Edmonton Elks induct 3 veteran players to Wall of Honour – Edmonton
The Edmonton Elks will induct three veteran gamers into their Wall of Honour throughout Saturday’s sport in opposition to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Former gamers, Ed Jones, Joe Hollimon and Jim Germany had been all a part of the crew’s five-in-a-row Gray Cup period between 1978 and 1982. Tonight they’ll obtain the excessive honour for his or her main contributions to the crew throughout these successful years.
Jones’ defensive efforts had been significantly impactful on the crew’s consecutive championship wins.
“It’s a terrific honour, it’s one thing that… all gamers sit up for probably have their title enshrined on the wall or within the corridor of fame,” Jones instructed International Information Mornings. “It’s one thing all of us talked about 20-30 years in the past and I’m glad it got here to fruition.”
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The crew they put collectively within the mid-seventies was the identical crew that labored collectively to get to these championships finals, Jones stated, and that’s actually what made the 5 wins doable.
“I see the CFL as a terrific league, minus the fan assist. It’s a disgrace we don’t have the fan assist we did once I performed as a result of that basically motivates guys on the sector, particularly whenever you received 60,000 folks hollering ‘Go Elks Go!’” Jones stated.
Commonwealth Stadium, the place the Elks nonetheless play at the moment was opened as much as 60,000 followers in the course of the crew’s heyday.
The Elks tackle the Roughriders Saturday on the famed Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Saturday.
