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Toronto Argonaut's official yearbooks do not include this game in his
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where he just missed yet another championship with their close Cup defeat.
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259:(September 15, 1917 – September 29, 2003) was an all-star and
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82:5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)
99:Northern Secondary School (Toronto)
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281:lasted 5 seasons and netted him a
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314:He died September 29, 2003.
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272:Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
161:St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy
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64:Career information
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1726:Don McKenzie
1716:Byron Karrys
1696:Al Dekdebrun
1676:Pete Bennett
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1578:Pete Titanic
1563:Art Skidmore
1558:Jimmy Sakeel
1554:Don Robinson
1545:Steve Pruski
1500:Byron Karrys
1495:Chuck Hundey
1490:Frank Hickey
1455:Jim Crothers
1450:Ted Courtney
1352:Teddy Morris
1350:Head coach:
1346:Tommy Waldon
1341:Ted Courtney
1336:Steve Pruski
1326:Steve Karrys
1306:Pete Titanic
1301:Pat Santucci
1266:John Crncich
1255:
1251:Frank Morris
1236:Byron Karrys
1216:Art Skidmore
1151:Teddy Morris
1149:Head coach:
1134:D'Arcy Hiltz
1109:Frank Hickey
1104:Jack Leeming
1078:
1074:Tommy Waldon
1059:Art Skidmore
1044:Steve Pruski
1019:Steve Karrys
1014:Byron Karrys
1004:Ted Courtney
911:
910:Head coach:
903:
886:Paul Kenwood
875:
872:Richard Lane
852:
847:
840:
835:Des Campbell
833:
826:
819:
812:
805:
798:
793:Pat Santucci
791:
784:
777:
770:
763:
756:
749:
742:
735:
728:
722:
721:
714:
709:John Crncich
707:
700:
695:Roy Kirbyson
693:
688:Bucko McLeod
686:
679:
672:
665:
658:
649:
590:Head coach:
573:
559:Frank Stukus
549:Annis Stukus
534:Earl Selkirk
519:Johnny Munro
514:Teddy Morris
499:Chuck McLean
484:Bob Isbister
385:
381:
371:
364:
360:
353:
349:
341:
337:
330:
326:
313:
310:
299:
287:World War II
276:
265:
256:
255:
202:CFL All-Star
152:Halifax Navy
1830:2003 deaths
1825:1917 births
1804:Frank Clair
1781:Jack Wedley
1776:Marv Whaley
1766:Ted Toogood
1756:Doug Smylie
1691:Jake Dunlap
1593:Jack Wedley
1588:Doug Turner
1568:Bill Stukus
1530:George Meen
1440:Len Cassidy
1422:Bill Briggs
1281:Len Cassidy
1256:Jack Wedley
1231:Billy Myers
1114:Doug Smylie
1079:Jack Wedley
1039:Billy Myers
994:Len Cassidy
905:Fred Porter
868:Fred Porter
853:George Reid
800:Dutch Davey
765:Ian Barclay
737:Wally Patch
723:Jack Wedley
702:John Taylor
674:Curly Hiltz
574:Jack Wedley
554:Bill Stukus
509:John Mingay
479:George Hees
474:Dave Ferris
465:John Clarke
451:Harry Booth
306:Hank Ilesic
257:Jack Wedley
223:champion -
95:High school
70:Position(s)
25:No. 79
20:Jack Wedley
1819:Categories
1771:Nick Volpe
1761:Rod Smylie
1736:John Kerns
1711:Frank Gnup
1706:Bud Fowler
1681:Fred Black
1671:Billy Bass
1666:Les Ascott
1540:Doug Pyzer
1470:Rudy Grass
1426:Fred Brown
1417:Billy Bell
1412:Les Ascott
1316:Rod Smylie
1286:Les Ascott
1226:Billy Bell
1124:Bob Curtin
1119:Andy Tommy
1064:Rod Smylie
979:Billy Bell
974:Les Ascott
913:Glen Brown
842:L. Raymond
828:Jim Spicer
772:Sam Abbott
592:Lew Hayman
544:Red Storey
524:Jim Palmer
461:Wes Cutler
456:Clary Burt
318:References
1796:Don Scott
1701:Ed Hirsch
1598:Bill Zock
1525:Ken McKim
1520:Bob McKay
1485:Bob Hazel
1460:Fred Doty
1276:Ken McKim
1246:Don Loney
1221:Bill Zock
1141:? Materyn
1089:Bill Zock
1009:Tom Glenn
984:Fred Doty
881:Moe Segal
858:Bill Kydd
751:Hal Chard
730:Al Hurley
584:Bill Zock
469:Art Evans
110:As player
1721:Joe Krol
1550:Pat Reid
1505:Joe Krol
1296:Pat Reid
1261:Joe Krol
1099:Jack Roe
1084:Art West
1049:Pat Reid
1024:Joe Krol
821:Al Symms
654:Grey Cup
529:Pat Reid
376:records.
283:Grey Cup
266:Born in
261:Grey Cup
221:Grey Cup
1138:T.Smith
268:England
42:England
216:Honors
87:Weight
79:Height
1144:? Foy
650:Bold
304:and
249:1950
245:1947
241:1946
237:1945
233:1944
229:1938
225:1937
210:1945
206:1941
182:1951
172:1950
168:1945
157:1944
149:1943
141:1942
130:1941
126:1937
115:1936
219:7x
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227:,
208:,
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1386:e
1379:t
1372:v
1185:e
1178:t
1171:v
948:e
941:t
934:v
626:e
619:t
612:v
422:e
415:t
408:v
170:–
128:–
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