(1964-04-14) April 14, 1964 (age 60) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Career information
CFL status
American
Position(s)
LB
College
Arizona State
Career history
As player
1987–1993
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1994
Las Vegas Posse
1994
Ottawa Rough Riders
1995
Memphis Mad Dogs
1996
Saskatchewan Roughriders
1997–1998
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion (1988, 1990)
Second-team All-Pac-10 (1985)
CFL All-Star
1990, 1991
CFL East All-Star
1990, 1991
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2007
Greg Battle (born April 14, 1964) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He graduated from Arizona State University. He had a tryout with the Denver Broncos of the NFL but turned north to Canada in 1987.
He won two CFL Outstanding Defensive player awards in his career, 1990 and 1991, and helped the Blue Bombers to two Grey Cup victories in 1988 and 1990. He finished his career third in the CFL for career defensive tackles with 766. He was named one of the All-Time Blue Bomber Greats. As a senior, Battle accumulated 147 tackles and took home Honorable Mention All-America honors from the Associated Press.[1] He was chosen the Eastern Division outstanding defensive player three times (1989, 1990 and 1991) and the CFL's top defensive player in 1990 and 1991. He was named the Grey Cup's defensive MVP in 1990, when he recorded four tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a 56-yard touchdown in a 50–11 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos. During the game one sports caster jokingly asked if he could nominate Battle for most outstanding offensive player due to his interceptions. During his time in the CFL he was known for his Pass coverage skills, and outstanding speed.
Battle also briefly played for the Las Vegas Posse in 1994 and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the same season, the Memphis Mad Dogs in 1995 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1996 before returning to the Blue Bombers for his two final seasons.
In 2007, Battle was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers76th Grey Cup champions
2 Lee Saltz
3 Trevor Kennerd
5 Tim Jessie
6 Bob Cameron
7 Tom Muecke
8 Ken Pettway
10 Rod Hill
12 Sean Salisbury
20 James Jefferson
21 James Murphy
22 Perry Tuttle
23 Tony Johns
24 Ken Hailey
26 Ken Winey
29 Paul Clatney
30 Darryl Sampson
31 Terry Cochrane
32 Buster Rhymes
33 Michael Allen
34 Greg Battle
35 Dan Wicklum
39 Darren Yewchyn
39 Walter Bender
44 Leon Hatziioannou
51 David Black
52 Mike Gray
53 Aaron Brown
57 Mark Seale
58 James West
59 Lyle Bauer
63 Chris Walby
64 Bob Molle
65 Nick Bastaja
66 Steve Rodehutskors
70 Paul Shorten
72 Delbert Fowler
73 Randy Fabi
74 Vernon Pahl
76 Romel Andrews
77 Stan Mikawos
79 Willie Fears
80 Jeff Smith
Head coach: Mike Riley
Assistant coaches: Gene Gaines
Urban Bowman
Bob Padilla
Bruce Lemmerman
Scott Shuhmann
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers78th Grey Cup champions
3 Trevor Kennerd
5 Tim Jessie
6 Bob Cameron
7 Burtland Cummings
8 Ken Pettway
9 Sammy Garza
10 Rod Hill
13 Tom Burgess
14 Danny McManus
15 Less Browne
16 Terry Cochrane
20 Steve Zatylny
21 James Murphy
22 Perry Tuttle
24 Ken Hailey
26 Ken Winey
27 Robert Mimbs
29 Dave Bovell
30 Darryl Sampson
32 Matt Pearce
33 Michael Allen
34 Greg Battle
35 Tyrone Jones
36 Paul Randolph
37 Warren Hudson
39 Rick House
43 Quency Williams
44 Leon Hatziioannou
51 David Black
52 Mike Gray
57 Steve Rodehutskors
58 James West
59 Lyle Bauer
63 Chris Walby
64 Bob Molle
68 Nick Benjamin
69 Scott Redl
71 Lee Hull
76 Quentin Riggins
77 Stan Mikawos
79 Rob Crifo
80 Eric Streater
99 Jeff Croonen
Head coach: Mike Riley
Assistant coaches Gene Gaines
Jim Gilstrap
Cal Murphy
Bob Padilla
Dave Ritchie
Ron Simonson
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Canadian Football LeagueMost Outstanding Defensive Player Award
1974: Helton
1975: Corrigall
1976: Baker
1977: Kepley
1978: Fennell
1979: Zambiasi
1980: Kepley
1981: Kepley
1982: Parker
1983: Marshall
1984: Parker
1985: Jones
1986: Parker
1987: Stumon
1988: Covington
1989: Bass
1990: Battle
1991: Battle
1992: Pless
1993: Baylis
1994: Pless
1995: Pless
1996: Pless
1997: Pless
1998: Montford
1999: Tiggle
2000: Montford
2001: Montford
2002: Payton
2003: Fleming
2004: Stewart
2005: Grace
2006: B. Johnson
2007: Wake
2008: Wake
2009: Chick
2010: Knowlton
2011: J. Johnson
2012: Sherritt
2013: Cox
2014: Elimimian
2015: Bighill
2016: Elimimian
2017: Singleton
2018: Bighill
2019: Jefferson
2021: Bighill
2022: Mauldin
2023: Betts
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Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
1959: Shepard
1960: Stewart
1961: Ploen
1962: Lewis
1963: Not awarded
1964: Not awarded
1965: Not awarded
1966: Reed
1967: Zuger
1968: Washington
1969: Jackson
1970: Wade
1971: W. Harris
1972: Ealey
1973: Brandon
1974: Ah You & Wade
1975: Cook & Ferrughelli
1976: Clements & Vann
1977: Wade & Weir
1978: Fennell & Wilkinson
1979: Cousineau & Green
1980: Moon & Potter
1981: Glassford & Watts
1982: Fennell & Moon
1983: Barnes & Brazley
1984: Clements & Jones
1985: Dewalt & Parker
1986: Covington & Kerrigan
1987: Allen & Hill
1988: Gray & Murphy
1989: Austin & Klingbeil
1990: Battle & Burgess
1991: Ismail
1992: Flutie
1993: Allen
1994: Anthony
1995: Ham
1996: Flutie
1997: Flutie
1998: Garcia
1999: McManus
2000: Drummond
2001: Crandell
2002: Calvillo
2003: Tucker
2004: Allen
2005: Ray
2006: Dickenson
2007: Johnson
2008: Burris
2009: Cobourne
2010: Richardson
2011: Lulay
2012: Kackert
2013: Sheets
2014: Mitchell
2015: Reilly
2016: Burris
2017: Posey
2018: Mitchell
2019: A. Harris
2021: Collaros
2022: Muamba
2023: Fajardo
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Members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Players
Abendschan
Ah You
Aldag
D. Allen
Anderson
Atchison
B. Bailey
Baker
Barrow
Bass
Batstone
Battle
Beach
Benecick
Bennett
Bonk
Bourke
Bowman
Box
Breen
Bright
C. Brock
D. Brock
Do. Brown
T. Brown
Browne
Brule
Burden
Burris
Cahoon
Calvillo
Cameron
J. Campbell
Casey
Charlton
Childress
Clarke
Clements
Clemons
Coffey
Conacher
Connop
Copeland
Cornish
Corrigall
Covington
C. Cox
E. Cox
R. Craig
Crawford
Cronin
D. Cutler
W. Cutler
Dalla Riva
DiPietro
Dixon
Dunigan
Elgaard
Elimimian
Eliowitz
Emerson
Estay
Etcheverry
Evanshen
Fairbanks
Faloney
Fear
Fennell
Fernandez
Ferraro
Ferrone
Fieldgate
Fleming
Flory
Da. Flutie
Do. Flutie
Flynn
Frank
Fryer
Gabriel
Gaines
Gall
George
Golab
Gorrell
Grant
Gray
Griffing
Ham
Hanson
Harding
D. Harris
W. Harris
Harrison
Helton
Henley
Highbaugh
Hinton
Holloway
Huffman
Hufnagel
Hugo
Ilesic
Isbister
Jackson
Jacobs
E. James
G. James
A. Johnson
B. Johnson
W. Johnson
Ty. Jones
Jurasin
Kabat
Kapp
Keeling
B. Kelly
E. Kelly
Kepley
Krol
Kwong
Lapointe
Lancaster
Lawson
Leadlay
Lear
Lehmann
L. Lewis
N. Lewis
Lumsden
Lunsford
Luster
Luzzi
Makowsky
McCallum
McCance
McGill
McGowan
McManus
McQuarters
B. Miles
R. Miles
Mills
Mitchell
Molson
Montford
Moon
F. Morris
T. Morris
Mosca
J. Murphy
Narcisse
Nelson
Nettles
Neumann
O'Quinn
Okeke
O'Shea
Pajaczkowski
Jac. Parker
Jam. Parker
Passaglia
Patterson
Payton
G. Perry
N. Perry
Phillips
A. Pitts
E. Pitts
Pless
Ploen
Poplawski
Pringle
Quilty
Racine
Raimey
Ray
Rebholz
Reed
Reeve
Ridgway
Rigney
Roberts
Robinson
Romano
Rowe
Ruby
Russel
T. Scott
V. Scott
Shatto
Simon
Be. Simpson
Bo. Simpson
Sprague
Stegall
Steinauer
Stevenson
Stewart
Stirling
Sutherin
Symons
Thelen
Thornton
Timmis
Tindale
Tinsley
Tommy
Trawick
Tubman
Tucker
Urness
Uteck
Vaughan
Vaughn
Vavra
Vercheval
Wagner
Walby
Walker
Weir
Welch
West
Wilkinson
G. Williams
A. Wilson
D. Wilson
Winfield
Wylie
Yochum
Young
Zambiasi
Zock
Builders
Ackles
Anselmo
Back
R. Bailey
Ballard
Barker
Berger
Braley
Brook
D. W. Brown
Buono
H. Campbell
Chipman
Clair
Connellan
Cooper
Cosentino
Coulter
Crighton
A. Currie
G. Currie
Custis
Davies
DeGruchy
Dojack
Duggan
DuMoulin
Dussault
Evans
Forster
Foulds
Fracas
Fulton
Gaudaur
Gibson
Grant
Grey
Griffith
Halter
Hannibal
Haylor
Hayman
Henick
Hopson
Hufnagel
Bi. Hughes
Ireland
Keys
Kimball
Knight
Kramer
Levy
Lieberman
Loney
Matthews
McBrien
McCaffrey
D. McCann
McDonald
McNaughton
McPherson
Mitchell
Metras
Montgomery
T. Morris
C. Murphy
Newton
O'Billovich
Pistilli
Preston
Reda
A. Ritchie
D. Ritchie
Rodden
Ryan
Sazio
Schwartz
Shaughnessy
Shepherd
Shivers
Shouldice
J. Simpson
F. Smith
L. Smith
Slocomb
Spencer
Spring
Stukus
P. Taylor
Tindall
Towriss
Uteck
Warner
Warwick
Wetenhall
S. Wilson
Media
Afaganis
A. Allen
P. Allen
R. Allen
Avery
Badham
Beamish
Bishop
Bratina
Brisebois
Brunt
Calcutt
Carroll
Tom Casey
Chevrier
Cluff
Cole
Coleman
J. Cox
G. Craig
Cuthbert
Davis
DeGeer
Dryburgh
Dufault
Dunnell
Esaw
Frayne
Frewin
Gilchrist
Good
B. Hall
V. Hall
Hanley
Hooper
Bo. Hughes
Hunt
Hunter
Hynes
Irving
D. Isaac
M. Isaac
Te. Jones
Kearney
G. Kelly
Kent
Kielty
MacCabe
Maki
Marsden
Marshall
Martin
Matheson
Matsumoto
A. McCann
McConnell
McKnight
McLean
Melville
Miller
Milton
Moir
Naylor
Newans
O'Brien
O'Meara
Pascall
Pascucci
Pawson
Picken
J. Proudfoot
T. Proudfoot
Proulx
Purcell
Ralph
Reeve
Ruckaber
Saunders
Schultz
Selnes
Sgambati
Sigurdson
Simmons
D. Smith
M. Smith
Stephen
Stephenson
Stukus
Suitor
Sullivan
Swangard
Tait
J. Taylor
Tucker
Ullrich
Viney
G. Walker
H. Walker
Ja. Wells
Jo. Wells
Westwick
Willes
B. Williams
Wittman
Zurkowsky
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