1991 CFL season - Factbites

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	Bruce McNall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1991, McNall, Gretzky and actor/comedian John Candy purchased the CFL's Toronto Argonauts.
		Prior to the 1991 season, McNall enticed Raghib "Rocket" Ismail away from the National Football League by signing him to a four year contract for a then-unheard-of $18.2 million.
		April 17, 1950 in Arcadia, California) is a former American sports executive who once owned the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League {CFL).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruce_McNall (358 words)

	Doug Flutie Biography
		Doug played in the CFL for eight years where he won the Grey Cup MVP in 1991-1994, 1996, and 1997.
		Doug got his chance to prove his critics wrong in the fifth game of the season as he was named the starter.
		The 2003 season will be Doug's third season with the San Diego Chargers at the age of 40.
	www.msu.edu /course/iah/211c/snapshot.afs/hassoun/content/famous/flutiebiography.htm (557 words)

	Player Bio: Bob Price :: Football
		Price was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL from 1992-93 and was the secondary coach with the CFL's Ottawa Roughriders in 1991.
		Baltimore advanced to the Grey Cup championship game both seasons and won the title in 1995.
		Before becoming head coach at Montreal, Price was the defensive coordinator with the CFL's Baltimore Stallions from 1994-95.
	virginiasports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/price_bob00.html (474 words)

	NFLHS.com - News - Warren Moon's Minute 12
		He owns the NFL record for most passes completed in a season (404, 1991), is second in NFL history in passing yards-per-game (527, vs. Kansas City, Dec. 16, 1990), and stands third in the NFL record books in passing attempts and completions.
		One of the NFL's all-time greats, Warren Moon will be contributing a weekly column to NFLHS.com this season.
		An outstanding quarterback at every level, Moon played 17 years in the NFL and six years before that in the CFL.
	www.nflhs.com /News/PlayersSpotlight/MoonMinute_01182002_sim.asp (525 words)

	Memorial Stadium
		Baltimore Orioles 1953 to 1991 (AL); Baltimore Colts 1950, 1953 to 1983 and Baltimore Ravens 1996 to 1997 (NFL); Baltimore Stallions 1994 to 1995 (CFL).
		The USFL Stars were slated to play at Memorial Stadium for the 1986 season, but the league folded after the '85 season.
		stadium took more of a rounded horseshoe appearance than its predecessor, Municipal Stadium, and the second tier spanned the inside of the horshoe, stretching from the just beyond the third-base side around to just beyond the first-base side.
	www.ravensnests.com /stadiums/memorial.htm (1763 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Chargers -- Wiley's injury becomes No. 1 concern
		Darren Flutie, who now plays for Hamilton, is three receptions shy of the CFL's career record and has talked about retiring after this season.
		Flutie was the CFL's Most Outstanding Player six times between 1990-97 and played with his brother for the British Columbia Lions in 1991.
		He is to make $4.5 million next year, but if he is with the Chargers it will be at a much-reduced salary.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/chargers/20021011-9999_1s11chnotes.html (1763 words)

	ESPN.com: OTHERFB - Lancaster stays with Tiger-Cats with three-year deal
		Lancaster has coached 14 years in the CFL, including previous stops in Saskatchewan 1979-80 and Edmonton (1991-97).
		Lancaster has compiled a 50-39-1 record and led the Tiger Cats to a CFL championship in 1999 and two Grey Cup appearances.
		However, last season Hamilton failed to make the playoffs with a 7-11 record.
	espn.go.com /otherfb/cfl/news/2002/1223/1481778.html (140 words)

	CFL Board approves Renegades sale :: OttawaFootball.com :: Ottawa's Online Football Community
		After the Ottawa Rough Riders folded in 1996, CFL football returned to the nation's capital when the Renegades began play in the 2002 season.
		Ottawa football fans remember Glieberman and his son Lonie as the eccentric owners of the Rough Riders from 1991 to 1993.
		During their time in the city, they threatened to relocate the team, fired popular general manager Dan Rambo one day before the start of the season and tried to bring in washed-up NFLer Dexter Manley.
	www.ottawafootball.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=321 (451 words)

	Doug Flutie - British Columbia
		After the ’91 season it was time to negotiate a new contract for Doug, while he did consider a return to the NFL; the CFL was the best option for Doug both professionally and financially.
		The Lions finished 11-7 in 1991 but were defeated 43-41 by Danny Barrett and the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Final.
		Darren Flutie joined B.C. at midseason after being released by the Phoenix Cardinals in just 8 games as a rookie he had 860 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, remarkable totals.
	www.geocities.com /cfl_historical/Flutie.Doug-BC.htm (899 words)

	KILLMON TO COACH 8-MAN NEPTUNES UNITED FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CLUB GETS OK TO REVIVE NAME.
		Included among them are former University of Maryland running back Ricky Johnson, who led the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football in rushing in 1991 and was the WLAF's leading rusher three weeks into the '92 season before suffering a knee injury.
		He is not the only CFL player scheduled to try out for the Neptunes.
		In 10 seasons there, Killmon compiled a 60-31 mark in football, winning one Virginia Independent Schools state championship, and a 105-25 record in baseball, with two state titles.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950101/01010201.htm (650 words)

	ESPN.com - Pringle led the CFL in rushing six times
		Pringle, 37, is a two-time winner of the league's outstanding player award and the only player in CFL history to surpass 2,000 yards rushing in a season -- 2,065 yards in 1998 with Montreal.
		Pringle was released by the Falcons in 1991.
		Pringle finished fourth in CFL rushing last year with 1,141 yards.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1991495&type=story (220 words)

	55 Yard Line - Canadian Football League - 1996 Grey Cup Information
		Flutie, who was the CFL's outstanding player this season, was also named the game's top performer.
		The Grey Cup win was Toronto's first since 1991.
		Williams returned a kickoff a Grey Cup-record 91 yards for a touchdown in the second after Cunningham took a punt 80 yards for a TD, two shy of the record Baltimore's Chris Wright set last year.
	www.allsports.com /cfl/tigercats/55/08_greycup96.html (689 words)

	CBC Sports: Diedrick rewarded by Stampeders
		As well, Nik Lewis finished second in the CFL with 80 receptions totalling 1,379 yards and nine touchdowns.
		Diedrick previously served as offensive coordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos (1991-92).
		"As the season went on, our offence continued to grow with the assistance of Bill," Stampeders head coach Tom Higgins stated.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2006/01/10/Sports/diedrick060110.html (162 words)

	TSN.ca - CFL Stampeders - Canada's Sports Leader
		Before joining the Stampeders, Creehan spent three years as a coach with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1985, 1986 and in 1991 as their special teams coach.
		Creehan will be entering his third season with the Stampeders but has over 30 years of coaching experience at both the professional and collegiate levels.
		11/23/2005 1:12:08 PM CALGARY (CP) - Denny Creehan, the defensive mastermind of the Calgary Stampeders, has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the CFL club.
	www.tsn.ca /cfl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=144234&hubName=cfl-stampeders (515 words)

	Canada's best coach to take in holiday game
		After spending one season as head coach of the Orlando Thunder in the World League of American Football, Matthews returned to the CFL in 1991 to rebuild the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
		Amesbury native Don Matthews -- who left school during his senior year to serve a three-year hitch with the Marines before returning to graduate from Amesbury High in 1960 -- is the guest of honor tomorrow night at an open house at The Polish Club from 7 to 10.
		Matthews grew up on Friend Street and was nicknamed "Puppy" during his high school playing days under legendary AHS coach Tony Tassinari.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20041122/SP_011.htm (807 words)

	CNN/SI - - Chicago Enforcers capsule preview - February 3, 2001
		Paul Failla - Spent 3 1/2 season in Anaheim Angels' farm system; Played football for NCAA Notre Dame, 1991-93, making 25 appearances and two starts
		Ron Meyer - Coached NFL New England, 1982-84; coached NFL Indianapolis, 1986-91; two-time AFC Coach of the Year, 1982, 1987; coached CFL Las Vegas Posse, 1994; pro football analyst for CNN/SI, 1992-2000; two-time NCAA Coach of the Year (UNLV and SMU)
		Posted: Sat February 3, 2001 at 6:06 a.m EST
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /news/2000/news.chicapsule.html (341 words)

	forum.goaliesolutions.com - Edmonton Eskimos
		But he signed with Edmonton as a free agent in 2003 and finished the season with 1,377 yards, averaging a solid five yards per carry and helping the Eskimos defeat Montreal in the Grey Cup.
		Pringle's CFL career started with Edmonton in 1992 but he was cut after just three games, rushing for 129 yards on 22 carries.
		Pringle was released by the Falcons in 1991, then joined the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football.
	forum.goaliesolutions.com /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=194 (341 words)

	The Sports Network - Canadian Football League
		The Rough Riders weren't far behind, folding after the ‘95 season under the ownership of Horn Chen, but for many, the beginning of the end for the club was when Glieberman, and his son, Lonie, ran the franchise.
		Glieberman owned the Ottawa Rough Riders club from 1991 to 1993 before leaving town to operate the expansion Shreveport Pirates.
		Two years later, the Pirates folded when the CFL's American experiment died.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/AJN3954465.htm (831 words)

	New football coach named
		During his tenure, the Rough Riders qualified for the CFL playoffs every season, and twice they had the league's top offensive lineman.
		Maloney comes to Chicago from the Ottawa Rough Riders, where he had served as offensive-line coach since 1991.
		He was the offensive coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1990 and the offensive line coach at Dartmouth from 1982 to 1985.
	chronicle.uchicago.edu /940310/coach.shtml (312 words)

	Citrus Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Better-known former tenants include the Orlando Renegades (USFL) in 1985, the Orlando Thunder (WLAF) from 1991-92, and the Orlando Rage (XFL) in 2001.
		Early tenants include the semi-pro Orlando Broncos (1962-63) of the Florida Football League and Southern Football League and the Orlando Panthers (1966-70) of the Continental Football League, who won back-to-back CFL championships in 1967-68.
		The Orlando Americans of the American Football Association lasted for only one season in 1981.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Citrus_Bowl (935 words)

	55 Yard Line - Canadian Football League - 1996 Grey Cup Information
		The Grey Cup win was Toronto's first since 1991.
		It was also the smallest announced Grey Cup attendance since 32,454 attended the 1975 game in Calgary.
		It was the second-highest scoring Grey Cup game, next to Saskatchewan's 43-40 win over Hamilton in 1989.
	www.allsports.com /cfl/tigercats/55/08_greycup96.html (689 words)

	Sacramento Surge
		A weak team in 1991, the Surge acquired former Iowa State QB Dave Archer for the 1992 season.
		The success of Sacramento led to the CFL awarding the city with a team after the WLAF folded.
		The Surge posted an 8-2 record in 1992 en route to a win in World Bowl II.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/1871/surge.html (119 words)

	News Story
		Scout Camp Combines have been the exclusive authorized combines for the CFL since 1991.
		June 10, 2005 - As the Canadian Football League opens the 2005 season, Scout Camp players are on the rosters of eight of the league's nine teams.
		The Saskatchewan Roughriders lead the league with 6 Scout Camp players.
	www.combines.com /news/news_story.asp?storyID=175 (82 words)

	NewOrleansSaints.com - The Official Web Site Of The New Orleans Saints
		All of this from a receiver who played junior college football at Itawamba (Miss.) Community College in 1991-92, spent the 1993 season out of football washing dishes and working in a furniture factory to support his family before getting into the professional ranks in the Canadian Football League in 1994.
		After two years in the CFL with the Memphis Mad Dogs, he was drafted by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
		His first two seasons, he caught two passes each for the Chiefs and just 14 in 1998 as he also spent time as a kick returner.
	www.neworleanssaints.com /newsroomarticle.cfm?sectionbanner=&articleid=1142 (1106 words)

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