Bygone Boatmen
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Guelph history professor @jamesefraser.bsky.social researching & posting on Canadian/Toronto football history. Our Game, Our League, Our History. Sad about leaving 1.2k followers behind on Xwitter.
The East York Argos were financially supported by the CFL club, for which they acted as a farm team fed by the city's junior clubs. Their quarterback in 1962, Gord McTaggart, attended Argonaut training camps for years but never got his chance with the big club.
OTD in Manitoba Football History Nov 18, 1962. For the second time in three years the St.Vital Bulldogs are Canadian Intermediate Champions defeating East York Argonauts 29-7. Game was played in front of 2,000+ fans. Dogs were a dominate team with a 58-3 record in last four years
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The East York Argos were financially supported by the CFL club, for which they acted as a farm team fed by the city's junior clubs. Their quarterback in 1962, Gord McTaggart, attended Argonaut training camps for years but never got his chance with the big club.
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 16, 1997 – The Argos won the club's fourteenth Grey Cup with a 47–23 victory over Saskatchewan at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, winning back-to-back Grey Cups for the first time since 1947 (and the last time to date).
NOV 16, 1997 – The Argos won the club's fourteenth Grey Cup with a 47–23 victory over Saskatchewan at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, winning back-to-back Grey Cups for the first time since 1947 (and the last time to date).
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 16, 1997 – The Argos won the club's fourteenth Grey Cup with a 47–23 victory over Saskatchewan at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, winning back-to-back Grey Cups for the first time since 1947 (and the last time to date).
NOV 16, 1997 – The Argos won the club's fourteenth Grey Cup with a 47–23 victory over Saskatchewan at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium, winning back-to-back Grey Cups for the first time since 1947 (and the last time to date).
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 16, 1946 – The Argos won their eleventh Big Four league title with a 12–6 playoffs win over the Alouettes in front of 23,700 spectators at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal. Joe Krol led the way with a 35-yard TD pass to Royal Copeland and a 4-yard rushing TD of his own.
NOV 16, 1946 – The Argos won their eleventh Big Four league title with a 12–6 playoffs win over the Alouettes in front of 23,700 spectators at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal. Joe Krol led the way with a 35-yard TD pass to Royal Copeland and a 4-yard rushing TD of his own.
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 16, 1946 – The Argos won their eleventh Big Four league title with a 12–6 playoffs win over the Alouettes in front of 23,700 spectators at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal. Joe Krol led the way with a 35-yard TD pass to Royal Copeland and a 4-yard rushing TD of his own.
NOV 16, 1946 – The Argos won their eleventh Big Four league title with a 12–6 playoffs win over the Alouettes in front of 23,700 spectators at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal. Joe Krol led the way with a 35-yard TD pass to Royal Copeland and a 4-yard rushing TD of his own.
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 16, 1901 – Two punt singles in the second half by Percy Hardisty gave the Double Blue a 2–1 win over the Rough Riders at the Varsity Oval in Ottawa, clinching first place in the Ontario RFU senior league and the first league title in club history.
NOV 16, 1901 – Two punt singles in the second half by Percy Hardisty gave the Double Blue a 2–1 win over the Rough Riders at the Varsity Oval in Ottawa, clinching first place in the Ontario RFU senior league and the first league title in club history.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 16, 1901 – Two punt singles in the second half by Percy Hardisty gave the Double Blue a 2–1 win over the Rough Riders at the Varsity Oval in Ottawa, clinching first place in the Ontario RFU senior league and the first league title in club history.
NOV 16, 1901 – Two punt singles in the second half by Percy Hardisty gave the Double Blue a 2–1 win over the Rough Riders at the Varsity Oval in Ottawa, clinching first place in the Ontario RFU senior league and the first league title in club history.
We need to expunge these plays from the game to generate more excitement.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We need to expunge these plays from the game to generate more excitement.
Zounds! Actual, fine-tuned data!
Graphic from @jdunk12.bsky.social on TwiXter.
#CFL points per drive comparison:
2025 - 1.83 *
2024 - 1 82
2023 - 1.68
2022 - 1.73
2021 - 1.41
2017 - 1.74
2016 - 1.69
2012 - 1.65
2008 - 1.71
1991 - 1.75 **
* most ever
** missing TOD & halftime drive data. They would only reduce the result.
#CFL points per drive comparison:
2025 - 1.83 *
2024 - 1 82
2023 - 1.68
2022 - 1.73
2021 - 1.41
2017 - 1.74
2016 - 1.69
2012 - 1.65
2008 - 1.71
1991 - 1.75 **
* most ever
** missing TOD & halftime drive data. They would only reduce the result.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Zounds! Actual, fine-tuned data!
Kickers with seasons fractionally as good as Lirim Hajrullahu's 2025 season have won the CFL special teams award hands down in the past.
That is all one can say.
That is all one can say.
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Kickers with seasons fractionally as good as Lirim Hajrullahu's 2025 season have won the CFL special teams award hands down in the past.
That is all one can say.
That is all one can say.
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 13, 1962 = Reflecting on a 4-10 season, Argonauts head coach Nobby Wirkowski told a press conference he was not interested in obtaining Ottawa backup QB Ron Lancaster (who had requested to be traded or released) to replace the departing Tobin Rote.
NOV 13, 1962 = Reflecting on a 4-10 season, Argonauts head coach Nobby Wirkowski told a press conference he was not interested in obtaining Ottawa backup QB Ron Lancaster (who had requested to be traded or released) to replace the departing Tobin Rote.
November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
TODAY IN ARGOS HISTORY
NOV 13, 1962 = Reflecting on a 4-10 season, Argonauts head coach Nobby Wirkowski told a press conference he was not interested in obtaining Ottawa backup QB Ron Lancaster (who had requested to be traded or released) to replace the departing Tobin Rote.
NOV 13, 1962 = Reflecting on a 4-10 season, Argonauts head coach Nobby Wirkowski told a press conference he was not interested in obtaining Ottawa backup QB Ron Lancaster (who had requested to be traded or released) to replace the departing Tobin Rote.
Longboat Taylor was one of Canada's most decorated rowers, as well as being a fair football player. He was killed in the infamous gas attack on Canadian trenches near St. Julien, Belgium, during the Second Battle of Ypres.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Longboat Taylor was one of Canada's most decorated rowers, as well as being a fair football player. He was killed in the infamous gas attack on Canadian trenches near St. Julien, Belgium, during the Second Battle of Ypres.
The Argos 1914 Grey Cup victory is quite awkward to study, knowing how many of those players were destined to lose their lives overseas.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Argos 1914 Grey Cup victory is quite awkward to study, knowing how many of those players were destined to lose their lives overseas.
Stan Reaume lost his life just five weeks before the Armistice, which somehow makes his sacrifice seem the more tragic (although it probably shouldn't).
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Stan Reaume lost his life just five weeks before the Armistice, which somehow makes his sacrifice seem the more tragic (although it probably shouldn't).
Doan Lepper was only 17 when he won the 1914 Grey Cup with the Argos.
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Doan Lepper was only 17 when he won the 1914 Grey Cup with the Argos.
"Pat" drove a munitions truck during the war, and was killed when it was shelled by enemy artillery.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Pat" drove a munitions truck during the war, and was killed when it was shelled by enemy artillery.
On one memorable occasion, Hugh Hoyles, as the club representative, tabled a resolution on behalf of the Argos at an Ontario RFU meeting, and then (because he disagreed with it) denounced it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On one memorable occasion, Hugh Hoyles, as the club representative, tabled a resolution on behalf of the Argos at an Ontario RFU meeting, and then (because he disagreed with it) denounced it.
Curly Britton quarterbacked the Argos to their first league title in 1901.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Curly Britton quarterbacked the Argos to their first league title in 1901.
killed at Dieppe
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
killed at Dieppe