Editing (section) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Blue Bombers</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 1936, during a game against the University of North Dakota, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Winnipeg%20Tribune%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Winnipeg%20Tribune%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWinnipeg%20Tribune%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-299348935dec7671d2969" class="new" title="Winnipeg Tribune (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2lubmlwZWdfVHJpYnVuZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Winnipeg Tribune</a></i> sports writer <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vince%20Leah%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vince%20Leah%20Trophy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVince%20Leah%20Trophy%7CVince%20Leah%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-299348935dec7671d2969" class="new" title="Vince Leah Trophy (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmluY2VfTGVhaF9Ucm9waHk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Vince Leah</a> remarked "these are the Blue Bombers of Western football". This phrase was referring to then heavyweight champion <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Joe%20Louis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Joe%20Louis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJoe%20Louis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-299348935dec7671d2969" class="new" title="Joe Louis (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSm9lX0xvdWlzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Joe Louis</a>, known as the Brown Bomber. From that day forward the team has been known as the <i>Winnipeg Blue Bombers</i>. In that same year, the Blue Bombers, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Calgary%20Bronks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Calgary%20Bronks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCalgary%20Bronks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-299348935dec7671d2969" class="new" title="Calgary Bronks (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FsZ2FyeV9Ccm9ua3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Calgary Bronks</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Regina%20Roughriders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Regina%20Roughriders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRegina%20Roughriders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-299348935dec7671d2969" href="/wiki/Regina_Roughriders" title="Regina Roughriders" class="mw-redirect">Regina Roughriders</a> formed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Western%20Interprovincial%20Football%20Union%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Western%20Interprovincial%20Football%20Union%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWestern%20Interprovincial%20Football%20Union%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-299348935dec7671d2969" href="/wiki/Western_Interprovincial_Football_Union" title="Western Interprovincial Football Union" class="mw-redirect">Western Interprovincial Football Union</a> as the highest level of play in Western Canada. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:5495 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> {{Reflist}} <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> {{DEFAULTSORT:}} <nowiki></nowiki> <!-- --> <span class="plainlinks"></span> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ ∞ ‘ “ ’ ” «» ¤ ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ $ ₫ ₯ € ₠ ₣ ƒ ₴ ₭ ₤ ℳ ₥ ₦ № ₧ ₰ £ ៛ ₨ ₪ ৳ ₮ ₩ ¥ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ View this template This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes