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Ken Ploen remains the undisputed quarterback legend among
Blue Bomber fans. The voting is in and Ploen has been
chosen the top quarterback in Blue Bombers history by
readers of the Free Press and listeners of TSN1290. “Im
very honoured to hear this,” said Ploen, reached by
phone at his Winnipeg home on Friday afternoon. “Ive
heard a little about his. There have been some pretty
great quarterbacks to play for the Bombers over the years
and for the fans to choose me, well, thats quite an
honour. This is very nice.” Voting began Monday and fans
were given the choice of five quarterbacks as chosen by
the All-Time Blue Bombers Team panel including legendary
coach Bud Grant, former player and GM Paul Robson, Hall
of Fame football writer Ed Tait, Andrew “Hustler”
Paterson from TSN 1290 and myself. Voters chose Ploen as
the All-Time Bombers Team quarterback with Dieter Brock
finishing second and then Tom Clements, Jack Jacobs and
Khari Jones in descending order. “Ill tell you, I had a
pretty good gang around me in those years. We had good
football teams and won a lot of games,” said Ploen.
“That was truly the best accomplishment. Winning
games.” Ploen was born in Lost Nation, Iowa in 1935 and
was a major U.S. college football star before coming to
Winnipeg and the CFL. The 5-10, 180-pound quarterback led
the University of Iowa Hawkeyes to victory in the 1957
Rose Bowl and was named the games MVP. Ploen was an All-
American that year and named the Big Ten player of the
year. Grant convinced Ploen to join the Bombers and one
of the most successful runs in club history soon began to
unfold. In all, Ploen was part of six trips to the Grey
Cup for the Bombers claiming victory in the title game
four times. Ploens 18-yard dash to the endzone in
overtime of the 1961 Grey Cup is considered one of the
greatest plays in Blue Bombers history. Ploen was
inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1975,
the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1987, the
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Iowa Sports Hall
of Fame in 2002. When his career ended, Ploen stayed in
Winnipeg and raised his family here. “We all worked
while we were playing football and I had a pretty good
job,” said Ploen. “When my career was over, well, I
hadnt been back to the U.S. in such a long time, there
was really nothing there for me. But I was able to work
in Winnipeg and our family grew up here. Winnipeg is what
I call home.” The Free Press print and digital editions
as well as www.tsn1290.ca will run stories on Monday
outlining the careers of the finalists selected by our
panel. Voting will take place on both websites. Vote a
maximum of once per day and help choose the Blue Bombers
player you consider the best at the following positions
to be presented in this order: Quarterback, offensive
lineman, linebacker, kicker, kick returner, running back,
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