Rick House
Encyclopedia
Rick House is a former professional Canadian football
player who was a receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
of the Canadian Football League
from 1979 to 1984 and 1989 to 1991. He also played for the Edmonton Eskimos
. He won two Grey Cup
s with the Bombers, in 1984
and 1990
, in addition to one with the Eskimos in 1987
. He was selected as one of the Blue Bombers All-Time Greats being inducted into the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Hall of Fame. Now living in Winnipeg, Manitoba with his wife Joanie House, and their three sons Mitchell, Bradley, and Jeff.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
player who was a receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
from 1979 to 1984 and 1989 to 1991. He also played for the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
. He won two Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
s with the Bombers, in 1984
72nd Grey Cup
The 72nd Grey Cup was the 1984 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
and 1990
78th Grey Cup
The 78th Grey Cup was the 1990 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC...
, in addition to one with the Eskimos in 1987
75th Grey Cup
The 75th Grey Cup was the 1987 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts...
. He was selected as one of the Blue Bombers All-Time Greats being inducted into the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Hall of Fame. Now living in Winnipeg, Manitoba with his wife Joanie House, and their three sons Mitchell, Bradley, and Jeff.