian Football League news on August 31, 1959

Hamilton Ti-Cats hammer Ottawa Rough Riders 34-10. Lead Big Four.

 

Source: Calgary Herald & newspapers.com 

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CFL Coaches: Eagle Keys

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Eagle Keys was a head coach in the CFL for 16 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos (1959-63), Saskatchewan Roughriders (1965-70), and BC Lions (1971-75). He had a career regular season record of 131-107-8  and was 12-12 in the playoffs. He coached four Grey Cup participants (1960, 1966, 1967, 196), winning the championship in 1966.

Prior to being a head coach, Keys played for 6 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes (1949-51), and Edmonton Eskimos (1952-54), playing for two Grey Cup champions (1949, 1954). He was an assistant coach for the Edmonton Eskimos (1955-58), and Saskatchewan Roughriders (1965-70) 

Keys was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

He died on December 20, 2012, at the age of 89.

Source: Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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Player of the Day: Herb Gray

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Herb Gray played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 10 seasons (1956-65). He received the Schenley Award for Most Outstanding Lineman in 1960, and played on four Grey Cup winning teams for the Blue Bombers (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962).

Gray was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Source: Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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Player of the Day: Russ Jackson

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Russ Jackson played 12 years for the Ottawa Rough Riders (1958-69), and was named All-Canadian quarterback in 1966, 1968, and 1969. 

He received the Schenley Award for Most Outstanding Canadian in 1959, 1963, 1966, and 1969 and the Schenley Award for Most Outstanding Player in 1963, 1966, and 1969. He played in four Grey Cups, winning three times (1960, 1968, and 1969). 

After he retired as a played, he was the head coach for the Toronto Argonauts for two season (1975-76), compiling a 12-18-2 record.

Jackson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

Source: Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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Player of the Day: Herman "Ham Hands" Harrison

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Herman "Ham Hands" Harrison played for the Calary Stampeders for 9 seasons (1964-72). He was named All-Canadian offensive end three times (1968, '69, '70) and played in three Grey Cups, including the 1971 Grey Cup champions.

Harrison was inducted into the Calgary Stampeders Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

He died on November 2, 2013, at the age of 74. 

Source: Canadian Football Hall of Fame & CBC Sports

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CFL Coaches: Perry Moss

Perry Moss was coach and general manager for the Montreal Alouettes for three seasons (1960-62), compiling a record of 13-25-4.

He also coached in Canada as a backfield coach during the 1955 pre-season for the Hamilton Tigers-Cats and was the offensive coordinator for the the Montreal Concordes in 1983.

Source: CFLapedia

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CFL News on August 27, 1983

Ottawa Rough Riders 17, Edmonton Eskimos 14

Source: Edmonton Journal & newspapers.com 

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Player of the Day: Kaye Vaughan

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Kaye Vaughan played for the Ottawa Rough Riders for 12 seasons (1953-64), winning the Schenley Award for Most Outstanding Lineman in 1956 and 1957.

He was a member of the 1960 Grey Champions, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1978, and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

His son, Jake Vaughan played for the Toronto Argonauts (1987-88). 

Source: Canadian Football Hall of Fame & CBC Sports

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Player of the Day: Jerry "Bones" Keeling

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Jerry "Bones" Keeling played in the Canadian Football League for 15 seasons with the Calary Stampeders (1961-72), Ottawa Rough Riders (1973-75), and Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1975). He played defensive back and quarterback during his career and was an All-Canadian defensive back three times (1964, '65, & '67). 

Keeling played in four Grey Cups, including two Grey Cup Champions (1971, '73). After his playing career, he was an assistant coach for the Calgary Stampeders in 1982 and '83.

He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall in 1989, and the Stampeders Wall of Fame in 1990.

Keeling died on January 20, 2018, at the age of 78.

 

Source: Canadian Football Hall of Fame & CBC Sports

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CFL News on August 24, 1996

The Ottawa Rough Riders, founded in 1876, making it one of the oldest professional teams in North American would fold after the 1996 season.

Source: The Ottawa Citizen & newspapers.com 

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