Jim Heighton, Bill Morton, Tony Norman and Dave Ritchie are announced as the 2014 inductees into the Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/orHvuT7T4H

— Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers)

August 27, 2014

Jim Heighton, Bill Morton, Tony Norman and Dave Ritchie are announced as the 2014 inductees into the Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/orHvuT7T4H

— Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers)

August 27, 2014

Who is Tony Norton?

Tony Norman was a fairly dominant DE for the Bombers in the early 80s. My girlfriend at the time and his were good friends...I remember crazy, crazy times spent with him and other BB of the era.

Awesome for ol' Dave The Bear. One of the best coaches of all time in the CFL as a whole. I've been a Bomber fan my whole life, but when Ritchie and Taman took over, I became a hardcore, fire-breathing, crazed superfan who joined the messageboards. Ritchie's teams were something else...

If only Lyle kept his nose out of the on field product....POS. Coach Ritchie was a gem. No coach we've had since has been in the same league as Dave the Bear, not including O'Shea considering his tenure is just beginning.

Berry was a good'n, but nobody was Dave The Bear. To me, there's Bud Grant, Mike Riley and Dave Ritchie...

Berry was a good'n, but nobody was Dave The Bear. To me, there's Bud Grant, Mike Riley and Dave Ritchie...

 

No goodwill for Cal Murphy?

Oooo...I feel shame now...sorry...Dave in 4th, likely.... #HugeKindlyCalFan #AlsoForgetful #OldManProblems

He had the best post game interviews. My favourite was after a game where the receivers had numerous drops, he responds to Bob, "well might have to go downtown and get a couple bums off the street they would do better job of holding on to the ball than these guys."

Congrats to all of them, Only name i know is Ritchie, but congrats to all 4. 

Tony Norman was a fairly dominant DE for the Bombers in the early 80s. My girlfriend at the time and his were good friends...I remember crazy, crazy times spent with him and other BB of the era.

One of my favorite players on defence at that time, along with Pete Catan. Good to see his ghost is still around these parts, though I think he is actually still alive.

He had the best post game interviews. My favourite was after a game where the receivers had numerous drops, he responds to Bob, "well might have to go downtown and get a couple bums off the street they would do better job of holding on to the ball than these guys."

 

You talking about Cal or Dave Ritchie?  Imagine how people would freak if Tim Burke had said that and yet with either of the other two it was cause for a good laugh.

Ritchie

I've searched high and low for recordings of Dave Ritchie interviews and post game comments and haven't been able to find anything.  They were priceless, the guy was a card.

gary lawless @garylawless · 42m

"You gotta be on top of the mountain to get the good water." one and only coach Dave Ritchie joins H and L today at 4 on #tsn1290

You talking about Cal or Dave Ritchie?  Imagine how people would freak if Tim Burke had said that and yet with either of the other two it was cause for a good laugh.

When you win you get a lot of rope.

Ed Tait ‏@WFPEdTait  2m

Best of Ritchie: On the health status of Moe Elewonibi (long one) (1): "I think Moe's 100 per cent now. Let's put it this way:...

 

Ed Tait ‏@WFPEdTait  2m

Ritchie (2): Moe's 100 per cent of the 100 per cent that he could be of 100 per cent. You understand what I'm saying? Let's put it this way.

 

Ritchie (3): ... "The 100 per cent he is now isn't the same 100 per cent when he came out of college. So, a 100 per cent is better than...

 

Ed Tait ‏@WFPEdTait  1m

Ritchie (4): than the 100 per cent he was last year, right? You get the picture now?"

Even a collection of all Ritchie's quotes would be priceless.

Tait is on a roll on Twitter with them. Check them out.

 

Tony Norman was a fairly dominant DE for the Bombers in the early 80s. My girlfriend at the time and his were good friends...I remember crazy, crazy times spent with him and other BB of the era.

One of my favorite players on defence at that time, along with Pete Catan. Good to see his ghost is still around these parts, though I think he is actually still alive.

 

You bring a tear to my eye, sir.