The Canadian Football League Hall of Fame has announced the members of their Class of 2019, which will consist of five former players and two builders.
Joe Cornish: Cornish played nine years in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders where he rushed for 6,844 Yards with 44 Touchdowns. The native of New Westminster, B.C. was named the CFL’s Outstanding Canadian three years in a row (2012-14) and he is also a three-time Rushing Leader. Cornish would also win two Grey Cups with the Stampeders.
Mervyn Fernandez: From San Jose State, Fernandez played for the B.C. Lions from 1982 to 1986 where he helped the team win the Grey Cup in 1985 and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the CFL that year. The Wide Receiver played for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1987 to 1992 and returned for one more season with the Lions in 1994. The two time CFL All-Star would record 399 Receptions for 6,690 Yards and 57 Touchdowns.
Terry Greer: Greer came to the CFL by way of Alabama State where he played for the Toronto Argonauts from 1980 to 1985 where he was a two-time CFL All-Star and helped the Argonauts win the 1983 Grey Cup. That was a special year for Greer as he would become the first CFL Wide Receiver to have a 2,000 Yard season. Before he left the CFL for the NFL he would tabulate 404 Receptions for 6,817 Yards and 47 Touchdowns. He would later win two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers making him one of the few people to have a Grey Cup and Super Bowl ring.
Jim Hopson: Hopson enters as a builder through being the President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2004 to 2015. He was an Offensive Lineman for the team from 1973 to 1976.
Ernie Pitts: Pitts played at both Defensive Back and Wide Receiver over his Canadian Football League tenure (1957-70). He was a four-time Grey Cup Champion with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and he would have 337 Receptions for 1,126 Yards and 55 Touchdowns. It is a posthumous induction as he was fatally shot in September of 1970.
Frank Smith: Smith enters as a builder through coaching the University of British Columbia from 1974 to 1994. He would win two National Championships ad was also a two-time Coach of the Year.
David Williams: Williams was drafted in the 3rdRound from the University of Illinois in the 1986 Draft and after bouncing around the NFL for three years with three different teams he signed with the B.C. Lions in 1988 where he won the Outstanding Player of the Year Award in his first year. He would later win the Grey Cup in 1991 with the Toronto Argonauts and he also played with Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg. He retired with 439 Receptions for 7,197 Yards and 78 Touchdowns.
The Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on August 9 in Hamilton, Ontario.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
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