The TSN Top 50 CFL Players was a list of the greatest fifty Canadian Football League players, as selected by a panel of sixty former CFL players, then-current and former coaches, executives, and media members in 2006. The panel was assembled by sports television network TSN in partnership with the CFL. The results were announced as part of the 2006 Grey Cup festivities in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Top 50 The panel voted on a list of 185 players, including 119 named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on the basis of performance since 1945, and 66 others identified during a three-month research process. Brothers Doug Flutie and Darren Flutie bookended the top 50, while Damon Allen (professional gridiron football's all-time leading passer at the time; his record was surpassed on October 10, 2011, by Anthony Calvillo, who did not make the list), Milt Stegall (the CFL's all-time leader in touchdown receptions), Terry Vaughn (the CFL's all-time leader in receptions at the time; his record was beaten by Ben Cahoon in October 2010), and Joe Montford (perennial all-star defensive end), were still active when named to the list.
Warren Moon Hal Patterson Grover Covington Lui Passaglia and Damon Allen with the Grey Cup Rank Name Position(s) Years in CFL[a] GP[b] Team(s) 1. Doug Flutie QB 1990–1997 136 BC , Calgary , Toronto 2. George Reed RB 1963–1975 203 Saskatchewan 3. Jackie Parker QB , RB , DB , K 1954–1968 173 Edmonton , Toronto , BC 4. Mike Pringle RB 1992–2004 188 Sacramento , Baltimore , Montreal , Edmonton 5. Warren Moon QB 1978–1983 94 Edmonton 6. Garney Henley DB , WR 1960–1975 216 Hamilton 7. Ron Lancaster QB 1960–1978 288 Ottawa , Saskatchewan 8. Russ Jackson QB 1958–1969 167 Ottawa 9. Wayne Harris LB 1961–1972 132 Calgary 10. Allen Pitts SB 1990–2000 176 Calgary 11. Dan Kepley LB 1975–1984 138 Edmonton 12. John Helton DL 1969–1982 219 Calgary , Winnipeg 13. Hal Patterson WR 1954–1967 80[c] Montreal , Hamilton 14. Damon Allen QB 1985–2007 350[d] Edmonton , Ottawa , Hamilton , Memphis , BC , Toronto 15. Milt Stegall SB 1995–2008 163[d] Winnipeg 16. Willie Pless LB 1986–1999 229 Toronto , BC , Edmonton , Saskatchewan 17. John Barrow OL , DL 1957–1970 192 Hamilton 18. Tony Gabriel WR 1971–1981 168 Hamilton , Ottawa 19. Johnny Bright FB, LB 1952–1964 157 Calgary , Edmonton 20. Brian Kelly WR 1979–1987 137 Edmonton 21. James Parker DE , LB 1980–1991 161 Edmonton , BC , Toronto 22. Chris Walby OL 1981–1996 254 Montreal , Winnipeg 23. Less Browne DB 1984–1994 174 Hamilton , Winnipeg , Ottawa , BC 24. Dave Fennell DL 1974–1983 154 Edmonton 25. Gizmo Williams KR , WR 1986–2000 200 Edmonton 26. Sam Etcheverry QB 1952–1960 122 Montreal 27. Tommy Joe Coffey WR , K 1959–1973 197 Hamilton , Edmonton , Toronto 28. Grover Covington DE 1981–1991 168 Hamilton 29. Leo Lewis RB 1955–1966 161 Winnipeg 30. Lui Passaglia K , P, WR 1976–2000 408 BC 31. Pinball Clemons RB , KR 1989–2000 185 Toronto 32. Roger Aldag OL 1976–1992 271 Saskatchewan 33. Dickie Harris DB 1972–1982 134 Montreal 34. Norman Kwong FB 1948–1960 157 Calgary , Edmonton 35. Marv Luster DB 1961–1974 183 Montreal , Toronto 36. Ray Elgaard SB 1983–1996 220 Saskatchewan 37. Angelo Mosca DL 1958–1972 160 Hamilton , Ottawa , Montreal 38. Larry Highbaugh DB 1971–1983 195 BC , Edmonton 39. Matt Dunigan QB 1983–1996 194 Edmonton , BC , Toronto , Winnipeg , Birmingham , Hamilton 40. Joe Montford DE 1995–2006 185 Shreveport , Hamilton , Toronto , Edmonton 41. Kaye Vaughan OL 1953–1964 166 Ottawa 42. Mervyn Fernandez WR 1982–1994 83 BC 43. Bill Baker DE 1968–1978 174 Saskatchewan , BC 44. Dan Bass LB 1980–1991 197 Toronto , Calgary , Edmonton 45. Terry Vaughn SB 1995–2006 203 Calgary , Edmonton , Montreal , Hamilton 46. Joe Krol QB 1945–1955 92 Toronto 47. Tom Clements QB 1975–1987 182 Ottawa , Saskatchewan , Hamilton , Winnipeg 48. Rollie Miles RB , LB , DB , KR , P 1951–1961 122 Edmonton 49. Bill Frank OL 1962–1976 184 BC , Toronto , Winnipeg 50. Darren Flutie WR 1991–2002 193 BC , Edmonton , Hamilton
The Honour Roll The remaining players were named to an honour roll.
Rocky DiPietro Danny McManus Earl Winfield Jack Abendschan , OL Junior Ah You , DL Kelvin Anderson , RB Ron Atchison , DL By Bailey , RB Greg Battle , LB Jerald Baylis , DL Al Benecick , OL Paul Bennett, DB Dieter Brock , QB Tom Brown, LB Willie Burden , RB Ben Cahoon , WR Anthony Calvillo , QB Bob Cameron, P Hugh Campbell , WR Jerry Campbell , LB Eric Carter, DB Tom Casey, RB Ken Charlton, RB Bryan Chiu , OL Ken Clark, P Bill Clarke, DL Lovell Coleman , RB Marvin Coleman , DB Rod Connop , OL Royal Copeland, RB Jim Corrigall , DL Larry Crawford , DB Dave Cutler, K Peter Dalla Riva , WR Dave Dickenson , QB Rocky DiPietro , WR George Dixon, RB Ron Estay , DL Terry Evanshen , WR Lloyd Fairbanks , OL Bernie Faloney , QB Dan Ferrone , OL Norm Fieldgate , LB Joe Fleming , DL Willie Fleming , RB Dick Fouts , DL Cam Fraser , P Gene Gaines , DB Jeff Garcia , QB Ed George , OL Cookie Gilchrist , RB Tony Golab , RB Tommy Grant, WR Herb Gray, DL Terry Greer , WR Tracy Ham , QB Herm Harrison , WR Tom Hinton , OL Condredge Holloway , QB Dick Huffman , DL Tommy Hugo , OL Hank Ilesic , P Glen Jackson, LB Jack Jacobs , QB Gerry James , RB Alondra Johnson , LB Will Johnson, DL Tyrone Jones , LB Bobby Jurasin , DL Joe Kapp , QB Jerry Keeling , DB Ellison Kelly , OL John LaGrone , DL Ken Lehmann , LB Billy Ray Locklin , DL Earl Lunsford , RB Don Luzzi , DL Dave Mann, P George McGowan , WR Mark McLoughlin , K Danny McManus , QB Ed McQuarters , DL Derrell Mitchell , WR Frank Morris, OL James Murphy, WR Don Narcisse , WR Roger Nelson, OL Ray Nettles , LB Pete Neumann, DL Ray Odums , DB Uzooma Okeke , OL Red O'Quinn , WR Paul Osbaldiston , K Mike O'Shea, LB Tony Pajaczkowski , OL Elfrid Payton, DL Ken Ploen , QB Joe Poplawski , WR Noel Prefontaine , P Dave Raimey , RB Willard Reaves , RB Dave Ridgway , K Frank Rigney , OL Charles Roberts, RB Larry Robinson, DB Jim Rountree , DB Paul Rowe, RB Martin Ruby , OL Tom Scott, WR Vince Scott , DL Dick Shatto , RB David Shaw, DB Wayne Shaw, LB Bob Simpson, WR Ron Stewart, RB Jim Stillwagon , DL Don Sutherin , DB Bill Symons , RB Dave Thelen , RB Dick Thornton, DB Buddy Tinsley , OL Herb Trawick , DL Whit Tucker , WR Ted Urness , OL Pierre Vercheval , OL Virgil Wagner , RB James West, LB Mike Widger , LB Tom Wilkinson, QB Al Wilson, OL Earl Winfield , WR Harvey Wylie , DB Dan Yochum , OL Jim Young , WR Ben Zambiasi , LB Bill Zock , OL Joe Zuger , P Notes ^ First year played in CFL to last year played in CFL. Any intervening years in which a player did not play in the CFL are not listed. ^ Number of CFL games played ^ Incomplete information ^ a b As of the end of the 2006 CFL season References
"TSN Top 50 CFL players". TSN.ca. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-06-22 . External links Teams
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