| Canadian football Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide (100prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone). In Canada, the term football is used to refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or either sport specifically, depending on the context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related, but with significant differences. Canadian_football
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| Eligible receiver In American football and Canadian football, not all players on offense are entitled to receive a forward pass. Only an eligible pass receiver may legally catch a forward pass, and only an eligible receiver may advance beyond the neutral zone if a forward pass which crosses the neutral zone is thrown. Eligible_receiver
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| Forward pass In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction of the opponent's end line. Forward_pass
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| Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL) (Ligue canadienne de football (LCF) in French) is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two divisions of four teams each (East and West). Canadian_Football_League
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| Trenton, New Jersey Trenton,_New_Jersey
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| Playoffs The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. The term and concept are most widespread in North America.In the U.S., Playoffs
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| University of Calgary University_of_Calgary
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| Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province (after Saskatoon), and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana. Regina,_Saskatchewan
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| Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Not to be confused with Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Hamilton_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey
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| Asheville, North Carolina Asheville,_North_Carolina
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| Rogers Centre Rogers_Centre
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| Jeff Garcia This article is about the Football player. For the comedian/voice actor, see Jeff Garcia (voice actor).Jeffrey Jason Garcia (born February 24, 1970, in ) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as an undrafted free agent in 1994. Jeff_Garcia
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| Joe Krol Joe "King" Krol (February 20, 1919Canadian Football League quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955. Considered as possibly the most versatile player in CFL history as a triple-threat to pass, run, and kick, he was one of Canada's greatest athletes and also famously known as a "Gold Dust Twin" for his teamwork with Royal Copeland. After suffering from a fall in his apartment, Krol died in a Toronto hospital on December 16, 2008. Joe_Krol
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| Russ Jackson Russell Stanley "Russ" Jackson (born July 28, 1936 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL. Russ_Jackson
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| Doug Flutie Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League. Doug_Flutie
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| Marc Boerigter Marc Robert Boerigter (; born May 4, 1978 in Hastings, Nebraska) is a former professional Canadian and American football player. Marc_Boerigter
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| Warren Moon Harold Warren Moon (born November 18, 1956) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and the National Football League's Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. He is currently a broadcaster for the Seattle Seahawks and is also a business partner with his longtime friend and agent, Leigh Steinberg at Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment out of Newport Beach, California. Warren_Moon
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| Grey Cup Grey_Cup
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| Don Getty Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE (born in Westmount, Quebec, August 30, 1933) was a Canadian politician who served as Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. Don_Getty
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| Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The Eskimos are the most successful CFL franchise of the modern era(1949-present), having won the league's Grey Cup championship thirteen times, including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in 2005. The Eskimos play their home games at Commonwealth Stadium. Edmonton_Eskimos
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| Canadian Football League Talk:Canadian_Football_League
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| Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1873, they are one of the oldest extant professional sports teams in North America. The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup championship a record fifteen times, most recently in 2004. They play their home games at Rogers Centre. Toronto_Argonauts
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| Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. They play their home games at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field. The team draws fans from across the province and country who are affectionately known as the "Rider Nation". The fans are known for their loyalty and "Rider Pride", and it is not odd to find a group of Rider fans following the team on their road games across the country. The Roughriders play in the CFL's West Division. Saskatchewan_Roughriders
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| Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship six times, most recently in 2008. Calgary_Stampeders
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| Bud Grant Harry Peter "Bud" Grant, Jr (born May 20, 1927) is the longtime former American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for eighteen seasons. Grant was the second (1967Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten seasons. Along with being the winningest coach in Vikings history, Bud_Grant
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| Ottawa Gee-Gees The Ottawa Gee-Gees is an athletic team that represents the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario in all of its sporting events. The term "Gee-Gee" is taken from horse racing where a Gee-Gee is the first horse out of the starting gate. The name GGs also describes the university colours, garnet and grey. The Gee-Gees most successful team is the women's soccer team- provincial and national contenders every year. Ottawa_Gee-Gees
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| Salary cap In professional sports, a salary cap, sometimes called a wage cap in the United Kingdom, is a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both. Several sports leagues have implemented salary caps, both as a method of keeping overall costs down, and to ensure parity between teams so a wealthy team cannot entrench dominance by signing many more top players than their rivals. Salary_cap
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| List of professional sports leagues A list of professional sports leagues: List_of_professional_sports_leagues
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| Goal (sport) Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface in which a score is made.The structure of a goal can vary widely from sport to sport. In sports where goals are the sole method of scoring, the goal is often a rectangle structure set in the center of each end of the playing surface. Frequently, there is a net to catch the ball or puck as it is sent into the goal. Some sports do not require the net within their rules while others do. Goal_(sport)
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| Ricky Williams Errick Lynne Williams, Jr. (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-America (1997 and 1998) and won the 1998 Heisman Trophy as the best player in college football. Ricky_Williams
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| Mike Vanderjagt Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt () (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville, Ontario), is a professional American and Canadian football placekicker and punter who has played in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. He is the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history (229 of 265, 86.4% as of October 11, 2008). On May 31, 2008, Vanderjagt returned to the Toronto Argonauts, where he played from 1996-1997, to be their starting kicker. Mike_Vanderjagt
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| Jesse Palmer Jesse James Palmer (born October 5, 1978 in ) is a sports commentator and former pro American football quarterback. He was featured on the reality television series The Bachelor. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers before spending half a season in 2006 in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. He is now a college football analyst for ESPN and a football analyst for TSN. Jesse_Palmer
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| Pinball Clemons Pinball_Clemons
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| BC Place Stadium BC_Place_Stadium
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| Bob O'Billovich Robert "Obie" O'Billovich (b. June 30 1940, Butte, Montana) is the current General Manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. A former NCAA college basketball player, Obie has been involved with the CFL since 1963 in the roles of player, coach, general manager, scout, and several front-office positions. He has a wife, Judy; and three children Bob_O'Billovich
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| League table league table is a chart or list which compares sports teams, institutions or companies by ranking them in order of ability or achievement. In the United Kingdom, many public-sector industries, including hospitals, compete in league tables. It is complained that the ranking of England's schools to rigid guidelines that fail to take into account wider social conditions actually makes failing schools even worse. League_table
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| Comparison of Canadian and American football Canadian and American football are very similar, as both have their origins in rugby, but there are some key differences. Comparison_of_Canadian_and_American_football
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| Pass interference American and Canadian gridiron football, pass interference (PI) is a penalty that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass. Pass interference may include tripping, pushing, pulling, or cutting in front of the receiver or pulling on the receiver's arms. Pass_interference
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| Akili Smith Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith (born August 21, 1975 in San Diego, California) is a professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He was selected in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, the third quarterback in the first three choices, behind Tim Couch (Cleveland Browns), and Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles). Smith played college football at Oregon. Akili_Smith
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| CBC Television CBC Television is a Canadian television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. This channel can be also seen on some American cable systems. CBC_Television
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| 50th Grey Cup 50th Grey Cup, also known as the Fog Bowl, was the 1962 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. It remains the only Grey Cup game ever suspended during play. The Blue Bombers won the game by a score of 28-27. The 1962 Grey Cup game is considered to be one of the ten best Grey Cup games of all time. 50th_Grey_Cup
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| George Reed George Robert Reed, CM (born October 2, 1939 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a former American college football and Canadian Football League player. Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history. In November, 2006, Reed was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#2) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. George_Reed
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| Canadian Football League West Division The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the West Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues. Canadian_Football_League_West_Division
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| Tony Simmons Tony DeAngelo Simmons (born December 8, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football and Canadian football player. He played in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, and most recently the New York Giants. In 2005, he signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. In both the 2005 and 2006 CFL seasons, he had strong starts but suffered season-ending injuries after only a handful of games. Tony_Simmons
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| Kelly Campbell Kelly Campbell (born July 23, 1980 in ) is a American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Georgia Tech.Campbell has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins and Edmonton Eskimos. Kelly_Campbell
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| Frank Clair Frank James Clair (May 12, 1917 coach in the Canadian Football League, nicknamed "the Professor" for his ability to recognize and develop talent. Frank_Clair
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| Ron Lancaster Ronald "Ron" Lancaster (October 14, 1938Canadian Football League during his playing career; after his retirement as a player, he was also coach and general manager in the same league, and a sports announcer for CBC Television. At the time of his death, he was the Senior Director of Football Operations of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1982), the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honour (1985). Ron_Lancaster
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| 65th Grey Cup The 65th Grey Cup, played on November 27, 1977 and also known as The Ice Bowl, was the 1977 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship final between the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos. The Alouettes beat the Eskimos by a score of 41 to 6. 65th_Grey_Cup
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| Adrian McPherson Adrian Jamal McPherson (born May 8, 1983 in Bradenton, Florida) is a quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.McPherson has been a member of the Indiana Firebirds, Utah Blaze, Austin Wranglers and Grand Rapids Rampage. Adrian_McPherson
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| Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Lethbridge Collegiate Institute (LCI) is the largest school operated by Lethbridge School District No. 51. The school is one of two public secondary schools in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, that serve grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. Entry into LCI is loosely based on resident location in either south or west Lethbridge. Lethbridge_Collegiate_Institute
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