WINNIPEG — When the Edmonton Eskimos beat the Ottawa Redblacks 26-20 in the 103rd Grey Cup presented by Shaw, it not only gave the Alberta capital its first CFL championship title in ten years but also made football history in Manitoba.
Winnipeggers Don Oramasionwu and Eddie Steele became the first Manitoba Bisons alumni to win a Vanier Cup and Grey Cup following Sunday’s victory at Investors Group Field. The defensive linemen were both part of the Herd’s 2007 CIS championship team. They also played high school football together with the Kelvin Clippers.
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Steele is coming off his fifth CFL season and registered two tackles in the Grey Cup game. He was selected in the third round of the 2010 draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before signing with Edmonton as a free agent in 2013. Steele was named a CIS Second Team All-Canadian and a Canada West All-Star in 2009 during his third and final season with the Bisons.
Oramasionwu on the other hand had a single tackle against Ottawa to help Edmonton win its 14th Grey Cup in franchise history. The 29-year-old earned CIS Second Team All-Canadian and Canada West All-Star nods in 2008 following what was his best statistical university season. Steele finished that year third on the team with 36 total tackles. He was picked 39th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2008 CFL Draft.
Former Bison and RedBlacks rookie running back Kienan Lafrance also played in the 103rd Grey Cup game.
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