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Great read. From article:
CALGARY—On Dec. 9, 1956, a Trans-Canada airplane crashed into a B.C. mountain, killing all 62 people aboard.
Five CFL all-stars were among the dead, including former Winnipeg Blue Bomber offensive tackle Cal Jones, 23, a rising star from Ohio.
More than 50 years later, parts of the wreckage from Flight 810 are still scattered on Mount Slesse. Last month, Jones’ grandson, Calgary Stampeders offensive tackle Edwin Harrison, made a three-hour trek up the mountain with his new bride Kishanda to the memorial marker.
“It was a very humbling and awesome experience. It was truly once-in-a-lifetime experience,†said the 6-foot-3, 314-pound Harrison, who this season changed his number to 62.
It was the same number Jones wore in his first season with the Blue Bombers. He also wore the number when he captained the University of Iowa Hawkeyes where he won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top college lineman. That season, the three-time All-American finished 10th in voting for the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top college player.
Great read. From article:
CALGARY—On Dec. 9, 1956, a Trans-Canada airplane crashed into a B.C. mountain, killing all 62 people aboard.
Five CFL all-stars were among the dead, including former Winnipeg Blue Bomber offensive tackle Cal Jones, 23, a rising star from Ohio.
More than 50 years later, parts of the wreckage from Flight 810 are still scattered on Mount Slesse. Last month, Jones’ grandson, Calgary Stampeders offensive tackle Edwin Harrison, made a three-hour trek up the mountain with his new bride Kishanda to the memorial marker.
“It was a very humbling and awesome experience. It was truly once-in-a-lifetime experience,†said the 6-foot-3, 314-pound Harrison, who this season changed his number to 62.
It was the same number Jones wore in his first season with the Blue Bombers. He also wore the number when he captained the University of Iowa Hawkeyes where he won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top college lineman. That season, the three-time All-American finished 10th in voting for the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top college player.
