Vancouver Preps for Grey Cup 2005

The Province of British Columbia will welcome the 93rd Grey Cup, Canada's largest annual professional sporting event, on November 27, 2005. The Grey Cup Festival will celebrate the City of Vancouver and the spirit of Canadian football and will include numerous events for people of all ages. The Grey Cup game will kick-off at 3:00 PM on Sunday.

The 93rd Grey Cup will be the 14th time the championship game has been held in Vancouver and the sixth time at B.C. Place Stadium. Last time Vancouver was the host city, November 28th, 1999, former Lions quarterback Danny McManus led his Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 32-21 victory over current Lions quarterback Dave Dickenson and his then Calgary Stampeders. Other memorable Vancouver Grey Cup's include 1955, the first time the Grey Cup came to Vancouver, 1983, the first time B.C. Place Stadium hosted the event, and 1994, the first and only time the Lions won the Grey Cup at home. In total the BC Lions have won the Grey Cup four times, in 1964, 1985, 1994 and 2000