47th Grey Cup

The 47th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's (CFL) championship game of the 1959 season on November 28, 1959.

47th Grey Cup
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(12–4) (10–4)
21 7
Head coach: 
Head coach: 
1234 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30117 21
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0160 7
DateNovember 28, 1959
StadiumCNE Stadium
LocationToronto
Most Valuable PlayerCharlie Shepard
RefereePaul Dojack
Attendance33,133
Broadcasters
NetworkCBC
AnnouncersNorm Marshall, Larry O'Brien

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–7 at Toronto's CNE Stadium before a crowd of 33,133. It was the first Grey Cup held at CNE Stadium; the stadium, making various changes along the way, would host 11 more Grey Cup games in a 24 year span ending with the 70th Grey Cup game in 1982.

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