The 63rd Grey Cup was played on November 23, 1975 before 32,454 fans at McMahon Stadium at Calgary. Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... McMahon Stadium (pronounced ) is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...

The Edmonton Eskimos won an extremely close game, decided on the last play, against the Montreal Alouettes by the score 9 to 8. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Perhaps the toughest part of the game was the early winter Prairie weather. The temperature was minus -15 degrees Celsius. The 25 kilometres per hour wind played havoc with passing and kicking.

Sonny Wade, as was his style, came off the Alouettes bench to replace Alouettes starting quarterback Jimmy Jones with just 3:49 to play. Trailing 9-7 and starting from the Montreal 23 yard line, Wade threw a 26-yard bullet to Larry Smith. He then faked a reverse to Johnny Rodgers and threw a 46-yard pass to Joe Petty. Jimmy Jones may refer to: Horace A. Jimmy Jones (1906-2001) - American Hall of Fame horse trainer Jimmy Jones (singer) (born 1937) - American singer/songwriter Jimmy Jones (boxer) - American boxer Jimmy Jones (footballer) player with Belfast Celtic Jimmy Jones (hockey player) (born 1953) - NHL ice hockey player Jimmy Jones (baseball... Larry Smith (born 1951 in Hudson, Quebec) is a Canadian athlete and businessperson. ... Johnny Rodgers Johnny Rodgers (born July 5, 1951 in Omaha, Nebraska) was an American college football superstar voted the University of Nebraskas Player of the Century. ...

The Larks then had a chance for the game winning field goal in the final seconds of the game, but Jones mishandled the snap from centre. Don Sweet’s 19 yard attempt went wide for a single point.

Not surpisingly, for Alouette fans, Jones (a former USC college star) was traded to Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the next season. USC may refer to: United States Constitution, the supreme law of the United States of America United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States UN Security Council, an organ of the United Nations United States Code, a compilation and codification of the general and... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ...

Box Score

First Quarter

Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 35 yards
Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 47 yards

Second Quarter

Edmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 40 yards
Montreal - Single – Don Sweet 32 yard missed field goal David Neil Cutler, Sr. ...

Third Quarter

Edmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 25 yards
Edmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 52 yards David Neil Cutler, Sr. ... David Neil Cutler, Sr. ...

Fourth Quarter

Montreal - Single – Don Sweet 19 yard missed field goal

Trivia

Edmonton and Montreal have met in 11 Grey Cup clashes. The Eskimos have won in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Larks have prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002. Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ...

This was the third Grey Cup final in which a touchdown was not scored (the others were the 21st Grey Cup and the 25th Grey Cup.)

It was the only Grey Cup where one player from each team was responsible for all the points. Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ...

It was the first time since 1945 that all the points were scored by Canadians.

Source

CFL website "HISTORY >> Grey Cup"