The 58th Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

was played on November 28, 1970 before 32,669 fans at Exhibition Stadium

Exhibition Stadium

Canadian National Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that formerly stood on the Exhibition Place grounds, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....

 at Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. The Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

 defeated the Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

 23 to 10. The Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

 game was dominated by the woeful condition of the field with the turf coming away in chunks.

Box Score

First Quarter

Calgary – TD – Hugh McKinnis

Hugh McKinnis

Hugh Lee McKinnis, Jr. is a former professional American and Canadian football player who played in 3 CFL seasons from 1970 to 1972 for the Calgary Stampeders and 4 NFL seasons from 1973 to 1976 for the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks.-References:...

 5 yard run (Larry Robinson convert)

Montreal – TD – Ted Alflen

Ted Alflen

Ted Alflen was an American college and professional football player. A defensive back and halfback, he played college football at Springfield College, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1969, and in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal...

 10 yard pass from Moses Denson

Moses Denson

Moses Denson is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore....

 (convert no good)

Second Quarter

Montreal – FG – George Springate

George Springate

George P.G. Springate, CM is a Canadian police officer, politician, football player, professor, and Citizenship Judge.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleonor Woodhouse, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University...

 21 yard Field Goal

Third Quarter

Calgary – FG – Larry Robinson 21 yard Field Goal

Montreal – TD – Tom Pullen

Tom Pullen

Tom Pullen is a retired Canadian Football League player.Pullen was born in Ottawa, Canada in approximately 1945. He attended Glebe Collegiate Institute, a high school in Ottawa, where played football, basketball and ran track and field...

 7 yard run (George Springate

George Springate

George P.G. Springate, CM is a Canadian police officer, politician, football player, professor, and Citizenship Judge.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleonor Woodhouse, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University...

 convert)

Fourth Quarter

Montreal – TD – Garry Lefebvre

Garry Lefebvre

Garry Lefebvre, , is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player with the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes at the wide receiver and punter positions.- Professional career :...

 10 yard pass from Sonny Wade

Sonny Wade

Sonny Wade born April 1, 1947 in Martinsville, Virginia, a graduate of the "powerhouse" football program at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, and played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978....

 (George Springate convert)

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Montreal Alouettes	6	3	7	7	23
Calgary Stampeders	7	0	3	0	10

Trivia

Both teams had finished third in league play. Montreal was third place in the East Division at 7-6-1, and Calgary was third in the West with a 9-7-0 record.

The Alouettes were coached by former Als great Sam Etcheverry

Sam Etcheverry

Sam "The Rifle" Etcheverry was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and was named Canadian football's Most Outstanding Player in 1954...

.

Als quarterback Sonny Wade

Sonny Wade

Sonny Wade born April 1, 1947 in Martinsville, Virginia, a graduate of the "powerhouse" football program at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, and played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978....

 demonstrated the condition of the turf when he hurled a huge chunk of grass out of his way to take a snap. The field condition was described as "disgraceful".

Sonny Wade

Sonny Wade

Sonny Wade born April 1, 1947 in Martinsville, Virginia, a graduate of the "powerhouse" football program at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, and played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978....

 won the first of his 3 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player

Grey Cup Most Valuable Player

The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game.-Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners:...

 awards

George Springate

George Springate

George P.G. Springate, CM is a Canadian police officer, politician, football player, professor, and Citizenship Judge.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleonor Woodhouse, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University...

, the Alouettes kicker, was formerly a police officer, and later a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec

National Assembly of Quebec

The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...

 and a college (John Abbott College

John Abbott College

John Abbott College is an English-language general and professional educational college located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal. The enabling legislation is the General and Vocational Colleges Act -History:The college was accredited in...

Cegep) teacher in criminology.

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