Bob Cameron (football player)

NFL player


Name=Bob Cameron
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1954|7|18|mf=y
Birthplace=Hamilton, Ontario
Position=Punter
College= Acadia University
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CFLAllStar=1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
Awards=1988 Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
1988 Manitoba's Male Athlete of the Year
1976 Hec Crighton Trophy
Records= 1980-2000 CFL Most Consecutive Games Played, Regular Season 353
years= 1980-2002
teams= Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Robert "Bob" Cameron (born July 18, 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario) played 23 seasons (1980-2002) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

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

Bob Cameron remains the CFL's all-time leading punter with 134,301 regular season punting yards. He was a CFL all-star 4 times, a divisional all-star 6 times, and helped the Bombers to three Grey Cup victories. In the 1988 Grey Cup Cameron was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian for his crucial punting in harsh conditions. Cameron is also considered the CFL's "iron man" by setting the record for consecutive games played with 324 in a row. In 2005 he was named one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats and many people believe he will be elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible.