Who Are the Edmonton Eskimos?
The name €Edmonton Eskimos€ has in the past belonged to both a hockey club and a baseball club, but today, it's all about football! The Edmonton Eskimos as we know them today were founded in 1949 (although we'll see that they go back a bit further), and they compete in the CFL (Canadian Football League) West Division. Home games are played at Commonwealth Stadium. In the grand old history of Canadian Football, the Eskimos (or Esks, as they are commonly known), are the third youngest team in the CFL. The Esks are also the most successful club in the modern era, having won 13 Grey Cups. Only the Toronto Argonauts have done better, with 16 wins. The Eskimos won three Grey Cups in a row in 1954, 1955 and 1956, and no less than 5 consecutive wins during the period from 1978 and 1982. Their most recent win was in 2005. They also made the playoffs for 34 years in a row, between 1972 and 2005.
Ownership
The Edmonton Eskimos Football Club is among just three teams in the CFL that are owned by local shareholders. This used to be the most prevalent sort of ownership in the CFL. There are no public shareholders, because the approval of 80 shareholders would have been needed in order to publicly offer the shares, but approval was not forthcoming. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, on the other hand, is an example of a community owned team that has publicly offered shares.
History
The Edmonton Eskimos started out in 1895, when the Alberta Rugby Football Union was formed. In 1897, the team took the name €Esquimaux,€ and in 1910, the name was officially changed to the Edmonton Eskimos. Since 1978, the home games have been played in Commonwealth Stadium.
Two former Alberta premiers (Donald Getty and Peter Lougheed) have played for the Eskimos, as have former Edmonton mayor Bill Smith, and Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong.
The achievements of the Edmonton Eskimos, as previously described, have been recorded in Bob Peterson's book, €Decade of Excellence.€ That excellence is reflected in consistently high fan attendance.
Uniforms
The Eskimos uniform colors are green and gold. The colors were inherited from the University of Alberta football team, the Golden Bears, and have been worn since 1949. The jerseys have remained basically the same, with a few modifications. In 2001, the team began wearing white pants with their €away€ jerseys. Then in 2005, green pants were introduced, and in 2007, an alternate gold jersey came into use. Mainly, though, the Eskimos still use the green jerseys. The Eskimos, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the Hamilton Tiger Cats were the only teams to alternate jersey and pants combinations within a season.
The Fight Song
At the third quarter of each home game, Bryan Hall, the legendary broadcaster, sings the €Eskimo Fight Song.€ It goes like this:
We're cheering fight, fight, fight on Eskimos
We're marching right, right, right on Eskimos
We're charging down the field for all to see
And shouting rah, rah, rah, fight on to victory
We're fighting on €til every game is won
The green and gold is bold and when we're done
We'll tell the world we're proud of Edmonton
And the Edmonton Eskimos
Hotels Near the Commonwealth Stadium
If you're coming to Edmonton to see the Eskimos play, you can choose from 23 different hotels close to the stadium. Not only can you take in some great football, you'll also be in a great position to do all sorts of other things. You'll be close to the best of everything Edmonton has to offer, and you can book easily and conveniently online at several different websites.
Ownership
The Edmonton Eskimos Football Club is among just three teams in the CFL that are owned by local shareholders. This used to be the most prevalent sort of ownership in the CFL. There are no public shareholders, because the approval of 80 shareholders would have been needed in order to publicly offer the shares, but approval was not forthcoming. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, on the other hand, is an example of a community owned team that has publicly offered shares.
History
The Edmonton Eskimos started out in 1895, when the Alberta Rugby Football Union was formed. In 1897, the team took the name €Esquimaux,€ and in 1910, the name was officially changed to the Edmonton Eskimos. Since 1978, the home games have been played in Commonwealth Stadium.
Two former Alberta premiers (Donald Getty and Peter Lougheed) have played for the Eskimos, as have former Edmonton mayor Bill Smith, and Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong.
The achievements of the Edmonton Eskimos, as previously described, have been recorded in Bob Peterson's book, €Decade of Excellence.€ That excellence is reflected in consistently high fan attendance.
Uniforms
The Eskimos uniform colors are green and gold. The colors were inherited from the University of Alberta football team, the Golden Bears, and have been worn since 1949. The jerseys have remained basically the same, with a few modifications. In 2001, the team began wearing white pants with their €away€ jerseys. Then in 2005, green pants were introduced, and in 2007, an alternate gold jersey came into use. Mainly, though, the Eskimos still use the green jerseys. The Eskimos, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the Hamilton Tiger Cats were the only teams to alternate jersey and pants combinations within a season.
The Fight Song
At the third quarter of each home game, Bryan Hall, the legendary broadcaster, sings the €Eskimo Fight Song.€ It goes like this:
We're cheering fight, fight, fight on Eskimos
We're marching right, right, right on Eskimos
We're charging down the field for all to see
And shouting rah, rah, rah, fight on to victory
We're fighting on €til every game is won
The green and gold is bold and when we're done
We'll tell the world we're proud of Edmonton
And the Edmonton Eskimos
Hotels Near the Commonwealth Stadium
If you're coming to Edmonton to see the Eskimos play, you can choose from 23 different hotels close to the stadium. Not only can you take in some great football, you'll also be in a great position to do all sorts of other things. You'll be close to the best of everything Edmonton has to offer, and you can book easily and conveniently online at several different websites.
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