CFL 1970 Western Final Game 3 - coldest Canadian football game ever? (part 1)

The Calgary Stampeders played the Saskatchewan Roiughriders in a best-of-three CFL West Division final series in 1970. The third game, played at Taylor Field in Regina, was played in possibly the coldest conditions ever in Canadian football. The Stamps drove the field against a very strong wind at the end of the game, and Larry Robinson kicked the game-winning field goal to send the Stamps to the 1970 Grey Cup game.

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[Ben Klein]

Grantland!!

[trenthovis]

I was reading Grantland and there was a link to this video so I clicked it and here I am writing this comment.

[Dan Osier]

Great story's about the Roughriders and how they always make one little mistake and Boom, there went the chance to get into or lose the Grey Cup! I was at thr freezer bowl and we had a ton of fun and became cheerleaders (like Crazy George) and kept the fans cheering and their spirits high, ours too! Lots of energy, if Ronnie could have played QB we would have won that game. We must have sung "On Roughriders" 200 times.

[Allen Coe]

Frank Rigney played at Iowa and later in Winnipeg with Kenny Ploen

[Dee VanHorne]

Holy Crap, .....so JOE.....What do ya' know!.....The what is rampant??? I honestly think next time you're in Regina and you find yourself waiting for your bus to ferry you to to your cocaine dealer, prior to gambling and drinking before hitting the next Riders game....DON YOUR POINTY WHITE HOOD AND CLOAK AND DONT FORGET TO BURN A CROSS FOR EFFECT....It SHOULD KEEP YOU WARM AND TOASTY. RACIST ASS!! YOU ARE A DISCRACE TO PROUD CANADIANS NATION WIDE!!! GO BACK TO THE U.S....Im certain they miss you

[elvicare35]

He was great!!!!!

[Kathy Edwards]

+3 degrees F equals -16 degrees C and -36 degrees F is -38 degrees C. It was very very cold, believe me. Not only that but Calgary did not have a heater on their sideline - their coach said they did not need one!

[Rocker5593]

@joe bone doesn't seem too bad while there's however many millions of Canadians stressing out over scheduling conflicts between work and fun and hockey sounds like u guys got it all worked out and actually I like the snow and cold.........feel so Canadian ahaha

[Todd Ransom]

typical Canadian winter, no sweat.

[xSoccerxCorex]

they had none o.O

[joe bone]

I lived in Regina most of my life..and the Rider fans are the best !

My advice to any one ..DO NOT LIVE THERE !!

In the winter your car will not start unless you plug it in ..the transit system sucks and you have to wait for a bus in -40 C for an hour....the natives are rampant and cocaine and drug use is prevalent,,and in the summer, it lasts only 3 weeks and the mosquitoes are nuts !!

There in NOTHING in Regina to do but drink, gamble, and go to Rider games..no entertainment at all !

[6400az]

Plese. please..............don't talk about wind chill. It's NOT taken seriously. If it's 3 above, it's still behind the the Ice Bowl !!