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Day They Saved the CFL Grey Cup and Team Fortunes
The 1985 Grey Cup reawakened CFL hopes as the League faced East West imbalances and media backlash led by the Globe and Mail and Montreal Gazette. The piece praises the Vancouver Lions and Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Montreal for their resilience and future prospects, noting the Dome’s impact on BC and the need for strong management and stadiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CFL
Lotusland
NFL
Forsooth
Globe and Mail
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Eddie Ricard
Gazette
Concordes
B.C. Lions
Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Calgary
Peter Liske
Terry Evanshen
Edmonton Eskimos
Norman Kimball
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Grant Devine
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Big Blue
Toronto Argos
B.C. Place
Flowers
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats
Fat Harold
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa
Montreal Concordes
Nick Aragki
Mats Naslund
Tim Raines