The
46th Grey Cup was the championship game of the
1958 season of the
Canadian Football League on November 29, 1958. The game was played in Vancouver's Empire Stadium before a crowd of 36,567. The
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35-28
Game summary
Winnipeg Blue Bombers(35) - TDs, Jim Van Pelt (2), Norm Rauhaus, Charlie Shepard. Cons, Van Pelt (4). FGs, Van Pelt (2). Single, Shepard.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats(28) - TDs,
Ron Howell (2),
Ralph Goldston,
Gerry McDougall. Cons, Steve Oneschuk (4).
Tiger-Cats head coach
Jim Trimble stated before the game his team would "waffle" the Blue Bombers.
Hamilton started well, opening a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Winnipeg had got within one point when the Hamilton coach made a controversial call.
Instead of downing the ball before half time, coach Trimble elected to punt the ball away on the last play. The punt was blocked, and recovered in the end zone by Bomber
Norm Rauhaus to give them a 20-14 half-time lead. "We should have won the 1958 Grey Cup but there was a bad coaching error before halftime" said Hamilton defensive lineman
Angelo Mosca.
In the second half, Hamilton came back to tie, but a Hamilton fumble was recovered by Bomber
Gord Rowland which led to a touchdown by Winnipeg fullback
Charlie Shepard. Hamilton again fought back to take the lead 28-27. Winnipeg quarterback
Jim Van Pelt scored on a trick play where he pitched the ball to running back
Leo Lewis who passed back to Van Pelt for...
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