years with the Eskimos. He first led the Eskimos to a Grey Cup victory in 1975, after losses in the championship game in 1973 and 1974. After quarterbacking the Eskimos during one more Grey Cup loss in 1977, Wilkinson became part of the 5-time Grey Cup champion Eskimo dynasty from 1978 through 1981, the last two years acting as a backup to Moon. Including his time with the Rifles, Wilkinson threw for 24,531 passing yards on 1754 completions from 2,949 attempts and with 137 interceptions to 172 touchdowns. Although not known for his running abilities he also added 1,250 rushing yards on 352 runs with 13 touchdowns. He retired after the Eskimos' 1981 Grey Cup Championship year. Wilkinson was the first player honoured on the Edmonton Eskimo's "Wall of Fame" at Commonwealth Stadium in 1982. After retirement He was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on May 2, 1987. He was the head coach of the University of Alberta Golden Bears until 2001. In 2004, he was announced as the first president of the North American Indoor Football League, a Canadian indoor football league that failed to launch and never played a single game. In 2012 in honour of the 100th Grey Cup, Canada Post used his image on a series of commemorative postage stamps. The image was also used on presentation posters and other materials to promote the Grey Cup game and other celebrations associated with the centennial. Notes References Official CFL Stats 1967 to 1981 Ronald A. Ferroni, the 2001 Unofficial Football Encyclopedia, Hamilton 2001. 1943 births Living people People from Ottumwa, Iowa People from Greybull, Wyoming Players of American football from Wyoming American players of Canadian football Canadian football quarterbacks Wyoming Cowboys football players Toronto Argonauts players BC Lions players Edmonton Elks players Continental Football League players Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award winners Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees