{"id":715874,"date":"2026-06-05T03:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/715874\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T03:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:12:10","slug":"ticats-legend-brandon-banks-surprised-with-canadian-football-hall-of-fame-selection-during-cfl-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/715874\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticats legend Brandon Banks surprised with Canadian Football Hall of Fame selection during CFL season-opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Brandon-Banks.jpeg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto courtesy: CFL\/Geoff Robins<\/p>\n<p>Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brandon Banks has been named as the first member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame\u2019s Class of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Banks was in attendance at Hamilton Stadium for Thursday\u2019s CFL season opener, where he was being honoured as the Ticats\u2019 Alumnus of Distinction after signing a one-day contract to retire with the team earlier this week. Instead, TSN carried the announcement live as Kate Beirness and Milt Stegall surprised the 38-year-old with the news that he is being enshrined later this year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All the emotions \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udef6<\/p>\n<p>\u2191 what lands at 3 p.m. daily<\/p>\n<p>3DownNation Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>        Latest news, exclusive analysis, and more daily at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>        Latest news, exclusive analysis, and more daily at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>            Free. Unsubscribe anytime. By signing up you agree to receive daily emails from 3DownNation,<br \/>\n            as well as our <a href=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/terms-of-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">terms of service<\/a> and<br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy<\/a>.<br \/>\n            1900 Rose St, Regina SK S4P 0A9.<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Banks learns he\u2019ll be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YdlwEtEN4B\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YdlwEtEN4B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/2062693028414775678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Banks played for Hamilton from 2013 to 2021 as a receiver and return specialist, becoming one of the most impactful players in franchise history. He last played in 2022 as a member of the Toronto Argonauts, when he helped them beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.<\/p>\n<p>The native of Raleigh, N.C. remains the Hamilton\u2019s all-time franchise leader in kickoff return yards (3,773), punt return yards (3,049), missed field goal return yards (779), and missed field goal return touchdowns (five). He also ranks second in total touchdowns (62), combined yards (13,686), and punt return touchdowns (seven).<\/p>\n<p>Banks was named the CFL\u2019s Most Outstanding Player in 2019, the league\u2019s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player in 2015, a four-time All-CFL selection, and a six-time All-East Division selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis numbers and accolades speak for themselves, but it\u2019s Brandon\u2019s lasting impact on the game that has earned him a place in history,\u201d CFHOF executive director Eric Noivo said in a statement. \u201cHis breathtaking speed defined him, but we\u2019ll always be in awe of his passion, determination and drive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 has yet to be announced and will be unveiled in the coming weeks. The group will be officially inducted at the annual Hall of Fame Game when the Montreal Alouettes visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday, September 18.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"60\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0603-3Down-logo-600x600.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3downnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3DownNation-Wordmark-v3-3.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy: CFL\/Geoff Robins Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brandon Banks has been named as the first member of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[166835,166836,259290,49,48,7028,259291,521,522,259292,520,527,3801,2002,82,43334,167300],"class_list":["post-715874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-3down","tag-3downnation","tag-brandon-banks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian","tag-canadian-football-hall-of-fame","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfhof","tag-cfl","tag-football","tag-hamilton","tag-league","tag-sports","tag-ticats","tag-tiger-cats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}