Thanks for posting this, Other 85 events Bears won the superbowl Royals won the World Series Money for nothing was a # #1 song and Back to the future was in a theatre near you
Wow. A co production between CBC and chief rival station CTV on a major sporting event? 😮Kind of like here in 2025, ESPN/ABC and Fox Sports both showing the Super Bowl at the same time.
I lived in Montreal then and had been to the 83 Grey Cup in Vancouver when the Lions blew it against the Argos. I wanted to see them finally win it but I couldn't get any of my friends to go. No one was interested. There were plenty of empty seats at the Big O. I should have just gone by myself but back then $30 was a lot of money for a poor student.
Watched this Game live that day. This was the best B.C. Lions team ever. That team should have won more than just one Grey Cup of that era . It was interesting watching that game of how the pro eastern broadcasters except for the Late Great Ronnie Lancaster. were really hoping Hamilton would win. But those Lions were just too good, even without injured Mervin Fernandez. Lui Passaglia had a great kick game that day.
Yes, I totally agree with you that those were the most homer announcers that I have ever had to listen to. They literally rejoiced in the 2nd half when Hamilton took the lead.
My brother attended a social in Winnipeg the night before this game, grand prize was a flight to Montreal to see the game. He packed his bags as a joke and went to the social. He wound up winning and caught the late night flight to Montreal, watched the game and then had a return flight late after the game 😂 I still have the heavy and sweaty corduroy hat he got for me from the game.
I wish for future NFL Super Bowls in alternating years the top announcers from CBS and FOX pair up together in one year and in the following year, NBC and ESPN. Also 1985 was the final time that announcers from CBC and CTV would co-announce the Grey Cup game cause CTV exclusively broadcast the 1986 game and CBC did it from 1987 up until TSN covered it
INCORRECT 1986 WAS the final season of a co CBC/CTV telecast beginning in 1987 CFL started the CFN a network of independent stations across the country that would split the CFL TV contract with CBC from 1987 to 1990 TSN would have a game of the week during this time
B.C. Lions of the 80s were a lot like the 70's Cowboys of NFL...dominating regular season , making the playoffs..but either losing in the playoffs (or the Grey Cup) more then they won ..had they played in the east like likely would have been in the Grey Cup more then mere three times (and losing twice) ,,,also if Fernandez and Jenkins had've been playing it likely would have been even bigger win
the Montreal alouettes we’re in decline in 1985
Thanks for posting this,
Other 85 events
Bears won the superbowl
Royals won the World Series
Money for nothing was a # #1 song and
Back to the future was in a theatre near you
Hagler vs Hearns
Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's record
Live Aid
oilers won the cup
bc lions ruled Vancouver
Wow. A co production between CBC and chief rival station CTV on a major sporting event? 😮Kind of like here in 2025, ESPN/ABC and Fox Sports both showing the Super Bowl at the same time.
@ kinda like governments, different cheeks of the same ass
Thanks for uploading this! Watched the whole game with my dad. Very entertaining and what a nostalgia trip!
Part of the reason of why I run this channel
I lived in Montreal then and had been to the 83 Grey Cup in Vancouver when the Lions blew it against the Argos. I wanted to see them finally win it but I couldn't get any of my friends to go. No one was interested. There were plenty of empty seats at the Big O. I should have just gone by myself but back then $30 was a lot of money for a poor student.
Watched this Game live that day. This was the best B.C. Lions team ever. That team should have won more than just one Grey Cup of that era .
It was interesting watching that game of how the pro eastern broadcasters except for the Late Great Ronnie Lancaster. were really hoping Hamilton would win. But those Lions were just too good, even without injured Mervin Fernandez. Lui Passaglia had a great kick game that day.
Yes, I totally agree with you that those were the most homer announcers that I have ever had to listen to. They literally rejoiced in the 2nd half when Hamilton took the lead.
Doug Williams who won Superbowl with Washington reminded me alot of Roy Dewalt
My brother attended a social in Winnipeg the night before this game, grand prize was a flight to Montreal to see the game. He packed his bags as a joke and went to the social.
He wound up winning and caught the late night flight to Montreal, watched the game and then had a return flight late after the game 😂
I still have the heavy and sweaty corduroy hat he got for me from the game.
This game was the moment when the CFL knew they could live without Montreal in the league.
wow...funny to see this after all these years
I wish for future NFL Super Bowls in alternating years the top announcers from CBS and FOX pair up together in one year and in the following year, NBC and ESPN. Also 1985 was the final time that announcers from CBC and CTV would co-announce the Grey Cup game cause CTV exclusively broadcast the 1986 game and CBC did it from 1987 up until TSN covered it
INCORRECT 1986 WAS the final season of a co CBC/CTV telecast beginning in 1987 CFL started the CFN a network of independent stations across the country that would split the CFL TV contract with CBC from 1987 to 1990 TSN would have a game of the week during this time
B.C. Lions of the 80s were a lot like the 70's Cowboys of NFL...dominating regular season , making the playoffs..but either losing in the playoffs (or the Grey Cup) more then they won ..had they played in the east like likely would have been in the Grey Cup more then mere three times (and losing twice) ,,,also if Fernandez and Jenkins had've been playing it likely would have been even bigger win
If memory serves, Ned Armour ended up driving a city transit bus in Vancouver.
@@Masterhab yes he did
Our team should watch this game and get fired up go cats go
Bc fans went nuts when we one this grey cup fist grey cup in 21 years
Great victory by a great B.C. Lions, in spite of the horribly homer announcers who clearly wanted Hamilton to win.