The Gotha Bomber

The Gotha was a heavy bomber used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I. Designed for long range service, the G V series was used principally as night bombers. The Gotha bomber was produced in the autumn of 1916 when the limitations of the Zeppelin as a raider had become obvious. The German High Command ordered that 30 Gotha bombers were to be ready for a daylight raid on London on February 1, 1917, but the machines were not ready until May. The first daylight raid on London was carried out by 14 Gothas on June 13, 1917. On July 7, 22 Gothas raided London. Night raids began in August of 1917, and continued until May 1918, when they were abandoned because of the increasingly heavy losses.

Johnny Bright 1930 – 1983

During his four years at Drake University, Johnny Bright lettered in three sports and was a four time All-American. Coming to Canada, his first two years with the Calgary Stampeders saw him often injured and he was traded to the Edmonton Es...kimos in 1954. In his career he garnered the CFL rushing record by gaining more than 6 miles of yardage - in each of 5 seasons he attained over 1,000 yards rushing. A Western Conference All-Star 7 times, he was named the CFL's most outstanding player in 1959. Johnny contributed greatly to the famous Eskimo teams of the mid-50's who won th Grey Cup in 1954, 1955 and 1956. In 1970 he was named to the CFL Football Hall of Fame.

"Johnny" Bright, a powerful fullback, gained 10,909 yards in 13 Canadian Football League seasons with Calgary and Edmonton. He was top rusher in the West four times and a Western All-Star seven times. "Johnny" Bright was an Edmonton Eskimo contributing to three straight Grey Cup wins in the 1950's.

Deerfoot

Deerfoot is the legendary Blackfoot runner who raced in the1800's, and was said to have outrun horses and riders, and left other runners choking on prairie dust. His real name Scabby Dried Meat, or Api-kai-ees, was changed to Deerfoot by white sports promoters to convey the image of an Indian running fleetfooted across the plains. Deerfoot started running as a messenger during the 1800's for the Blackfoot Confederacy, racing between camps in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana. His prowess as a runner came to the attention of foot-race promoters in Calgary. Deerfoot eventually raced amateur and professional runners in anything from 400 meters to 16-hour races. Challengers from around the world came to Calgary to test their abilities against him. In 1886, a champion distance runner from England, a runner from Ottawa, and Deerfoot competed in a 16 km race. The race was billed as the major sporting event of the year and was covered by media from as far away as New York. With the corruption in sports promotion involving the gambling syndicate, and feeling betrayed, Deerfoot left his promotion team in 1886 to run as an independent. Deerfoot died in 1897 after contracting tuberculosis.