Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos | |||
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City: | Edmonton | ||
Founded: | 1949 | ||
Team colors: | green / gold
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Head coach: | Chris Jones | ||
League (2014): | CFL / West Division | ||
Current uniforms | |||
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Greatest successes | |||
1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2015 | Gray Cup | ||
Stadion | |||
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Play surface: | artificial grass | ||
Capacity: | 56,302 | ||
Contact | |||
Internet: | www.esks.com | ||
Data status | |||
July 18, 2014 |
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Canadian football club from Edmonton in the Canadian province of Alberta , which plays in the Canadian Football League in the West Division . The club was founded in 1949 as Edmonton Eskimos. Under the name Esquimaux ( French Eskimos ) it existed since 1897. They play their home games in the Commonwealth Stadium , which has a capacity of 56,302 spectators.
successes
The Edmonton Eskimos' greatest success was winning the Gray Cup five times in a row from 1978 to 1982. In total, they won the Gray Cup fourteen times and the Western Division Championship twenty-three times.
team
Edmonton Eskimos club players | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Slotbacks
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Injured
Training team
Suspended
Injured Team updated December 28, 2013 |
Legend
DL Down linemen | G Guard | DB Defensive back | LB linebacker |
QB quarterback | T tackle | DT defensive tackle | Foosball table |
FB fullback | S Safety | DE Defensive end | P punter |
WR wide receiver | CB Corner back |
Web links
- Official website of the Edmonton Eskimos
- Football Story , a1953documentary about the National Film Board of Canada's Edmonton Eskimos