The 13th Eskimo
Pride, Loyalty, Passion
The 13th Eskimo was first introduced in 2008 as part of the Eskimos' 60th Season Celebration. Commonwealth Stadium has been the home of the Edmonton Eskimos for over 30 years and the '13' flag represents the loyalty and strength of the Commonwealth Stadium faithful.
Canadian Football fans know there are 12 players on the field in the CFL. But the 13th and most important player is in the stands. The Eskimo Empire is the 13th Eskimo!
Each game, a person or group of people is chosen to raise the 13th Eskimo flag. The flag commemorates the Eskimo fans and thanks them for their support. Once the flag has been raise, the Empire is "in the house" and the game can begin.
Below is a list of 13th Eskimo flag raisers to date:
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2011
June 24 - Guest of Don Rosychuk - 25-Year Season Seat Holder
July 9 - Representatives from Viking, AB - Rod Krips (Chief Administrative Officer), Marlene Grandinetti (Mayor) and Kevin Lefsrud (Viking resident and Eskimo Alumni)
July 16 - Joan Forge (Eskimo Women’s Dinner Committee Chair) & Mayor Stephen Mandel (on behalf of his wife Lynn who is the Honourary Co-Chair)
July 29 - Brigadier General Paul Bury
August 19 - Longtime play-by-play man Bryan Hall
September 9 - Fire Chief Ken Block & Deputy Police Chief Neil Dubord
September 23 - Minor Football Coaches: Minor Football Coaches: Cordell Spray (Fort Saskatchewan Storm), Stuart McAndrews (Edmonton Mustangs), Justin Halbersma (Sherwood Park Warriors), Joe Stack (Leduc Bobcats)
October 10 - Willie Pless - Eskimo Alum and Community Ambassador
October 15 - Michael from the Stollery Children's Hospial (Kavis' Kids representative)
November 4 - Teresa Tsoukalas - Fan who attended every Eskimo game - home and away - in 2011
November 13 - Grande Prairie Warriors Football Team
2010
June 13 - Bruce & Judy Elliot - 25-Year Season Seat Holders
July 4 - "Grandma" Carleen Herzog and family - 4 generations of Eskimo Season Seat Holders
July 11 - Noah - War Amps Child
July 30 - Brigadier-General Paul Wynnyk - Military VIP
August 6 - Eric Upton and Dale Potter - Eskimo Alumni
August 28 - Kheli Patone - Beer Tab Armour Guy
September 10 - Capital City Clean-up Volunteer
October 3 - St. Albert Atom Vikings Head Coach Quentin Bochar and Edmonton Atom Chargers Head Coach Mel Parcels
October 23 - UFC Hall of Famer Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell
October 30 - Mike Lewis - winner of "Project Facepaint" - voted on by the fans!
2009
June 17 - 2009 25-Year Season Seat Holder Inductees
July 2 - Head Coach Richie Hall's family: Jean and Richard Hall from Denver, Colorado and sister and niece Janice and Keri Watley from Laurel, Maryland
July 16 - John LaGrone - Eskimo Alumni
July 30 - Master Corporal Trevor Porteous
August 13 - Joey Moss - Locker Room Attendant celebrating his 25th season with the Esks
August 29 - Ed and Shawna Scherger - Boston Pizza Contest Winners
Sept 11 - Zack Stortini - Edmonton Oilers
Sept 26 - Howard Ritchie – Long time SSH, 90 Years old
Oct 9 - Ken Nattress and Tim Hamblin – Minor Football Coaches
Oct 30 - Bruce Keltie – Chairman of the Spirit of Edmonton
2008
June 19 - Ray Welychka and John Wright- Longtime Season Seat Holders
July 3 - His Worship Mayor Stephen Mandel
July 10 - CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon
July 31 - Sean Fleming- Eskimo Alumni
August 21 - Henry "Gizmo" Williams- Eskimo Alumni
September 5 - Boyd Plandowski - Season Seat Holder
September 13 - Sandra Vaz (wife of Danny Maciocia) and Allyson Ray (wife of Ricky Ray) - Eskimo Women's Dinner representatives
October 4 - Constable Cameron Land and Constable Steve Minarchi- Edmonton Police Service representatives
October 17 - Warrant Officer Warren Loewen of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment
October 31 - Larry Wruck- Eskimo Alumni
Fan Zone
| Rank | Name | Pos | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Heenan |
OL |
Saskatchewan |
| 2 | Shamawd Chambers |
REC | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 3 | Austin Pasztor |
OL | Virginia |
| 4 | Frédéric Plesius |
LB | Laval |
| 5 | Kirby Fabien |
OL | Calgary |
| 6 | Ismaël Bamba |
REC | Sherbrooke |
| 7 | Bryce McCall |
DB | Saskatchewan |
| 8 | Simon Charbonneau-Campeau |
REC | Sherbrooke |
| 9 | Tyson Pencer |
OL | Washington State |
| 10 | Hasan Hazime |
DE | Akron |
| 11 | Matt Norman | OL | Western Ontario |
| 12 | Austin Anderson | K | McGill |
| 13 | Christo Bilukidi | DE | Georgia State |
| 14 | Keynan Parker | DB | Oregon State |
| 15 | Courtney Stephen | DB | Northern Illinois |
| CIS Football | NCAA Football |
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