#1990s in Canadian Football

Robokicker Dave Ridgway Retires

On April 24, 1996, one of the most prolific kickers to play the Canadian game announced his retirement. Dave Ridgway played every game throughout his 14-year career in the Canadian Football League wit…

Canadian Football History·Apr 24·6 min read

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The CFL’s Early Websites

At high school in the mid 1990s we were asked to use a new technology called the "World Wide Web” for a research project. Yours truly balked and wanted to stick with the tried-and-true volumes of Ency…

Canadian Football History·Mar 26·5 min read

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CFL Ends U.S. Expansion, Retreats Back to Canada

On Friday February 2, 1996, the Canadian Football League officially ended its American expansion efforts. During the CFL’s annual winter meetings, the league announced that the Birmingham Barracudas, …

Canadian Football History·Mar 5·4 min read

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Pirate Ball Comes to the CFL

Of all the U.S. cities that the CFL awarded teams to as part of its American expansion in the 1990s, Shreveport had to be the most obscure choice. Whereas the other cities had teams in the defunct Wor…

Canadian Football History·Feb 27·7 min read

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A Fan Remembers the Baltimore Stallions

Baltimore Stallions logo (SportsLogos.Net) Doug Phillips was just five years old when his father took him to his first football game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. He got to see the Johnn…

Canadian Football History·Feb 11·6 min read

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CFL Adds More American Teams

After the Sacramento Gold Miners joined the Canadian Football League in 1993 and despite some scepticism and opposition, the league sought to grow its footprint in the United States with additional te…

Canadian Football History·Feb 4·6 min read

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Winnipeg Leads Opposition to CFL American Expansion

When the Canadian Football League rolled out American expansion in the early 1990s, support for the idea was far from unanimous. Yes, proponents argued that U.S. expansion was the way forward to grow …

Canadian Football History·Jan 21·5 min read

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The CFL Expands to the USA

When I first started following CFL football in the early 1990s, two issues dominated the league: struggling Canadian franchises and U.S. expansion. They kind of went hand in hand, the idea being that …

Canadian Football History·Jan 7·6 min read

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Flutie Freezes as Edmonton Defeats Calgary in Frigid, Snowy 1993 Western Final

Canadian football in November can be cold - especially when played on the Prairies. Bone-chilling temperatures, coupled with blowing snow, made the 1993 Western Final at McMahon Stadium between the Ca…

Canadian Football History·Nov 5·3 min read

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Portland Hosts Fast Break CFL Football, Precursor to CFL USA Expansion

In 1992, the Canadian Football League was looking to grow. Larry Smith was appointed the CFL’s new commissioner with a mandate to expand the CFL. Of course, Montreal and Halifax were high on Smith’s l…

Canadian Football History·Oct 1·3 min read

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