to hone my skills and do the best that I could."

Cameron is the Bombers the longest serving member, but his journey to make it in the CFL is a story of perseverance.

The man who ended up making No. 6 a fixture with the Blue and Gold actually tried out for eight different teams in North America between 1977 and 1979 before finally making it in Winnipeg to open the 1980 season.

Cameron's first game remains fresh in his mind.

MANY HIGHLIGHTS

"Oh yeah, it was against the Edmonton Eskimos in Edmonton," he recalled. "On my first punt, I hit a 43-yarder out of bounds to the Eskimos bench, which was neat in a way because I was drafted by the Eskimos and they were the first team to cut me onmy journey. There were a lot of years of frustration and it was great to finally make it and say I played a game."

There were many highlights to choose from, but one season that stands out for Cameron was 1984.

"We sort of had two Grey Cup games," said Cameron, noting the Blue Bombers hadn't won the Grey Cup since 1962. "In order to make it there, we had to go to B.C. Place in front of 60,000 people and beat them out there. They were heavily favoured in that game."

As Cameron and kicker Trevor Kennerd found out during a late-night visit in Vancouver, Lions fans felt a victory was a sure thing.

"We go to a place called Sneaky Pete's and on the wall there is this poster that