Bob Cameron (Canadian football)

This article is about the football player. For other uses, see Robert Cameron (disambiguation).

Robert Cameron (born July 18, 1954) is a Canadian former professional football player who played 23 seasons (1980–2002) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[1]

Bob Cameron

No. 6
Born:	(1954-07-18) July 18, 1954 (age 71) Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	P
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
University	Acadia
CFL draft	1977, round: 1, pick: 6
Drafted by	Edmonton Eskimos
Career history
As player
1977–1979	Edmonton Eskimos*
1980–2002	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*Offseason and/or practice roster only.
Career highlights and awards
3× Grey Cup champion (1984, 1988, 1990) Dick Suderman Trophy (1988) Manitoba's Male Athlete of the Year (1988) Hec Crighton Trophy (1976)
CFL All-Star	1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
CFL East All-Star	1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
CFL West All-Star	1984
Records	1980–2000 CFL Most Consecutive Games Played, Regular Season (353)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2010

Cameron was a quarterback at Acadia University. He won the Hec Crighton Trophy (most outstanding college football player in Canada).^[1] Cameron was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the first round of the 1977 College Draft.^[2] He was converted to a punter with the Blue Bombers.^[3]

Bob Cameron remains the CFL's all-time leading punter with 134,301 regular season punting yards.^[4] He was a CFL all-star 4 times, a divisional all-star 6 times, and helped the Bombers to three Grey Cup victories.^[1] In the 1988 Grey Cup Cameron was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian for his effective punting in windy conditions.^[1][5] Cameron is also considered the CFL's "iron man" by setting the record for consecutive games played with 353 in a row. One game more than the NFL record of 352 held by Jeff Feagles. ^[1][6] In 2005, he was named one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats. He was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.^[1][7][8]

Cameron is the oldest player to play in a gridiron football game at 48 years and 122 days old when he played in his final game (his Bombers lost to the Edmonton Eskimos 30-33 in Edmonton) on November 17, 2002, breaking the record held by George Blanda by thirteen days.