45th Grey Cup

The 45th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football Council's (CFC) championship game of the 1957 season, which was played on November 30, 1957. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–7 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.^[1]

45th Grey Cup

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10–4) (12–4) 32 7 Head coach:  Jim Trimble Head coach:  Bud Grant
1 2 3 4 Total Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 0 0 19 32 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 0 7 7
Date	November 30, 1957
Stadium	Varsity Stadium
Location	Toronto
National anthem	None (a local marching band played God Save the Queen instead at the request of John Diefenbaker)
Referee	Paul Dojack
Broadcasters
Network	CBC
Announcers	Steve Douglas, Ted Reynolds
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This was the first Grey Cup game to be covered on coast-to-coast television.

The game is famous for a play in which Hamilton defensive back Ray Bawel intercepted a Winnipeg pass and raced unopposed for an apparent touchdown. As he passed the Winnipeg bench, however, David Humphrey, a Toronto fan who was standing on the sidelines in front of the Winnipeg bench, put his foot out and tripped Bawel. After the officials huddled together for a while to discuss the situation not covered by the rulebook, referee Paul Dojack assessed a penalty of half the distance to the goal line as a sort of compromise. As it turned out, the incident had little effect as Hamilton scored on the ensuing drive and the game ended in a 32–7 rout for Hamilton.^[2][3][4]