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9 unusual facts about Toronto Argonauts


2007 International Bowl

The on-air ESPN crew included John Saunders, who was born and raised in Toronto and graduated from WMU; and Doug Flutie, who played two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, both of which ended in Grey Cup championships.

Andy Mullen

Andy Mullen was the quarterback for the 1933 Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

David F. Noble

In particular, Noble (who is of Jewish descent himself) claimed that there was a connection between alleged "Pro-Israeli influence" on the York Foundation and the university administration's treatment of vocal pro-Palestinian campaigners on campus and to a later-scuttled project to build a Toronto Argonauts football stadium on the campus.

Desai Williams

He now works as the speed coach for the Toronto Argonauts and is one of the most respected sprint coaches in eastern Canada.

Harry Ornest

Harry Ornest (June 30, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was a sports entrepreneur who once owned the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Sam Cvijanovich

He played three years with the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL (1974 to 1976), playing 43 games and wearing number 33.

Sinc McEvenue

Sinc McEvenue was a Canadian football coach who was the head coach of Toronto Argonauts in 1919 and 1921.

Sterling Hinds

He won the bronze medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1984 Olympic Games, and played professional football with the Toronto Argonauts.

The Bachelor Canada

Throughout his childhood, Brad had several football seasons with a variety of teams: Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, and the Edmonton Eskimos.


1911 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1911 Toronto Argonauts season was the 28th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873.

75th Grey Cup

The Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts engaged in a back-and-forth battle for Earl Grey’s Cup in 1987, which was determined with a late field goal.

79th Grey Cup

The Toronto Argonauts capped off a memorable season under the new ownership of Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy with a win over Calgary.

Cliff Washburn

On July 4, 2006, Washburn signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and played in six regular season games for them during the 2006 CFL season, all of them as a starting tackle.

Football Huddle

Series regulars on the panel were sportscasters Steve Douglas and Fred Sgambati with Lou Agase, who coached the Toronto Argonauts.

Hamilton General Hospital

David Braley is the president of auto-parts manufacturer Orlick Industries Ltd., former owner of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and current owner of the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts.

Interbrew

The transaction also included Labatt's assets, which included the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club, the Toronto Argonauts football club, and The Sports Network (the latter being immediately resold to NetStar Communications due to Canadian media ownership regulations).

Orlondo Steinauer

As a player, he played professional football for 12 seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1996 to 2008.

Raghib Ismail

It would have been difficult to offer Ismail enough money to join the CFL, but Bruce McNall, who with hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy had recently purchased the Toronto Argonauts, tried.

Rick Moffat

When the Alouettes returned CFL play to Montreal, Moffat worked with CJAD 800 broadcast legend Ted Blackman, former Seattle Seahawk and Toronto Argonaut Tommy Kane, as well as longtime Alouette all-star Tony Proudfoot, who would become Moffat's co-host in the booth until the 2008 season.

Rod Smylie

His sons Rod and Doug both played professional football for the Toronto Argonauts and won the Grey Cup.


see also

1970 CFL Draft

The respective General Managers made the selections for all teams except the Toronto Argonauts, for whom Head Coach Leo Cahill made the picks.

1979 CFL Draft

37. Toronto Argonauts Mark Forsyth DB Wilfrid Laurier

1981 CFL Draft

Toronto Argonauts Dan Ferrone G Simon Fraser

Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game

The Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game of August 5, 1959 was the inaugural game of Toronto's Exhibition Stadium and the first game a National Football League team played in the city.

Eagle Day

When he left the Stampeders, he joined the Toronto Argonauts (the first of two Ole Miss stars to play quarterback for Toronto, the other being Kent Austin in 1995).

Ferrone

Dan Ferrone (born April 3, 1958, in Oakville, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 1981 to 1992.

P. K. Sam

On May 19, 2011 Sam was traded back to the Toronto Argonauts, along with defensive lineman Miguel Robede, for wide receiver Reggie McNeal and defensive lineman Adrian Davis.