GREG BATTLE

PLAYING CAREER
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS    1987-1993, 1997-1998
LAS VEGAS POSSE    1994
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS    1994
MEMPHIS MAD DOGS    1995
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS    1996

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-EASTERN LINEBACKER    1989, 1990, 1991
ALL-CANADIAN LINEBACKER    1990, 1991
JAMES P. MCCAFFREY AWARD    1989, 1990, 1991
CFL MOST OUTSTANDING DFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD    1990, 1991
GREY CUP DEFENSIVE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER    1990

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION    1988, 1990, 1992, 1993
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS    1988, 1990


GREG BATTLE, A GRADUATE OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, CAME TO THE CFL IN 1987 WHERE HE JOINED THE WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS.

DURING HIS TWO TENURES IN WINNIPEG, FIRST FROM 1987 TO 1993 AND AGAIN FROM 1997 TO 1998, THE BOMBERS APPEARED IN THE GREY CUP FOUR TIMES, WINNING TWICE (1988, 1990). BATTLE WAS SELECTED AS THE TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE 1990 GREY CUP, A 50-11 VICTORY OVER THE EDMONTON ESKIMOS.

BATTLE SIGNED WITH THE LAS VEGAS POSSE IN 1994 AND LATER THAT YEAR WAS TRADED TO THE OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS. HE JOINED THE MEMPHIS MAD DOGS IN 1995. IN 1996, BATTLE WENT TO THE MONTREAL ALOUETTES, WAS RELEASED AND SIGNED WITH THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS. HE RE-SIGNED WITH WINNIPEG FOR THE 1997 SEASON.

BATTLE PLAYED IN 179 REGULAR SEASON GAMES AND 10 PLAYOFF GAMES. HIS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS INCLUDE 766 DEFENSIVE TACKLES, 31 INTERCEPTIONS, 26 QUARTERBACK SACKS AND 26 FUMBLE RECOVERIES.

INDUCTED 2007 - PLAYER

Class of 2007 Darren Flutie, Dave "Tuffy" Knight, Rocco Romano, Pierre Vercheval