| NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT | ||
| NAME | POSITION | YEAR |
| Marv Allemang | C, DE | 1979-81 |
| Antonio Armstrong | LB | 2000-01 |
| Ray Ash | G, LB | 1961-64 |
| John Atamian | G | 1969 |
| Guy Boliaux | LB | 1983 |
| Selvish Capers | OL | 2015 |
| Ray Charambura (also #54) | E | 1950-51 |
| Greg Clark | LB | 1993-96 |
| Emil Ekiyor | DL | 1997 |
| Dorian Freeman (also #78) | LB | 1993 |
| Todd Furdyk | OL | 1998 |
| Jim Heighton | DE | 1970-78 |
| Gord Hinse | OL | 2014 |
| Belton Johnson | OL | 2006 |
| Al Kornberg (also #59) | G | 1950 |
| Maxime Latour | LS | 2019 |
| Fred Levinsky | LB, G | 1968 |
| Joe Lobendahn (also #39) | LB | 2008-11 |
| Scott Mennie | LB | 2005 |
| Mike Moosbrugger | OL | 2002 |
| Jeff Nicklin (also #2, #28) | HB, FW, E | 1934-40 |
| Tyson Pencer | OL | 2013 |
| Cornel Piper (also #64) | T | 1957-67 |
| Dick Quast (also #56) | G | 1964 |
| Bob Reed (also #60) | OL | 1966-67 |
| Ted Rodosovich | G | 1965 |
| Jackie Simpson | G, LB | 1965 |
| Kas Vidruk (also #27, #29, #37, #58, #68) | G, C, LB, T | 1942, 1945-47, 1951-55 |
| Ken Walter | T | 1983 |
| James West | LB | 1985-92 |
Canadian Football Hall of Famers:
- James West (2016)
Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Famers:
- Jeff Nicklin (1984)
- Cornel Piper (1986)
- James West (1997)
- Jim Heighton (2014)
CFL All-Stars:
- James West (1987)
Division All-Stars:
- Cornel Piper (1960, 1961)
- Jim Heighton (1972, 1974)
- James West (1987, 1988)
- Antonio Armstrong (2000)
CFL Award Winners:
- James McCaffrey Trophy (Most Outstanding Defensive Player, East Division) – James West, 1987
Bomber Team Awards:
- Most Outstanding Player – Greg Clark, 1995
- Most Outstanding Canadian – Jim Heighton, 1974, 1976
- Most Outstanding Defensive Player – Jim Heighton, 1974; James West, 1987; Greg Clark, 1995; Antonio Armstrong, 2000
He Wore It Well:
James (Wild) West, LB, 1985-92
James (Wild) West spent 12 years in the CFL, but his biggest impact came during his days as a vocal leader and linebacker on the dominant Bomber teams of the late 1980s/early 1990s. He was a ferocious hitter, but also had enough speed to occasionally rush the passer or drop into coverage. He is fifth on the Bombers all-time tackles list and won two Grey Cups in blue and gold, in 1988 and 1990.
Notable:
It could be said Jim Heighton was one of the most versatile athletes to ever wear a Bomber uniform. He was twice inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame (2009, 2011) as a player with the Giroux Athletics and Grosse Isle Blue Jays and – after his dominant days as a defensive lineman with the Bombers – won gold medals as a Masters athlete in track-and-field events like the hammer throw and shot put. He also played basketball and soccer and was heavily involved as an owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses… Bud Grant always speaks glowingly of the importance of his Canadians during the Bombers Glory Days and never forgets to mention Cornel Piper, a mainstay on the line from 1957-67.
FYI:
We told you of the story of Jeff Nicklin on Remembrance Day and his heroism in World War II is still honoured to this day: the Most Outstanding Player in the West Division is presented annually with the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy.
