The 36th Grey Cup was played on November 27, 1948, before 20,013 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto.
The Calgary Stampeders defeated Ottawa Rough Riders 12 to 7.
The game is remembered fondly for being the year in which Calgary fans brought pageantry to the Grey Cup as much as its was Calgary's first Grey Cup victory. Calgary fans created a party atmosphere by staging pancake breakfasts on the steps of City Hall, riding horses into the lobby of the pretigious Royal York Hotel, and starting parades, dances and parties everywhere.
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