Milt Stegall "Simply The Best"
13/09/2008 06:42
TORONTO - Milt Stegall spoiled Don Matthews' return to the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.
Stegall caught two touchdown passes and became the most prolific receiver in CFL history in leading the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a lopsided 39-9 win over Toronto in Matthews' first game on the Argos sidelines in 10 years.
With both teams wearing 1950s-style jerseys as part of the CFL's Retro Week promotion, the 38-year-old Stegall looked like a man in his 20s in anchoring Winnipeg's 24-point second-quarter outburst. Stegall's 16-yard touchdown grab tied Allen Pitts' CFL record of 14,891 receiving yards. Then the 14-year veteran shattered the mark in impressive fashion, finding a seam in Toronto's defence to haul in Kevin Glenn's pass, then running untouched into the end zone.
"Well, I needed 17 yards and had eight games so I figured it would eventually happen," Stegall said. "The bigger relief is we got a good victory, a total team victory.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Congrats, Milt!