Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Famers:

• Dave Mudge (2015)

CFL All-Stars:

• Larry Butler (1980, 1981)
• Dave Mudge (2001, 2002)

Division All-Stars:

• Larry Butler (1980, 1981)
• Dave Mudge (2001, 2002)

CFL Award Winners:

• Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Larry Butler, 1981; Dave Mudge, 2001
• DeMarco-Beckett Trophy (Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, West Division) – Larry Butler 1981.
• Leo Dandurand Trophy (Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, East Division) – Dave Mudge, 2001

Bomber Team Awards:

• Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Larry Butler, 1981; Dave Mudge, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Ed Kotowich Good Guy Award – Dave Mudge, 2002
• Cal Murphy Heart of a Legend Award – Dave Mudge, 2001

He Wore It Well:

Dave Mudge, OT, 2000-05

Count the trade that brought Dave Mudge to the Bombers from the Toronto Argonauts in 2000 – the club shipped Brad Elberg and a fourth-rounder for the big Canadian tackle – among the best in club history.

At 6-7 and 305 pounds, Mudge was a technically sound tackle with the feet of a tight end. He was the club’s top O-lineman three times and the CFL’s best in 2001. Mudge was just as big off the field, winning two community service honours during his days – the Ed Kotowich Good Guy Award and the Cal Murphy Heart of a Legend Award.

FYI:

Larry Butler was already an all-star when the Bombers traded kicker Bernie Ruoff to land him to bolster the line in front of quarterback Dieter Brock. Butler was a divisional all-star in each of his six CFL seasons and the first of four Bombers to win the CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman award over a seven-year span from 1981-87, followed by John Bonk (1984), Nick Bastaja (1985) and Chris Walby (1987).

Notable:

Kas Vidruk’s contributions to the game were highlighted at the Number 50.