CALGARY – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have won the 107th Grey Cup.

The Blue Bombers beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33 to 12 at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium for their first Grey Cup title since 1990.

Winnipeg’s defence was huge in the victory.

They forced seven Hamilton turnovers along with six sacks.

The Grey Cup win is the first for North Bay’s Mike O’Shea as a head coach.

O’Shea, who won three Grey Cups as a player in Toronto and one more as an Argos assistant coach, says he’s especially proud of his players.

“For them to play so well in the game that mattered most, they’re not going to have any regrets,” he says. “They just played very, very well.”

Running back Andrew Harris is taking home the two big individual awards for his Grey Cup performance.

Harris has been named Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian of the 107th Grey Cup.

He’s the first Canadian to ever win both awards.

The last Canadian to win a Grey Cup M-V-P was legendary quarterback Russ Jackson, who led the Ottawa Rough Riders to the C-F-L title in 1969.

The award for most outstanding Canadian in the Grey Cup was first handed out in 1971.

Harris ran for 134 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown.’

He also caught a T-D pass.

(The Canadian Press)

PHOTO: Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea gets a sports drink poured over him as his team defeats the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the 107th Grey Cup in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, November 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

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