If you can’t watch the above video click here. Get in your DeLorean cause we’re heading to 1985 and the Western Final. The B.C. Lions are hosting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on the puke green turf at B.C. Place. This video is all sorts of awesome. Here are some highlights:
- Don Wittman introducing the game in front of the water. B.C. Place is a “magnificent facility”.
- The orange CBC blazers worn by Wittman, Ron Lancaster, Leo Cahill and RFTW favourite Steve Armitage – yes the Steve Armitage.
- No Merv Fernandez!
- The P.A. announcer intros the Bomber starting defence James West, Tyrone Jones and the headband clad Hassan Arbubakrr.
- At 4:26 is that Rider legend John Gregory?
- The Expo ‘86 jersey patches – good glimpse at 6:46.
- At 6:57 some weird-looking Lions flags.
- The Lions starting offence: featuring Jim Sandusky.
- When Roy Dewalt is announced – goosebumps – and we don’t even care about the Lions or Dewalt.
- And we catch a quick look at the
smugBrian Williams.
