I've added a few brief snippets of game summaries from the two match-ups between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Balmy Beach for the 1940 Grey Cup as well as the team pictures below from the December 9th Ottawa Citizen.
Based on the citizen's coverage, the city was quite proud of its first championship team since 1926. The newspaper provided brief (and sometimes maybe a little padded) "sketches" of the team's roster. That would take up quite a bit of space on the Grey Cup page so I've added them below instead for, hopefully, your reading pleasure.
Man, there were some quality people on that team. Several have been named to several halls of fame and/or later excelled as coaches and/or builders.
I might spend more time on this specific team, their combined successes are impressive.
I might spend more time on this specific team, their combined successes are impressive.
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