Bob Cameron is the Blue Bombers’ all-time favourite kicker

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Bob Cameron is arguably the greatest punter in CFL history and Blue Bombers fans have decided he’s their No. 1 kicker.

Cameron was elected to the kicker position by voters taking part in the Winnipeg Free Press/TSN 1290 All-Time Bombers Team selection process.

“I’m very honoured to say the least,” said Cameron. “I think there’s been a number of kickers throughout the years that have punted and kicked very well for the Bombers. Troy Westwood and Trevor Kennerd I played with for years — either one of those guys could have gotten it.

“I guess because I played so long people remembered me and the name recognition I guess and so I’m very honoured and very humbled. It’s pretty neat to be honest with you.”

Panelist and former Bombers coach Bud Grant said durability was his top criteria in selecting a player and Cameron has that base covered all day.

Cameron played 23 seasons (1980-2002) with the Bombers and remains the CFL’s all-time leading punter with 134,301 regular season punting yards.

A four-time league all-star and a six-time division all-star, Cameron was a three-time Grey Cup winner and Most Valuable Canadian in the 1988 title game. He set a record for consecutive games played at 353 and was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Born in Hamilton and the Hec Creighton winner while playing quarterback at Acadia, Cameron never left Winnipeg once the Bombers gave him a chance.

“I guess I’m sort of a homebody. I grew up in the same house my dad built in 1950, and my parents stayed there until they passed away. I think I’m sort of loyal. When I was at university, I played all five years at the same school I still go back there as much as I possibly can,” said Cameron. “I just think the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the city of Winnipeg were so good to me and I’m so proud to have played all those years I loved it. I loved playing here, I loved the whole atmosphere of playing professional football, I never wanted to give it up, obviously, as I played so long. I just enjoyed it. I loved the city, the province and married a girl from here and we’re still together and we have four kids and it’s just been fantastic.”

Voting began Monday and fans were given the choice of five kickers as chosen by the All-Time Blue Bombers Team panel, comprising legendary coach Bud Grant, former player and GM Paul Robson, Hall of Fame football writer Ed Tait, Andrew (Hustler) Paterson from TSN 1290 and myself.

Next up is kick returner. The Free Press print and digital editions as well as www.tsn1290.ca will run stories on Monday outlining the careers of the finalists selected by our panel. Voting will take place on both websites. You can vote here.

Vote a maximum of once per day and help choose the Blue Bombers player you consider the best at the following positions, to be presented in this order: Quarterback, offensive lineman, linebacker, kicker, kick returner, running back, defensive lineman, defensive back and receiver.