April 29, 2024 • 57 mins
Toronto Argonauts historian & author Paul Woods takes us back to 1991’s Year of the Rocket, with great stories revolving around Raghib 'Rocket' Ismail, Wayne Gretzky, John Candy, Bruce McNall, Adam Rita, Mark Rypien, Dan Aykroyd, Matt Dunigan, Ricky Foggie and Michael 'Pinball' Clemons...with bonus stories about the Foot Stomp, the Flying Beer Can, Ricky Williams, Doug Flutie, former team president Keith Pelley’s return as CEO of MLSE, whether Joe Montana could have been an Argo [!!], and why McLeod Bethel-Thompson might just be the most interesting man in football!
For his books Year of the Rocket or Bouncing Back and everything else Paul Woods, please go to https://www.paulwoodsmedia.com/
TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com
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