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| Date | December 2, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | CNE Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Toronto | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Most Valuable Player | Ken Ploen, QB (Blue Bombers) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Local Mens Chorus | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Paul Dojack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32651[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBC, CTV, SRC | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 49th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's championship game of the 1961 season on December 2, 1961. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–14 at CNE Stadium in Toronto before 32,651 fans. It is considered to be one of the 10 greatest Grey Cup Games of all time.[2][3]