The 44th Grey Cup game was played on November 24, 1956, before 27,425 fans at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.
The favoured Edmonton Eskimos won their third straight Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes by the score of 50–27.
Edmonton coach Pop Ivy surprised many by starting sophomore Canadian quarterback Don Getty. With Jackie Parker, Johnny Bright, Normie Kwong and Rollie Miles in the backfield, they were record setters. Bright rushed for a then Grey Cup record 169 yards (surpassed by Kory Sheets in 2013), and Parker added another 129, and the Eskimos team total was a record 456 yards. Montreal rushed for 191 yards, so both teams set a single Grey Cup game record of 647 yards.
Montreal had the game tied as late as the third quarter (20 to 20) before Edmonton took total control. While Getty scored two touchdowns, Sam Etcheverry had one of his most disappointing days as a Lark, completing only 15 of 38 passes for 293 yards and a Grey Cup record 4 interceptions.
The 44thGreyCup game was played on November 24, 1956, before 27,425 fans at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. The favoured Edmonton Eskimos won their third...
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during the 44thGreyCup, with Parker at running back. However, it bore results as Parker tied the record for most touchdowns scored in a GreyCup game, at...
Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the GreyCup with the Eskimos in 1956. He attended Utah State University. "Reed Henderson...
CFL franchise of the modern era (1949–present), having won the league's GreyCup fourteen times (As the Eskimos), including an unmatched five consecutive...
former home of the Toronto Argonauts, and has previously hosted the GreyCup, the Vanier Cup, several matches of the 1976 Summer Olympics soccer tournament...
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Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the GreyCup with the Eskimos in 1956. He previously played football for the University...
win their third (consecutive) GreyCup by defeating the Montreal Alouettes by the score of 50 to 27 in the 44thGreyCup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto...
helped lead the Eskimos to successive GreyCup titles in 1954, 1955, and 1956 (where Bright rushed for a then GreyCup record of 169 yards in a 50–27 win...
the Chicago Bears, he chose to play Canadian football where he won two GreyCup Championships with the Edmonton Eskimos. Re-entering the Army to complete...
Division All-Star in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958, and was part of three GreyCup championships with the Eskimos. He married a nurse named Elaine Virginia...
the Edmonton Eskimos from 1955 to 1962 and was team captain. He won two GreyCups in 1955 and 1956 with the Eskimos. After his playing career, Fracas became...
Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the GreyCup with the Eskimos in 1956. He was born in Lamont, Alberta. Kmech died in...
compiled a record of 50–14, starting off his tenure with three consecutive GreyCup championships. His most daring move came prior to the 1956 title game,...
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professional Canadian football player from 1954 to 1957. He participated in three GreyCup victories in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He played his college football at Utah...
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three highly successful years with the Eskimos dynasty. He played in three GreyCup games, from 1954 to 1956, against the Montreal Alouettes, winning all of...
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