A Western win
The Grey Cup had been pitting West against East since 1921 but it wasn’t until 1935, the 11th time a team from Western Canada had challenged for the football supremacy of the Dominion, that they found a way to win.
The ’Pegs — the team from Winnipeg had yet to be dubbed the Blue Bombers — travelled to the Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association grounds, stunned a crowd of 6,405 and came away with an 18-12 victory, marking the first time a non-Eastern team has hoisted the cherished Cup.
Before that, teams from the West had lost 10 games by a combined score of 236-29.
The ’Pegs broke through, however, helped by some of the first American “imports” to the Canadian game like punt returner Fritz “The Golden Ghost” Hanson, who ran back a kick for a touchdown.