49th Grey Cup
1961 Canadian Football championship game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 49th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's championship game of the 1961 season on December 2, 1961. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–14 at CNE Stadium in Toronto before 32,651 fans. It is considered to be one of the 10 greatest Grey Cup Games of all time.[2][3]
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Date | December 2, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | CNE Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Toronto | |||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player | Ken Ploen | |||||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Local Mens Chorus | |||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Paul Dojack | |||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 32651[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBC, CTV, SRC | |||||||||||||||||||||
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