Last night we held our second Canadian Football Hall of Fame Induction Party. Hall of Fame ED Mark DeNobile shared the seven names comprising the 2015 class. I was excited to hear the name Bob Obillovich called. Obie represents a special period in Argo history guiding the team to a 1983 Grey Cup victory that marked the Boatmem’s first crown in thirty years. Coach Obillovich, a Montana native, spent fifty years in the Canadian league as a player, coach, and executive. He came North for a job and would up with a career, a wife, a family, and a new country.
To me he represented all round class. He was famous but never acted it. He was tough but never mean. He was long winded, but with a purpose. Last night was no different. Obie told stories that humanized what Canadian football is all about. Really what all team sports are about. He’s about to be enshrined in 2015 in a special place. He will now be famous forever.