The Controversy
The biggest play of the game, and perhaps Grey Cup history, and certainly of Jackie Parker's storied career, was the Chuck Hunsinger fumble.
However some fans and analysts question whether it was really a fumble at all. Close examination of the game film shows the ball apparently propelled towards the back of the Alouette who is about 5 yards ahead of Hunsinger. This would be his lineman, Ray Cicia. Cicia had his back to Hunsinger, and being an offensive lineman, was an ineligible receiver, but if Hunsinger did attempt to pass the ball, the play should have been whistled dead and Montreal given a penalty. Had Montreal retained possession they would have almost certainly scored at least a single.
While Hunsinger has gone down in Grey Cup lore as the "goat" of the game, this is most certainly an unfair conclusion. Many forget that it was Red O'Quinn's fumble that sealed the Als' fate and even this fumble is controversial. Als supporters argue that O'Quinn didn't have possession of the ball, and it was an incomplete pass, not a fumble.
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