Full name: Robert Simpson
Preferred name: Bob
Born: April 20, 1930 in Windsor, ON
Died: Nov. 28, 2007 (Obituary)
Active years: 1949–1962
Active teams (2):
182 career games (See notes for restrictions)
Season | Team | Position | Jersey | Regular GP |
Playoff GP |
Grey Cup GP |
14 seasons (Rank: T131st, 98th percentile, 13 CFL seasons) |
2 teams | 180 (Rank: T429th, 96th percentile, 169 CFL games) |
0 | 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | WND | E | 36 | 11 | -- | 0 |
1950 | OTT | E | 60 | 11 | -- | 0 |
1951 | OTT | E | 60 | 12 | -- | 1 |
1952 | OTT | E | 70 | 12 | -- | 0 |
1953 | OTT | E | 70 | 13 | -- | 0 |
1954 | OTT | E | 70 | 11 | -- | 0 |
1955 | OTT | E | 70 | 12 | -- | 0 |
1956 | OTT | E | 70 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1957 | OTT | E | 70 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1958 | OTT | E | 70 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1959 | OTT | E | 91 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1960 | OTT | E | 70 | 14 | -- | 1 |
1961 | OTT | E | 70 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1962 | OTT | E | 70 | 14 | -- | 0 |
Category | Rank | Value | Team | Season | Game | League Record Held Span | OR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular Season | |||||||
Receiving Yards – Game | 12th | 258 yards | OTT | 1956 | TOR 22 @ OTT 43 | Sept. 29, 1956–Sept. 29, 1956 | |
Playoffs | |||||||
Longest Reception – Play | -- | 80 yards | OTT | 1960 | OTT 21 @ TOR 20 | ||
Receiving Yards – Game | -- | 167 yards | OTT | 1960 | OTT 21 @ TOR 20 |
Bob Simpson was inducted into the Player wing in 1976 (Canadian Football Hall of Fame profile).