What notable player from the 1951 Sugar Bowl went on to play for the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Edmonton Eskimos?
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1951 Sugar Bowl The 1951 Sugar Bowl was the 17th Sugar Bowl matchup, pitting the Big Seven champion Oklahoma Sooners (ranked #1 in the Associated Press poll) against the Southeastern Conference champion Kentucky Wildcats (ranked #7). Oklahoma's regular season record was 10-0; Kentucky's was 10-1. Oklahoma averaged 34.5 points per game; only one team had scored more than twice in a game against Kentucky that season. Oklahoma entered the January 1, 1951, game with a 31-game winning streak; the Sooners' last loss had come on September 25, 1948. Kentucky was coached by Bear Bryant; Oklahoma was coached by Bud Wilkinson. Notable players for the two teams included Oklahoma's Billy Vessels and Kentucky's Charlie McClendon, Babe Parilli and Wilbur "Shorty" Jamerson. 82,000 fans attended the game.
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Billy Vessels Billy Dale Vessels (March 22, 1931 – November 17, 2001) was a gridiron football player. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and won the Heisman Trophy in 1952. Vessels went on to play professional football with the National Football League's Baltimore Colts and the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Edmonton Eskimos.
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Dave Fennell Dave Fennell (born February 4, 1952) is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1973, he played for Edmonton from 1974–83, and helped lead the team to five straight Grey Cup championships from 1978-82 as a key member of the "Alberta Crude" defense.
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Howie Schumm John "Howie" Schumm (March 11, 1940 – April 4, 2015) was a Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the Calgary Stampeders. Schumm spent his 14-year CFL career as an linebacker and fullback for the Eskimos and Stampeders. On defense, he intercepted 12 passes, 2 for touchdowns, and recovered 5 fumbles. On offense, he was mostly a blocker, as his best rushing season was 1961 with 86 yards. He did not miss a single game in the first 8 years of his career, from 1959 to 1966. His brother Herb Schumm also played in the CFL. He died of cancer in 2015.
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Bill Hortie William "Wild Bill" Hortie (January 4, 1931 – November 8, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. He previously played football at the University of British Columbia.
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1953 IRFU College Draft The 1953 IRFU College Draft was the first official sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1953. 40 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University. The Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, Doug McNichol, who became the first player to be drafted to a Canadian professional football team.
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Leroy Moss Leroy Moss (born March 27, 1951) is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with Edmonton in 1975. He played college football at the University of Missouri.
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Leo Blanchard Leo Blanchard (born March 12, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played between 1979 and 1991 in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Edmonton Eskimos, but also for the Calgary Stampeders.
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Craig Koinzan Craig Koinzan (born c. 1948) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Calgary in 1971. He played college football at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.
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1971 Sugar Bowl The 1971 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game between the <a href="">Air Force Falcons
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Edmonton Huskies The Edmonton Huskies are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The Huskies play in the six-team Prairie Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl. The Huskies were founded in 1954.
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Ivan Livingstone Ivan Livingstone (born September 6, 1930) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, and BC Lions.
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Ivan MacMillan Ivan MacMillan (born February 8, 1952) is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played junior football in Ottawa.
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Butch Pressley Butch Pressley (born March 12, 1941) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts. He played college football at the Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
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1953 Sugar Bowl The 1953 Sugar Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1953 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game the featured the second-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the seventh-ranked Ole Miss Rebels. Georgia Tech won the game 24–7 to complete their national championship season. This was the first Sugar Bowl broadcast on television.
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George McGowan George McGowan (born March 10, 1948) is an American-born former football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) where he played for eight seasons from 1971–1978. During his career with the Eskimos, he set CFL league records for most catches in a game (15) and most catches in a season (98) and won two Grey Cups before his career was cut short by knee injuries. McGowan was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Billy Hooper Horace Chilton Hooper, Jr. (November 21, 1931 – July 27, 1981), better known as Billy Hooper, was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at Baylor University.
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Cam Fraser Cam Fraser (c. 1932 – May 16, 1999) was a professional Canadian football punter who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 1951 to 1961. He came out of retirement in 1969 after an injury to Joe Zuger.
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Don Duncalfe Don Duncalfe (born c. 1939) is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Ron Estay Ron Estay (born December 22, 1948) is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After graduating from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1972, he was selected by the Denver Broncos in the 8th round of the 1972 NFL Draft. He moved to Canada and played for the British Columbia Lions in 1972 and Edmonton from 1973–82, and helped lead the team to five straight Grey Cup championships from 1978–82 as a key member of the "Alberta Crude" defense. He played in 1983 for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League (USFL).
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Con Kelly Con Kelly (c. 1935 – after 1956) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1955 and 1956. Kelly was raised and played junior football in Edmonton.
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Homer Floyd Homer Floyd (born May 16, 1936) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at the University of Kansas.