Remembering the first Canadian football game played overseas and the players who never made it home

The first Canadian football game was played in London in 1944. Major Denis Whitaker organized a team of Canadian servicemen to play against the US Army Mustangs. The game attracted 32,000 people. Some of the players were playing their final game. The Canadian Football League is hosting its first regular season game in Munich, Germany on Sunday. It is the next step in its journey toward international expansion. There is no telling if it would be successful. In the past, the game has been played on English soil. Jeff Nicklin was the star of Winnipeg Blue Bombers' first Grey Cup team in 1939.