WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers legend Buddy Tinsley has died at the age of 87.
The offensive lineman and Canadian Football Hall of Famer played for the Bombers from 1950 to 1960, making five Grey Cup appearances and winning two of them -- '58 and '59.
Bombers president Jim Bell called Tinsley one of Winnipeg's "past heroes" in announcing his death Thursday.
"Buddy was a tremendous player on the football field and was an important member of this organization's rich history," Bell said in the statement. "He will be remembered as not only a great football player, but as a great individual."
The seven-time Western all-star was named team captain for 10 of his 11 seasons and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 1984.
He was honoured last season, along with 12 other Blue Bomber legends, during the Football Club's 80th anniversary.
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