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Author : Graham Kelly
Publisher : Full Court Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Canadian football
ISBN : 1926677854
Grey Cup 100 features the trials and triumphs of Canada's national classic since its beginning in 1909. Sportswriter and football aficionado Graham Kelly brings to life the passion and excitement of the finals of Canada's own game.
Author : Stephen Brunt,Canadian Football League
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart Limited
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780771017445
This country and its people are made of the same hardy stuff that makes our game and our league. The Grey Cup has helped unite our country for 100 years now. And it has revealed us, built our pride and our sense of Canadianness in annual tributes to effort, sweat and toil. But what does 100 years of history and cultural relevance add up to? When we Canadians look at the Grey Cup, we see far more than a gleaming football trophy; we see a reflection of ourselves. After its first years as an amateur challenge cup, the Grey Cup would go on to be awarded to the best football team in Canada, with Western challengers traveling back east to fall at the hands of the more established Toronto teams. That is, until a group of frustrated Winnipeggers paid an enormous sum during the Depression to buy up star players and bring the cup west for the first time. Following this, the games became about the pride of the country, East versus West, the national identity fought over the gridiron, all chronicled dutifully by bestselling author Stephen Brunt. From the birth of the modern CFL in 1958, through the dynastic Edmonton Eskimos and into the nineties, attempted USA expansion, franchise re-birth in Montreal, 100 Grey Cups has it all: behind-the-scene anecdotes, never-before-seen photographs, and unprecedented access to the CFL archives. It is a must-have for all fans of this national tradition
Author : Frank Cosentino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Canadian football
ISBN : 1770871918
The Grey Cup has been an integral part of the growth, development and story of football in Canada. When Governor General Lord Grey donated the trophy which bears his name in 1909 the phrase "Dominion of Canada Champion" was in vogue. This year in fact will be the 104th year since the cups inception but the 100th Grey Cup game played. Unlike the Olympics which number the Olympic years to include those in which the Games did not occur (1940, 1944), Canadian footbal ignores them (1916, 17, 18, 19).This even though there were stories to be told in that second decade of evolving Canadian football. Each decade since 1912 has its own story, its own moments to remember, its own Grey Cup lore. This book captures those memories. It transports them from our past, illuminates our present era and points to our future.In these pages you will find the Greats of the Game (including author Frank Cosentino and intro writer Matt Dunigan); unforgettable plays, team dynasties, rivalries, and outstanding performances; behind the scenes anecdotes and escapades in the various cities that have hosted the 100 times that the Grey Cup has been played.
Author : Michael Januska
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781459704503
The biggest single sports and television event in Canada marks its 100th championship in 2012. The Terrible Tripper of 1957, the 1962 Fog Bowl, Vic Washington’s Fabulous Fumble in 1968, Tony Gabriel’s Classic Catch in 1976, Henry "Gizmo" Williams’s Wild Run in 1987, and Dave Ridgway’s Magnificent Kick in 1989 are some of the legendary moments leading up to the 100th Grey Cup game in November 2012 in Toronto. You’ll find all of them in Grey Cup Century and much more. Canadian football has had a long and storied history dating back to the 1860s. In 1909, Earl Grey, the governor general of Canada, donated a trophy to honour the best amateur rugby football club in the country. The first team to win a Grey Cup was the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. In 1954 the Canadian Football League, a professional organization, took over sole control of the Cup. Since then gridiron giants such as Sam Etcheverry, Norm Kwong, Jackie Parker, Russ Jackson, Ron Lancaster, Lui Passaglia, Doug Flutie, and Michael "Pinball" Clemons have dazzled fans in an annual championship that now attracts as many as six million television viewers.
Author : Canadian Football League
Publisher : PREMIER DIGITAL PUBLISHING
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781624670657
Celebrate the 100th Grey Cup and The Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders battle for the honour of being called Grey Cup champions!_x000D_ _x000D_ To celebrate this momentous occasion, leading sports publisher CCMC, the Canadian Football League and Premier Digital Publishing are publishing a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative magazine to honour the rich history of Canada’s premier sports event._x000D_ _x000D_ This “special” magazine was more than a century in the making and featuring more than 100 pages of articles, and classic historical photography, the Grey Cup 100th Anniversary Program will be a collector’s item for CFL fans and history buffs from coast to coast._x000D_ _x000D_ This eBook also includes the Game Day program with rosters, stats and all of the storylines of the 100th Grey Cup! _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Célébrez la Coupe Grey et 100e Les Argonauts de Toronto et les Stampeders de Calgary bataille pour l'honneur d'être appelés champions de la Coupe Grey!_x000D_ _x000D_ Pour célébrer cette occasion unique, CCMC, un chef de file de l’édition sportive, et la Ligue canadienne de football publient un magazine commémoratif rendant hommage à la riche histoire de cette grande manifestation sportive canadienne._x000D_ _x000D_ Ce magazine «spécial», fruit de plus d'un siècle de gestation, comprend plus de 100 pages d’articles et de photographies classiques. Le programme souvenir du 100e anniversaire de la Coupe Grey sera une pièce de collection pour les fans de la LCF et les férus d’histoire d'un océan à l’autre.
Author : Paul Woods
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781304106384
For three decades the Toronto Argonauts were a national joke: a team that not only lost most of the time, but usually did so in embarrassing fashion. The franchise bottomed out in 1981 with just two wins. But 1981 was not a complete disaster because, even while finding new and more creative ways to lose, the Argos were assembling many of the key components that helped the franchise return to excitement in 1982 and Grey Cup glory in 1983. Thirty years after that long-awaited triumph, Bouncing Back takes readers on a wild ride through the three eventful and mesmerizing years that culminated in the 1983 Grey Cup, from crushing humiliations through sensational resurgence and finally the ultimate triumph.
Author : Frank Cosentino
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365981821
Author : Michael Januska
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781459704480
In 1909, Earl Grey, the governor general of Canada, donated a trophy to honour the best amateur football team in the country. Since then 99 Grey Cups have been awarded. In November 2012 the 100th Cup will be presented in Toronto.
Author : Gerald R. Gems,Gertrud Pfister
Publisher : Berkshire Publishing Group
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781614728238
American football is the most popular, and controversial, sport in the United States, and a massive industry. The NFL’s revenues are over $13 billion annually. The Super Bowl is watched by half of US television households and is televised in over 150 countries. Touchdown: An American Obsession is the first comprehensive guide to the history and culture of the sport, covering US college football as well as professional football worldwide. The editors and authors are among the world’s leading sports scholars. They cover race, ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, and globalization, as well as recent scandals and controversies, the importance of television, and the art and aesthetics of the game. Touchdown: An American Obsession is a readable, authoritative guide for Americans as well as an introduction for people around the world.
Author : Jim O'Leary,Wayne Parrish
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1550227793
Presented in full color with photos throughout, this volume contains numerous stories from players, coaches, and other people connected with the Toronto Argonauts. Featuring dozens of interviews with past and present Argonauts, the guide also includes contributions from journalists who have followed the Argos, as well as stories from fans. A history highlights the triumphs and turning points from each year and reveals the prominent players, venues, and changes to both the game and the league. Rounding out the book are profiles of key Argonauts, with photos, stats, and where they are now.
Author : Frank Cosentino
Publisher : Blizzard Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Canadian football
ISBN : 0921368542
A year by year summary of boardroom conspiracies, inter-league back fighting, media deals, and the increasing Americanization of the CFL.
Author : The Globe and Mail
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781468919462
The Globe and Mail is excited to present the newest release in its series of Globe eBooks, 'Three Downs, One Hundred Games'. This intriguing eBook explores one of Canada's oldest and most anticipated sporting showdowns – the Grey Cup Final. With a look back at some of the best Canadian Football League battles Canada has ever witnessed from east coast to west coast, 'Three Downs, One Hundred Games' arrives just in time to herald the 100th Grey Cup game. On the centennial of this historic event, The Globe and Mail invites you to explore a small piece of Canadian history through a championship journey across a great land.
Author : Matt Dunigan,Jim Taylor
Publisher : Harbour Publishing Company
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1550174487
"Put aside the fact that it ended my playing career, punched holes in my memory and put life as I knew it on indefinite hold, it wasn't that tough a hit." Thus begins Goin' Deep, Matt Dunigan's gritty, often startling memoir of his 14-year journey as a Canadian Football League quarterback, a career brought to a shattering halt on an afternoon in Hamilton in 1996 in a game he still cannot remember. It is a story that takes readers where football fans cannot go--down the stadium runway into the dressing rooms--where injury is a fact of life, injections can put agony on temporary hold, and the tough-minded live by the credo that "Pain is mind over matter. If you don't mind the pain, it doesn't matter." But Goin' Deep is more than a football story. The concussion suffered in that game against the BC Lions marked the end of Dunigan's brilliant Hall of Fame career in the no-quarter world of professional football--and the beginning of another journey still in progress, where some days start third-and-long and memories can be shrouded in a drifting, frustrating fog that may or may not clear. "You play the hand you're dealt," he says. "There are good days and bad days. Sometimes putting sentences together can be a struggle. Some days Kathy will say 'Remember when such-and-such,' and I can't. But these are my cards, and I'll play 'em." The way he's played and continues to play them as a TSN football CFL analyst makes Goin' Deep a riveting, heart-warming read.
Author : Rob Vanstone,Dave Ridgway
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781641253406
Most Roughriders fans have attended a game at historic Taylor Field and the newer Mosaic Stadium, taken a photo in front of the George Reed and Ron Lancaster statues, and proudly belted the lyrics to "Rider Pride" on game day. But even the most die-hard fans don't know everything about their beloved Riders. In 100 Things Roughriders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, longtime Regina Leader-Post scribe Rob Vanstone has assembled the facts, traditions, and achievements sure to educate and entertain true fans. Learn about Neil Joseph "Piffles" Taylor, Ron Atchison, Gene Makowsky, Darian Durant, Jeff Fairholm, and Jon Ryan, among many other pivotal figures. Which of the many origin stories about the Roughriders' nickname is most credible? How did "Piffles" Taylor lose his eye? Which prominent Rider named his child after Taylor Field? Which NFL team declined to match Glenn Dobbs' offer from Saskatchewan, allowing him to become a Roughrider? Vanstone has collected every essential piece of Roughriders knowledge and trivia—including "The Little Miracle of Taylor Field"; the triumphant Grey Cup victories of 1966, 1989, 2007, and 2013; and "The Kick"—as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans of all ages.
Author : Bob Ackles,Ian Mulgrew
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780470738993
In 1953, Bobby Ackles became the first water boy in the BC Lions Football Club. Today he is the team’s President and CEO. His star rose quickly from the very beginning, taking him from the sidelines to the top job and three Grey Cup championships. An integral member of the Lions’ organization for over 50 years, Bobby Ackles has seen and done it all in the extraordinary world of professional football. Not only did he go from lowly Water Boy to the executive suite in the CFL, Ackles also spent fifteen years in the NFL--six seasons with the mighty Dallas Cowboys, and then on to the Arizona Cardinals, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Miami Dolphins—and he even served a brief stint in the short-lived XFL as Vice President and General Manager of the Las Vegas Outlaws. As the only man to hold executive positions in all three professional leagues, Ackles offers up a unique perspective on pro football in North America. The Water Boy is Bob Ackles’ engaging memoir, a candid, personal account of his life and his amazing career in the game of football. From his humble beginnings, personally and professionally, Ackles has risen to become one of the most respected executives in football and in sports in general, both in Canada and the United States. With veteran journalist Ian Mulgrew, Ackles shares his rich, expansive life openly, with humour and amazing insights into the sport of football and its personalities, his long-running love affair with his wife Kay, his grasp on leadership and running a successful business. The Water Boy is a fascinating look inside the locker rooms and the owners’ boxes of the football world in North America, and an engaging telling of a life lived to its fullest.