Edmonton Eskimos
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| Edmonton Eskimos | |
| Image:CFL Eskimos.gifImage:EDMONTON ESKIMOS.jpg | |
| Division | Image:West.gif |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Home field | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Based in | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Colours | Green and Gold |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Head coach | Danny Maciocia |
| General manager | Hugh Campbell |
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Founded: 1949, although other teams named the Edmonton Eskimos existed 1895 to 1923 and 1929 to 1939.
- Helmet design: Yellow background, with a gold "EE" monogram on a green oval
- Uniform colours: Green, Gold, Black and White.
- Stadia: Clarke Stadium (1954-1978), Commonwealth Stadium (1978-present)
- Western regular season championships: 22 -- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Grey Cup finals appearances: 23 -- 1921 (lost) 1922 (lost) 1952 (lost) 1954 (won), 1955 (won), 1956 (won), 1960 (lost), 1973 (lost), 1974 (lost), 1975 (won), 1977 (lost), 1978 (won), 1979 (won), 1980 (won), 1981 (won), 1982 (won), 1986 (lost), 1987 (won), 1990 (lost), 1993 (won), 1996 (lost), 2002 (lost) 2003 (won)
- 2005 Regular Season Record: 10 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties (See 2005 CFL season).
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Franchise history
Edmonton played its first series of organized games with the formation of the Alberta Rugby Football Union in 1895. In 1897 the name Esquimaux was adopted. In 1910 the club was officially named the Edmonton Eskimos. Since 1978 the Eskimos have played their home games in Commonwealth Stadium, which is now the only natural grass field in the CFL. They are one of the most successful teams in Canadian football history, having won the Grey Cup more than any other team except the Toronto Argonauts, and being the run-away leader in attendance for many years.
The team holds many impressive records, including five consecutive Grey Cup wins (1978 to 1982), and 33 consecutive years in the playoffs (1972 to 2004), a record no other North American professional team (regardless of sport) has equalled. Former Eskimos have figured prominently in Alberta political life: past players include two provincial premiers (E. Peter Lougheed and Donald Getty), a mayor of Edmonton (Bill Smith), and a lieutenant-governor (Norman Kwong).
Players of note
Canadian Football Hall of Famers
- Tommy Joe Coffey
- Danny Bass
- Johnny Bright
- Dave Cutler
- Dave "Doctor Death" Fennell
- Ron Estay
- Larry Highbaugh
- Brian Kelly
- Danny Kepley
- Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong
- George McGowan
- Rollie Miles
- Warren Moon
- Frank Morris
- Roger Nelson
- Jackie "Ole Spaghetti Legs" Parker
- James "Quick" Parker
- Willie Pless
- Tom Scott
- Tom Wilkinson
Current squad
- 3 Robert Leblanc, SB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 7 Hayden Epstein, K Image:Us flag large.png
- 8 Dahrann Diedrick, RB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 9 Michael Jenkins, RB Image:Us flag large.png
- 10 Malcolm Frank, DB Image:Us flag large.png
- 11 Sean Fleming, K Image:Canada flag large.png
- 12 Jason Maas, QB Image:Us flag large.png
- 13 Steven Marsh, LB Image:Us flag large.png
- 14 Tony Tompkins, WR Image:Us flag large.png
- 15 Ricky Ray, QB Image:Us flag large.png
- 16 Jason Johnson, QB Image:Us flag large.png
- 18 William Loftus, S Image:Canada flag large.png
- 19 Mike Maurer, FB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 22 Mike Bradley, RB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 23 Shannon Garrett, DB Image:Us flag large.png
- 24 Ron McClendon, RB Image:Us flag large.png
- 26 Donny Brady, DB Image:Us flag large.png
- 27 Singor Mobley, LB Image:Us flag large.png
- 28 Keyou Craver, DB Image:Us flag large.png
- 29 Gerald Dixon, DB Image:Us flag large.png
- 32 Troy Davis, RB Image:Us flag large.png
- 33 Davis Sanchez, DB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 34 Tim Fleiszer, DE Image:Canada flag large.png
- 40 Marcus Winn, LB Image:Us flag large.png
- 45 Quincy Stewart, LB Image:Us flag large.png
- 50 Rhett McLane, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 52 Taylor Inglis, DL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 53 Joe Montford, DL Image:Us flag large.png
- 55 Glen Young, LB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 56 Patrick Kabongo, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 60 Chris Morris, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 61 Glen Carson, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 62 Bruce Beaton, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 63 Joe McGrath, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 65 Kevin Lefsrud, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 66 Sandy Annunziata, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 67 Dan Comiskey, OL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 68 Mark Shantz, C Image:Canada flag large.png
- 76 Randy Spencer, DL Image:Canada flag large.png
- 77 A.J. Gass, LB Image:Us flag large.png
- 81 Ed Hervey, WR Image:Us flag large.png
- 82 Kwame Cavil, WR Image:Us flag large.png
- 83 Jason Tucker, WR Image:Us flag large.png
- 84 Devin Lewis, C Image:Us flag large.png
- 85 Trevor Gaylor, WR Image:Us flag large.png
- 87 Derrell Mitchell, SB Image:Us flag large.png
- 88 Andrew Nowacki, SB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 89 Deitan Dubac, FB Image:Canada flag large.png
- 90 Antico Dalton, DL Image:Us flag large.png
- 92 Jabari Issa, DL Image:Us flag large.png
- 95 Charles Alston, DL Image:Us flag large.png
- 96 Cedric Scott, DL Image:Us flag large.png
- 97 Rashad Jeanty, LB Image:Us flag large.png
- 98 Steve Charbonneau, DL Image:Canada flag large.png
Not to be forgotten
- Frank "Guts" Anderson
- Joe Hollimon
- Oscar Kruger
- John LaGrone
- Mike Pringle
- Don Warrington
- Henry "Gizmo" Williams
- Larry Wruck
- Danny Buggs
See also
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Canadian football
- Comparison of Canadian and American football
- List of CFL seasons
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