Executive Career
President, Calgary Stampeders    1973 - 1974
Governor, Canadian Football League    1973 - 1974
Director, The McMahon Stadium Society    1974
Director, Grey Cup Committee    1974 - 1975, 1992 - 1993
President, The McMahon Stadium Society    1975 - 1995
Advisory Board Member, Calgary Stampeders    1975 - 1981
Advisor, Calgary Stampeders    1982 - Present
Honorary Director, The McMahon Stadium Society    1996 -Present
Advisor, Grey Cup 2000 Inc.    1999 - 2001
Advisor, Calgary Community Football Festival Association    1999 - 2001
Member of Ownership Executive Committee, Calgary Stampeders    2001 - 2003

Awards and Honours
Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club -Lifetime Membership    1964
Canada Medal - Order of Canada    1975
Centennial Award of Merit, City of Calgary    1987
Builder, The McMahon Stadium Society    1987
Honorary Degree of Doctors of Laws - The University of Calgary    1988
Stampeder Football Award - 20 Year Service Award    1988
Athletic Leader Award (Community Football), Calgary Booster Club    1990
Sportsman of the Year Award (Community Football), Calgary Booster Club    1992
The Commemorative Medal 125 Anniversary of Confederation of Canada  1993
Her Majesty the Queen Golden Jubilee Medal    2002
Calgary Italian Sportsman Dinner Association - Lifetime Achievement Award    2003
Alberta Centennial Medal    2005

Grey Cup Participation Executive    1971, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001
Grey Cup Winning Team Executive    1971, 1992, 1998, 2001

Tony Anselmo was born March 14, 1918 in Michel, BC.  He has been actively involved with the Calgary Stampeders Football Club since 1973 and The McMahon Stadium Society since 1974.  Under his direction McMahon Stadium was converted from a pro sports facility to a multi-purpose amateur/professional facility.  His time and dedication helped successfully fundraise over $32,000,000.00 worth of improvements to McMahon Stadium. The improvements were always made with the Calgary Stampeder Football Club and the Calgary football community in mind.  

Anselmo played a major role during the 1986-1987 “Save our Stamps” campaign.  He successfully lobbied Calgary’s City council to contribute significant funding each year to cover amateur sports use of McMahon Stadium, thus reducing the Calgary Stampeder Football Club’s rental charges.  

In 1991, Anselmo was a major partner in the successful transition of the Calgary Stampeder Football Club from a community-based team to private ownership. His leadership and initiative were invaluable in the 1995 and 2001 transfer to private ownership of the Calgary Stampeder Football Club.

Tony Anselmo is a founder and a director of the Calgary Stampeder Football Club Wall of Fame Committee.  He is also an active member of the Calgary Stampeder Alumni Association.  In 2000 he was inducted onto the Calgary Stampeder Football Club’s Wall of Fame in the builder’s category and in 2001 he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum as a football builder.

Inducted 2009 - Builder

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Induction Speech

Class of 2009 Alondra Johnson, Jim Mills, Rudolph (Rudy) Phillips, Glen Weir