Bob Simpson (football player)
- Bob Simpson (football player)
Infobox CFL player
Name=Bob Simpson
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Position=Flying wing/End
position2=Running back
position3=Defensive back
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DateOfBirth=Birth date|1930|04|20
Birthplace=Windsor, Ontario
DateOfDeath=Death date and age|2007|11|28|1930|04|20
Deathplace=Ottawa, Ontario
playing_years=1950-1962
playing_teams=Ottawa Rough Riders
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CFLAllStar=1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
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CFHOF=24&player=Simpson,%20Robert%20(Bob)
Robert Simpson (1930-2007) was an all-star Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, where he was elected in 1976. Simpson helped Ottawa to win the 1951 and 1960 Grey Cups. He also represented Canada in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
He was nominated for the Schenley Most Outstanding Player in 1956, Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian Award three times, and was Most Outstanding Canadian runner-up in 1956.[cite web|url=http://cfhof.ca/index.php?module=page&id=24&player=Simpson,%20Robert%20(Bob)|title=Robert (Bob) Simpson|work=Hall of Famers|publisher=Canadian Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-04-28] ]Over his career with the Rough Riders, Simpson caught 274 passes 6,034 yards and 65 touchdowns.
He was named to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 [cite web|url=http://www.ottawasportshalloffame.com|title=Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame|work=Inductees|accessdate=2008-04-28] and the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Museum in 1982[cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=4d153dc4-b18e-4fcb-a4f5-56613f8664e0|title=Windsor gridiron great Bob Simpson dies|last=Caton|first=Mary|date=2007-11-28|publisher=Windsor Star|accessdate=2008-04-28] .]Notes
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