Calgary Stampeders
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| Founded | 1945 |
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| Based in | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Home field |
McMahon Stadium (from 1960–present) Mewata Park Stadium (1945–1959) |
| Head coach | Dave Dickenson |
| General manager | John Hufnagel |
| Owner(s) | Calgary Sports and Entertainment (majority) and Doug Mitchell |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Division | West Division |
| Colours | Red, white, and black |
| Nickname(s) | Stamps, Horsemen |
| Mascot(s) | Ralph the Dog |
| Grey Cup wins | 7 (1948, 1971, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2014) |
| Division titles |
Western Division Champions: 13—1948, 1949, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016. |
| Website | www.stampeders.com |
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Western Division Champions: 13—1948, 1949, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016.
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta, competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-oldest active franchise in the CFL. The Stampeders were officially founded in 1945, although there were clubs in Calgary as early as 1909.
The Stampeders have won seven Grey Cups, most recently in 2014, from their appearances in 15 Grey Cup Championship games. They have won 19 Western Division Championships and one Northern Division Championship in the franchise's history. The team has a provincial rivalry with the Edmonton Eskimos, as well as fierce divisional rivalries with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions.
Prior to the formation of the Calgary Stampeders, football in Calgary can be dated back as early as 1909 and the Calgary Tigers of the Alberta Rugby Football Union. The following years saw Calgary based teams come and go these included the Calgary Canucks, the "Fiftieth Battalion", the Tigers again, then the Calgary Altomahs, and finally the Calgary Bronks of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. These teams were a dominant force in football in Alberta winning championships 15 times over the next 30 years.
World War II brought a halt to football in Calgary for a few years. 1940 was the final year for the Bronks.
The WIFU returned to Calgary on September 29, 1945 with the formation of the Calgary Stampeders. In their very first game played on October 22 at Mewata Stadium they beat the Regina Roughriders 12–0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It was a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach Les Lear and talented stars such as Woody Strode, Paul Rowe, Keith Spaith, Dave Berry, Normie Kwong and Ezzert "Sugarfoot" Anderson.
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