Bombers unveil statue of legendary coach Bud Grant
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The legendary Bud Grant was on hand at Investors Group Field this morning as the club unveiled a new bronze likeness of a man widely acknowledged as the greatest head coach in the history of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The 86-year-old Grant said he had just one regret as he looked up at the larger than life statue, which depicts Grant in a familiar sideline pose.
“I feel I shouldn’t have sold that trench coat at a garage sale,” Grant quipped.
Grant coached the Bombers for ten seasons from 1957 to 1966, winning four Grey Cups with Winnipeg in that period. Grant went on to become the longtime head coach of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and is a member of both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the NFL’s Pro Football of Fame.
The new bronze statue, which was produced by a Toronto artist and paid for entirely by donations, is the first step towards the creation of what team CEO Wade Miller says will ultimately be a team ‘Walk of Honour’ outside the front entrance of IGF that will honour the club’s former greats.
“Down the side of Gate 1 will be plaques of every person that’s been inducted into the Blue Bomber hall of fame so that everyone who comes to this stadium will be able to recognize them,” Miller said.
Meanwhile, Miller also said today that the team has no plans to put in enhanced security procedures for this Saturday’s home game against the B.C. Lions in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting in Ottawa.
The Calgary Stampeders announced today that they are beefing up their security for their home game Friday night at McMahon Stadium, but Miller said the security procedures the Bombers put in place when they first moved into IGF last season are already the most intensive in the CFL.
Among other things, the Bombers are the only team in the CFL that uses security wands at the entrances.
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Updated on Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:53 PM CDT: Bud Grant coached the Bombers for ten years.
Updated on Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:46 PM CDT: Corrects name of Canadian Football Hall of Fame