Your favourite Blue Bomber running backs of all-time!

[Doublezero]

He was the best. Great highlight pack of d-linemen and LBs flailing at the air trying to tackle blink.



Can't believe Fred Reid got 6 votes...

I know and agree with you. Fred Reid was a standout RB for us - William Miller too.

[blue girl]

I only started watching the Bombers in '75 so I'm going by what I saw. I imagine if I were old enough to remember Leo Lewis I would have ranked him high. However based on what I've seen my favourite would be Willard Reaves. I also remember him giving the footballs to the kids in the handicap section after every TD. I also believe that for every 100 yard rushing game he bought the OL or White Horses as he called them a steak dinner and gave them watches at the end of the season. IIRC I read an article in the paper a few years ago that said that he was working in the sheriffs office. I don't know if this is still true or not. My second favourite is Andrew Harris as he is my current favourite Bomber. I'm so glad that I bought his jersey.

[GCn19]

why his career was short but he was explosive.

Fred Reid was a very exciting RB. He just had a short career.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Fred Reid was a very exciting RB. He just had a short career.

Always remember that 260 yards he put up on BC. Pretty awesome!

[GOLDMEMBER]

Always remember that 260 yards he put up on BC. Pretty awesome!

Me to, that was the Mike Kelly year. Unreal game.

[Sec223]

Impossible to make an informed choice unless you are 70ish ?

[Lincoln Locomotive]

Look around all we do here is nitpick!

some do...not everyone.   This post was about your favourite players....pretty straight forward there

[Lincoln Locomotive]

why his career was short but he was explosive.

since nitpicking seems to be in vogue....I'm surprised you made this comment.   Blink played 8 seasons for the Bombers....and he surpassed Leo Lewis in rushing yardage.   He was 5'6 and weighed maybe 180 pounds soaking wet....below are some facts devoid of opinions, conjecture or whatever else...
To survive in the league at that size and with his amazing stats I'd say he was one heck of an athlete with natural ability....if he'd taken care of himself a little more who knows what he could have been...he never won a cup and Lincoln won 4 of them so that for me is where the rubber hits the road comparing the two.   

"In his 8-year tenure he established himself as one of the premier running backs in the Canadian Football League, earning the nickname "Blink" for his amazing quickness and agility.[1] He led the league in rushing yards in 2006 with 1609 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning a nomination as the East's Most Outstanding Player. Off the field he experienced highs and lows. The enigmatic back missed team flights, led the league in all-purpose yards, pondered retirement, led the league in rushing yards, publicly criticized some decisions, and signed a long-term big money deal to remain as the face of the Bombers.

Through the 2006 season, Roberts rushed for 8,091 yards in just six seasons with the Blue Bombers. He also tallied up 2,732 receiving yards and 57 touchdowns.

On September 2, 2007 Roberts passed Leo Lewis to become the Winnipeg Blue Bombers all-time leading rusher. He is also fifth all-time in CFL career rushing totals.

Roberts was selected in 2005 as one of the 20 All-Time Blue Bomber Greats.

On September 1, 2008, Roberts was traded to the BC Lions for fellow RB Joe Smith."

[Balticfox]

Impossible to make an informed choice unless you are 70ish ?

Is that then a problem for a poster or two?

[GOLDMEMBER]

since nitpicking seems to be in vogue....I'm surprised you made this comment.   Blink played 8 seasons for the Bombers....and he surpassed Leo Lewis in rushing yardage.   He was 5'6 and weighed maybe 180 pounds soaking wet....below are some facts devoid of opinions, conjecture or whatever else...
To survive in the league at that size and with his amazing stats I'd say he was one heck of an athlete with natural ability....if he'd taken care of himself a little more who knows what he could have been...he never won a cup and Lincoln won 4 of them so that for me is where the rubber hits the road comparing the two.   

"In his 8-year tenure he established himself as one of the premier running backs in the Canadian Football League, earning the nickname "Blink" for his amazing quickness and agility.[1] He led the league in rushing yards in 2006 with 1609 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning a nomination as the East's Most Outstanding Player. Off the field he experienced highs and lows. The enigmatic back missed team flights, led the league in all-purpose yards, pondered retirement, led the league in rushing yards, publicly criticized some decisions, and signed a long-term big money deal to remain as the face of the Bombers.

Through the 2006 season, Roberts rushed for 8,091 yards in just six seasons with the Blue Bombers. He also tallied up 2,732 receiving yards and 57 touchdowns.

On September 2, 2007 Roberts passed Leo Lewis to become the Winnipeg Blue Bombers all-time leading rusher. He is also fifth all-time in CFL career rushing totals.

Roberts was selected in 2005 as one of the 20 All-Time Blue Bomber Greats.

On September 1, 2008, Roberts was traded to the BC Lions for fellow RB Joe Smith."

I?m sure he had this discussion before

I am super proud of the fact that the blue bombers have such a storied past. It is one of the pillar reasons I am such a huge fan of the B.B. and Leo Lewis he was truly a Special player . I have him on my wall in my rec room too!

[rubanski]

why his career was short but he was explosive.

I know and agree with you. Fred Reid was a standout RB for us - William Miller too.

Exactly. Extremely short career, highlighted by the one and only thing Mike Kelly did well as head coach. Employ that stupid Jet Stream run play that got about 12 yards a carry each time for 1 game.

Basically had a two year career as a top drawer running back. Speed up the ying yang to spare, but always lacked power and was a frustrating short yardage back on frustrating BB teams led by The Professor Mad Mike Kelly, and then Lapo's failed first venture into head coaching (oh how we didn't realize how poisonous Joe Mack was at the time!!!) 

Dark times in BB land.

His career is sandwiched between a blisteringly talented RB, one of the all time CFL greats in Charles Blink Roberts - and our current RB, who is a hometown hero, and undoubtedly better back than Reid.

We have had two really great running backs grace our roster since the turn of the century.

Just really seems like an odd pick to me for a few folks.

[Lincoln Locomotive]

I?m sure he had this discussion before

I am super proud of the fact that the blue bombers have such a storied past. It is one of the pillar reasons I am such a huge fan of the B.B. and Leo Lewis he was truly a Special player . I have him on my wall in my rec room too!

thats cool.....loved both players and right now I'm a big big fan of Winnipeg's own boy Harris!!   

[GOLDMEMBER]

thats cool.....loved both players and right now I'm a big big fan of Winnipeg's own boy Harris!!   

Me to man! 👍👍👍

[pjrocksmb]

why his career was short but he was explosive.

great back

[Jesse]

I never liked Fred Reid. The only RB who I got really excited about after Charlie left was Chad Simpson (and obviously now Harris).