Toronto Argonauts Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario.
- Founded: 1873
- Formerly known as:
- Home stadium: SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario (Plans are afoot to move to York University in 2006)
- Uniform colours: Oxford blue, Cambridge blue and white
- Helmet design: Blue, with an ancient Greek soldier (Argonaut) holding a round shield inscribed with the letter "A".
- Eastern regular season championships: 13 -- 1936, 1937, 1945, 1960, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1997
- Grey Cup finals appearances: 20 -- 1911 (lost), 1912 (lost), 1914 (won), 1920 (lost) 1921 (won), 1933 (won), 1937 (won), 1938 (won), 1945 (won), 1946 (won), 1947 (won), 1950 (won), 1952 (won), 1971 (lost), 1982 (lost) 1983 (won), 1987 (lost), 1991 (won), 1996 (won), 1997 (won)
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Franchise history
The Toronto Argonauts were founded back in 1873 by the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club. At the time the most renowed rowers in the world were the teams from Oxford University and Cambridge University in England, and the Toronto rowers adopted uniforms incorporating the two shades of blue used by the English schools. When the Argonauts expanded into football, the "double blue" uniform was used by the football team as well, starting the tradition that almost all top-level Toronto sport teams wear blue.
The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup more times than any other team, 14 times, which is the 4th most in North American professional sports, behind the New York Yankees (baseball, 26 championships), the Montreal Canadiens (hockey, 24 championships) and the Boston Celtics (basketball, 16 championships).
The current coach of the Argonauts is Michael "Pinball" Clemons.
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Canadian Football Hall of Famers
Current stars
Not to be forgotten
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