| NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN | ||
| NAME | POSITION | YEAR |
| Brandon Alexander (also #21) | DB | 2017- |
| Lorenza Baker | LB | 1992 |
| Cedric Dickerson (also #24) | DB | 2004-05 |
| Duane Forde (also #8) | FB | 1993 |
| Warren Hudson | FB | 1990-92 |
| Rube Ludwig (also #31) | T | 1941-43, 1945 |
| Peter Martell | RB | 1981 |
| Johnny Moyse | — | 1932 |
| Christophe Normand | FB | 2015-17 |
| Allan Passman (also #38, #61) | G, T | 1945-49, 1951-52 |
| Rodney Payne (also #27) | WR | 1989 |
| Pete Petrow (also #40, #52) | QB, HB | 1949-51 |
| David Pitcher | FB, SB | 1997 |
| John Pointer | LB | 1983 |
| Frank Robinson | LB | 1984-85 |
| Kelvin Smith | LB | 1994-95 |
| Garrett Sutherland | LB | 1998 |
| Bennie Thompson | DB | 1986-88 |
| Kas Vidruk (also #27, #29, #50, #58, #68) | G, C, LB, T | 1942, 1945-47, 1951-55 |
| Marcus Washington | DB | 2000-01 |
| Mel Wilson (also #7, #24) | C, DT, FW, E, K | 1937-42, 1945-47 |
| Lionel Wood | E | 1946-47, 1949 |
| Frank Zajac | G, E | 1948 |
Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Famers
- Mel Wilson (1985)
CFL All-Stars
- Bennie Thompson (1988)
- Brandon Alexander (2021)
Division All-Stars
- Mel Wilson (1941, 1946-47)
- Bennie Thompson (1988)
- Warren Hudson (1990, 1992)
- Brandon Alexander (2021)
CFL Awards
- Dick Suderman Trophy (Most Valuable Canadian, Grey Cup) – Warren Hudson, 1990
Bomber Team Awards
- Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Bennie Thompson, 1988
- Most Outstanding Rookie Player – Bennie Thompson, 1986; Brandon Alexander, 2017
He Wore It Well:
Mel Wilson C, DT, FW, E, K 1937-42, 1945-47
Mel Wilson was one of the most versatile athletes in the history of the Winnipeg Football Club. A Winnipeg product, Wilson joined the Blue Bombers in 1937 as a junior and had two stints with the club, winning Grey Cups in 1939 and 1941. He was a 10-time all-star – including his days with the Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders – and appeared in nine Grey Cups. He also contributed off the field, serving as the head coach at St. John’s High School for two years and also as a referee.
Wilson was also a successful amateur athlete, having won trophies in golf, curling, racquetball and competitive ballroom dancing. He was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
FYI:
Bennie Thompson was first spotted by the Bombers at one of the club’s free agent camps in Houston in 1986 after a try-out with the Kansas City Chiefs. He made an immediate impact, both literally and figuratively, as one of the hardest hitters in the CFL and the Bombers top rookie in 1986 and top defensive player in 1988. He then parlayed that into a long and successful career in the NFL as a special teams demon with New Orleans, Kansas City, Cleveland and Baltimore. He was a two-time All-Pro in 1991 and 1998 and a member of the 2001 Super-Bowl champion Ravens.
