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| Date of birth: July 18, 1954 | |
| Place of birth: Ancaster, Ontario | |
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| Roster status: Retired | |
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Robert "Bob" Cameron (born July 18, 1954, in Ancaster, Ontario) is a former Canadian football player who played 23 seasons (1980-2002) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.[1]
Cameron was a quarterback at Acadia University. He won the Hec Crighton Trophy (most outstanding college football player in Canada).[1] Cameron was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the first round of the 1977 College Draft.[2] He was converted to a punter with the Blue Bombers.[3]
Bob Cameron remains the CFL's all-time leading punter with 134,301 regular season punting yards.[4] He was a CFL all-star 4 times, a divisional all-star 6 times, and helped the Bombers to three Grey Cup victories.[1] In the 1988 Grey Cup Cameron was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian for his effective punting in windy conditions.[1][5] Cameron is also considered the CFL's "iron man" by setting the record for consecutive games played with 353 in a row.[1][6] In 2005, he was named one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats. He was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1][7][8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Bob Cameron". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. http://www.cfhof.ca/members/bob-cameron/. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ "Defence top priority in draft". The Leader-Post. Canadian Press. 1977-02-17. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CzhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JT4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5516,431446. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ Slater, Craig (2010-08-11). "Newest CFL Hall of Famers never had an easy time in Regina". The Vancouver Sun. https://vancouversun.com/sports/football/lions/Newest+Hall+Famers+never+easy+time+Regina/3387663/story.html. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ Scarsbrook, Chad (2007-07-12). "Still getting his kicks". Slam! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2007/07/12/4334009-sun.html. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ "Blue Bombers Upset B.C. Lions 22–21". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 1988-11-28. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WnoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1793,4157590. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ Pearson, Mike (2009-05-01). "Football fever ruled the day at Ancaster High". Ancaster News. http://www.ancasternews.com/news/article/172796. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ "All-Time Greats". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20101120054041/http://bluebombers.com/page/all_time_greats. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813233227/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honouredmembers/inductee.php?id=430. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
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| Preceded by Bernie Ruoff |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Punters 1980–2002 |
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| Preceded by Bob Stracina |
Hec Crighton Trophy winner 1977 |
Succeeded by Jamie Bone |
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