
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, November 29, 1993                   TAG: 9311290091
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
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FOOTBALL ESKIMOS WIN CFL TITLE

Sean Fleming kicked six field goals and the Edmonton Eskimos took advantage of seven turnovers to beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33-23 Sunday night in the 81st Grey Cup in Calgary, Alberta.

Damon Allen, the game's most valuable player, threw a 2-yard touchdown pass for Edmonton, which lost to the Bombers in the final of the 1990 Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League title game. Lucius Floyd scored the Eskimos' other touchdown on a 4-yard run.

Winnipeg got touchdowns from Michael Richardson on a 3-yard run and Sammy Garza on a 1-yard quarterback sneak. Troy Westwood kicked three field goals for the Blue Bombers.

Fleming's six field goals tied the Grey Cup record shared by Don Sweet of the Montreal Alouettes (1977) and Paul Osbaldiston of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1986).

Garza was intercepted twice, the Bombers lost four fumbles and had a punt blocked.

The championship was the 11th for the Eskimos but the first for head coach Ron Lancaster, who won twice as a player.

by CNB