Bob Simpson (Canadian football)
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| Born: | April 20, 1930 Windsor, Ontario |
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| Died: | November 28, 2007 (aged 77) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | FW, Tight end, Defensive back |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1949 | Windsor Rockets |
| 1950–1962 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL East All-Star | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956–1959 |
| Awards | |
| Records | Ottawa Rough Rider record, most career touchdowns (70) |
| Career stats | |
Robert L. Simpson (April 20, 1930 – November 28, 2007) was a professional Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1976. He was an IRFU all-star at four different positions throughout his career and was a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning with Ottawa in 1951 and 1960. He also represented Canada in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
He was the Rough Riders nominee for the Schenley Most Outstanding Player in 1956, Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian Award three times, and was Most Outstanding Canadian runner-up in 1956.[2] Over his career with the Rough Riders, Simpson caught 274 passes for 6,034 yards and 65 touchdowns.[2] On defense, he recorded 18 interceptions for 192 return yards and three touchdowns while on punt returns, he had 53 returns for 376 yards (7.1 yard average) and one touchdown.[3] He was the first Rough Riders player to record 1000 receiving yards in a season, doing so in 1956.[4]
He was named to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1967[5] and the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Museum in 1982.[6]
Simpson represented Wellington Ward on Ottawa City Council from 1960 to 1963.[6]
Olympic Basketball
[edit]He was part of the Canadian basketball team that competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Simpson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Robert (Bob) Simpson". Hall of Famers. Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Bobby Simpson". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.239
- ^ "Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame". Inductees. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ a b Caton, Mary (November 28, 2007). "Windsor gridiron great Bob Simpson dies". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ profile Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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