British Columbia Lions
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The British Columbia Lions are a Canadian Football League team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They play in the West Division.
- Founded: 1954
- Formerly known as:
- Home stadium: BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Uniform colours: Orange, black and silver
- Helmet design: Start of 2005 season: White background, with a black "BC" and a profile of a mountain lion's head (orange)
- Western regular season championships: 8 -- 1963, 1964, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2004
- Grey Cup finals appearances: 8 -- 1963 (lost), 1964 (won), 1983 (lost), 1985 (won), 1988 (lost), 1994 (won), 2000 (won), 2004 (lost).
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Franchise history
Players of note
Canadian Football Hall of Famers
- Byron Bailey
- Tom Brown
- Norm Fieldgate
- Willie "the Whisp" Fleming
- Tom Hinton
- Joe Kapp
- Lui Passaglia
- Al Wilson
- Jim Young
Current stars
- 1 Casey Printers, quarterback
- 2 Sam Young, cornerback
- 3 Ryan Thelwell, slotback
- 12 Dave Dickenson, quarterback
- 26 Carl Kidd, linebacker
- 34 Antonio Warren, running back
- 51 Barrin Simpson, linebacker
- 62 Bobby Singh, right guard
- 64 Angus Reid, centre
- 81 Geroy Simon, slotback
- 82 Jason Clermont, slotback
- 85 Chris Brazzell, wide receiver
- 90 Mawuko Tugbenyoh, defensive lineman
- 97 Brent Johnson, defensive end
Not to be forgotten
- Mervyn Fernandez
- Darren Flutie
- Doug Flutie
- Danny McManus
External links
- B.C. Lions official site: http://www.bclions.com/