| NUMBER FIFTY-TWO | ||
| NAME | POSITION | YEAR |
| Stevie Baggs (also #56) | LB/DE | 2006-07 |
| Roger Bonk (also #27) | C | 1967 |
| Aaron Brown (also #53) | LB | 1982-84, 1988 |
| Dave Burkholder | G, LB | 1958-64 |
| Mickey Doyle (also #28) | LB, DE | 1970-73 |
| Derek Faggiani | G, T | 1982 |
| Biff Fliss (also #24, #41, #64) | HB, C | 1948-51 |
| Richard (Butts) Giraud | G | 1970 |
| Michael Gray | DE | 1987-93 |
| York Hentschel | T | 1981 |
| Wesley Leasy | LB | 1998 |
| L.B. Mack III | DE | 2022 |
| Ken Maglicic (also #51) | LB | 1965 |
| Jim McPherson (also 346) | G, C | 1949-53 |
| Thomas Miles | LB | 2017-19 |
| Keith Pearce (also #79) | E, DB | 1950-58 |
| Pete Petrow (also #37, #52) | QB, HB | 1949-51 |
| Rob Prodanovic (also #78) | DT | 1986-89 |
| Louie Richardson | DE | 2014-15 |
| Tom Schultz | LB | 1979-80 |
| Ted Smith | — | 1931 |
| Art Stevenson (also #12) | HB, FW, QB, P | 1937-41 |
| Chuck Strickland | LB | 1974 |
| Joe Tuipala | LB | 2005-06 |
| Harry Walters | LB | 1975-78 |
| Al Wiley (also #55) | G | 1950-54 |
Canadian Football Hall of Famers:
- Art Stevenson (1970)
Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Famers:
- Art Stevenson (1984)
- Dave Burkholder (1989)
- Michael Gray (2006)
CFL All-Stars:
- Harry Walters (1976)
- Aaron Brown (1984)
Division All-Stars:
- Art Stevenson (1937, 1938, 1940, 1941)
- Jim McPherson (1952)
- Dave Burkholder (1958, 1960, 1961)
- Mickey Doyle (1972)
- Harry Walters (1975, 1976)
- Aaron Brown (1984)
- Michael Gray (1989)
Bomber Team Awards:
- Most Outstanding Lineman – Dave Burkholder, 1962; Mike Doyle, 1972
- Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Harry Walters, 1976; Aaron Brown, 1983, 1984
- Ed Kotowich Good Guy Award — Thomas Miles, 2019
He Wore It Well:
Dave Burkholder, G, LB, 1958-64
Burkholder joined the Bombers in 1958 after starring at the University of Minnesota and his timing couldn’t have been better. A talented guard and linebacker, Burkholder would go on to be part of four Grey Cup championship teams in his seven years in Winnipeg and was a three-time West All-Star (there were no CFL All-Star teams selected until 1962).
Notable:
Michael Gray was a steady defensive end for the Bombers during his run with Winnipeg. He was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie in 1985 while a member of the B.C. Lions, was scooped up by the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1987 equalization draft but he was released and joined the Bombers in 1987. Gray is most fondly remembered by Bomber fans for his work in the 1988 Grey Cup – he was named the game’s defensive MVP – and in particular, for his interception of a Matt Dunigan pass near the Winnipeg goal line, dubbed the ‘Immaculate Interception’, that preserved the victory.
He turned to coaching after his playing days, first with the Lions, then the St. Louis Rams, Weber State before joining former Bomber head coach Mike Riley’s staff at Oregon State. He has also coached at Kentucky, Oregon and UNLV.
FYI:
Art Stevenson, the multi-dimensional talent who is in both the Canadian Football and Bombers Hall of Fame, is mentioned at number 12.
