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unusual facts about Eskimos



74th Grey Cup

The Eskimos finally got on the scoreboard late in the third quarter courtesy of a blocked punt by Larry Wruck which Craig Shaffer recovered at the Hamilton 37.

75th Grey Cup

Edmonton Eskimos - (38) TDs, Henry Williams, Marco Cyncar, Brian Kelly, Damon Allen; FGs, Jerry Kauric (3); cons.

The lead changed hands five times before Jerry Kauric booted a 49-yard field goal to secure a two-point victory for the Eskimos.

93rd Grey Cup

The Eskimos started the fourth quarter with a devastating 93-yard clock-killing drive, finishing it up with a one-yard touchdown from fullback Mathieu Bertrand to tie the game at 23.

Calista Corporation

Currently, Calista has almost 14,000 shareholders, almost all of whom are Central Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimos, and most of whom still speak the Yup'ik language and live a largely subsistence lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and gathering.

Harry Reser

Harry Reser played "Tiger Rag" and "You Hit the Spot" in the Vitaphone musical short Harry Reser and His Eskimos (1936).

Kabongo

Patrick Kabongo (born June 27, 1979 in Kinshasa, Zaire), an offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League

Mike Maurer

In the 93rd Grey Cup against the Montreal Alouettes, which the Eskimos won by a score of 38-35 in overtime, he caught 4 passes for 41 yards substituting for fullback Mathieu Bertrand and won the Dick Suderman Trophy as the Most Valuable Canadian in the Grey Cup.

Ole Haugsrud

His signing of Ernie Nevers and having the Eskimos barnstorm, is credited as helping grow the league at critical time.

Randy Kerbow

After failing to make the team, he rejoined the Eskimos where he split playing time with Frank Cosentino.

Rick Klassen

In 1984, however, when Matthews, former Edmonton defensive co-ordinator, traded for James "Quick" Parker from the Eskimos, Klassen again switched positions.

Sean Lucas

He made his professional debut in the final week of the season in Edmonton against the Eskimos.

Shamanism among Eskimo peoples

According to another variant among Ammassalik Eskimos in East Greenland, the joints of the body have their own small souls, the loss of which causes pain.

Stanford Samuels

Throughout his CFL career, Samuels has lashed out against management having called former Blue Bombers general manager Brendan Taman a "snake" and then getting in a heated argument with former Eskimos head coach Danny Maciocia, following the release of Ron Warner.

The Legend of Bigfoot

He states the Eskimos called the creature bushman, Colville Indians named it Sasquatch and the Hoopas named it Om-mah, but is commonly known as Bigfoot.


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