Came across this today. Kinda cool. 

 

Edited August 13, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

...and in the distance the original Polo Park which was replaced by the mall in 1959.

What's capacity there? About 18,000?

9 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

...and in the distance the original Polo Park which was replaced by the mall in 1959.

Imagine if Polo Park were still there, squeezed into that space? An old school pony track in the middle of the city? I think that would be cool with a casino attached. Maybe cool isn't the word but neat? 

But definitely a waste of prime real estate. 

3 hours ago, JCon said:

Imagine if Polo Park were still there, squeezed into that space? An old school pony track in the middle of the city? I think that would be cool with a casino attached. Maybe cool isn't the word but neat? 

But definitely a waste of prime real estate. 

I guess Assiniboia Downs replaced Polo Park? Can you imagine how far out of town Headingley would have been in 1957? 

Frank Rigney 1957

Edited October 18, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

12 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Empty seats again,  was this another Toronto grey cup ?

Bomber qb Ken Ploen evades the tackle of Saskatchewan Roughriders DB Ted Dushinski (#27)  during the 1966 season at Winnipeg Stadium.

 

 

 

On 2018-10-18 at 7:09 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Cool picture. Unfortunately it has been mislabled. The team wearing the Bison jerseys is the Winnipeg Victorias. The Winnipegs played the Victorias 3 times in 1935. Rebholz scored his rushing TD early in the 3rd quarter of the game played on October 5, 1935.

Bud Grant talks to receiver Norm Rauhaus during the 1962 Grey Cup. Rauhaus passed away on November 26, 2018 in Winnipeg. He was 83. 

 

Edited December 13, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

 

Fullback Lorne "Boom Boom" played for the Bombers from 1951-55. He won the Western Interprovincial Football Unions Rookie Of The Year Award after he rushed for 491 yards in 1952 (he played only 1 game for the Bombers in 1951), The Winnipeg native's best season was in 1953 when he rushed for 561 yards. He finished his 5 season playing career with 1,671 yards rushing. An all around great athlete, he also starred as a junior hockey player & had a tryout in the National League with the Washington Senators.  He was an avid curler & played in the 1962 Manitoba Consols as a lead with Lyle Henry's Strathcona CC rink. He later skipped his own curling team to an 8 ender in the Men's League at the same curling club.  

Edited December 13, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

On 2018-10-16 at 11:04 PM, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

...and in the distance the original Polo Park which was replaced by the mall in 1959.

It literally never occurred to me until this very moment that polo park was named after... an actual park for playing polo... very cool...

1 hour ago, bearpants said:

It literally never occurred to me until this very moment that polo park was named after... an actual park for playing polo... very cool...

Honestly I have no idea if polo was ever actually played there, it was better known as the horse racing venue that preceded Assiniboia Downs and operated from 1925-1956.

1 hour ago, bearpants said:

It literally never occurred to me until this very moment that polo park was named after... an actual park for playing polo... very cool...

It could also be named for a popular short-sleeved knit shirt.

The House That Jack Built. 

6 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The House That Jack Built. 

JHC he was a big bastard!

He had to be as he built the place all by himself.

7 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

He had to be as he built the place all by himself.

Damn it, I was JUST about to make a "House That Jack Built" joke and you beat me to it....

12 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

JHC he was a big bastard!

A facking Collosus! Don’t see guys that big anymore. 

Edited December 21, 20187 yr by Rod Black

1 hour ago, Rod Black said:

A facking Collosus! Don’t see guys that big anymore. 

 

It was all due to steroids.

 

 

 

 

 

14 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The House That Jack Built. 

 

14 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

JHC he was a big bastard!

My concern is for the receiver that has to catch that Hindenburg he's going to throw.  Oh the humanity!

3 hours ago, WBBFanWest said:

 

My concern is for the receiver that has to catch that Hindenburg he's going to throw.  Oh the humanity!

He really could throw a football through a car wash & it wouldn't get wet because the ball was bigger than the car wash, itself & destroying it.

21 hours ago, Tracker said:

 

It was all due to steroids.

 

 

 

 

 

They say he was big boned. 

1 hour ago, Rod Black said:

They say he was big boned. 

My girlfriends used to say that about themselves after an evening.

Edited December 22, 20187 yr by Tracker

On ‎2018‎-‎12‎-‎20 at 11:07 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Coach was named Smut?

Edited December 23, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27