The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in Hamilton in 1963. In 1979, the Canadian Football Reporters were added under the Media Category.
This listing includes individuals born in Manitoba or associated with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Football team over the years.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Inductee
Year
Category
A
B
Greg Battle
2017
Player
Paul Frederick Bennett
2002
Player
John Bonk
2008
Player
Ralph “Dieter” Brock
1995
Player
Doug Brown
2016
Player
Less Browne
2002
Player
Paul Brule
2018
Player
C
Robert “Bob” Cameron
2010
Player
Kenneth “Ken” Charlton (1920-2004)
1992
Player
Arthur Uniacke Chipman (1902-1993)
1974
Builder
Thomas Albert “Tom” Clements
1994
Player
Gordon Craig
1996
Media
Carl Michael Cronin (1908-1983)
1967
Player
Andrew “Andy” Currie (1911-1990)
1974
Builder
D
Weston Dressler
2024
Player
Matt Dunigan
2006
Player
E
F
William “Bill” Frank (1938-2014)
2001
Player
G
Miles Gorrell
2013
Player
Harry Peter “Bud” Grant (1927-2023)
1983
Builder
Herbert William “Herb” Gray (1934-2011)
1983
Player
H
Melvin “Fritz” Hanson (1914-1996)
1963
Player
John Helton
1986
Player
Richard Maxwell “Dick” Huffman (1923-1992)
1987
Player
John Coleman Hufnagel
2020
Player/Builder
Gorde Hunter
1983
Media
I
Robert “Bob” Irving
1997
Media
J
Jack Jacobs (1919-1974)
1963
Player
Eddie “Dynamite” James (1907-1958)
1963
Player
Edwin Fitzgerald “Gerry” James (1934-2024)
1981
Player
Ray Jauch
2024
Builder
Tyrone Jones (1961-2008)
2012
Player
K
L
Leslie “Les” Lear (1918-1979)
1974
Player
Leo Everett Lewis (1933-2013)
1973
Player
Earl Munroe Lunsford (1933-2008)
1983
Player
M
John Brewster “Jack” Matheson (1924-2011)
1986
Media
Chester William “Ches” McCance (1916-1956)
1976
Player
Danny McManus
2011
Player
Robert Munro “Bob” Moir (1929-2016)
1985
Media
Cal Murphy (1932-2012)
2004
Builder
James Jesse Murphy
2000
Player
N
O
Mike O’Shea
2017
Player
P
Joe Pascucci
2015
Media
Elfred Payton
2010
Player
Robert John “Bob” Picken (1932-2019)
1992
Media
Ernie Pitts (1935-1970)
2019
Player
Kenneth Allen “Ken” Ploen (1939-2024)
1975
Player
Joe Poplawski
1998
Player
Kenneth Joseph “Ken” Preston
1990
Builder
Q
R
Dave Raimey
2000
Player
Russell “Doss” Rebholz (1908-2002)
1963
Player
Frank Rigney (1936-2010)
1984
Player
David F. “Dave” Ritchie (1938-2024)
2022
Builder
Charles Roberts
2014
Player
Joseph Bernard “Joe” Ryan
1968
Builder
S
Geroy Simon
2017
Player
Tom Scott
1998
Player
Harold Bjorn “Hal” Sigurdson (1932-2012)
1994
Media
Karl Gladstone Slocomb (1894-1970)
1989
Builder
Maurice Douglas Smith (1909-1985)
1982
Media
Arthur C. “Art” Stevenson (1916-2000)
1969
Player
Milton “Milt” Stegall
2012
Player
T
Ed Tait
2011
Media
Richard Quincy “Dick” Thornton (1939-2014)
2022
Player
Robert Porter “Bud” Tinsley (1924-2011)
1982
Player
Larry Tucker
2019
Media
U
V
W
Chris Walby
2003
Player
Arthur Herbert “Bert” Warwick (1901-1963)
1964
Builder
John Hampson “Cactus Jack” Wells (1911-1999)
1981
Media
John Wells
1995
Media
James West
2016
Player
Donald Rae “Don” Wittman (1936-2008)
1990
Media
Ed Willes
2022
Media
Brian James Williams
2010
Media
David Lamar Williams
2019
Player
X
Y
Z
This page was prepared Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 June 2025
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