| Number: | 45 |
| Type: | Grey Cup |
| Date: | November 30, 1957 |
| Stadium: | Varsity Stadium |
| City: | Toronto |
| Visitor Name: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Visitor Colour: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Home Name: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Home Colour: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Visitor Coach: | Jim Trimble |
| Home Coach: | Bud Grant |
| Visitor Record: | 10–4 |
| Home Record: | 12–4 |
| Visitor1: | 13 |
| Visitor2: | 0 |
| Visitor3: | 0 |
| Visitor4: | 19 |
| Home1: | 0 |
| Home2: | 0 |
| Home3: | 0 |
| Home4: | 7 |
| Anthem: | None (a local marching band played God Save the Queen instead at the request of John Diefenbaker) |
| Referee: | Paul Dojack |
| Network: | CBC |
| Announcers: | Steve Douglas, Ted Reynolds |
The 45th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football Council's (CFC) championship game of the 1957 season, which was played on November 30, 1957. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–7 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.[1]
This was the first Grey Cup game to be covered on coast-to-coast television.
The game is famous for a play in which Hamilton defensive back Ray Bawel intercepted a Winnipeg pass and raced unopposed for an apparent touchdown. As he passed the Winnipeg bench, however, David Humphrey, a Toronto fan who was standing on the sidelines in front of the Winnipeg bench, put his foot out and tripped Bawel. After the officials huddled together for a while to discuss the situation not covered by the rulebook, referee Paul Dojack assessed a penalty of half the distance to the goal line as a sort of compromise. As it turned out, the incident had little effect as Hamilton scored on the ensuing drive and the game ended in a 32–7 rout for Hamilton.[2] [3] [4]