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Year of the Rocket : John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon and the Craziest Season in Football History.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Candy, John, 1950-1994.
- Gretzky, Wayne, 1961-.
- McNall, Bruce, 1950-.
- Canadian football.
- Football.
- Local Subjects:
- Candy, John, 1950-1994.
- Gretzky, Wayne, 1961-.
- McNall, Bruce, 1950-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (163 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Year of the Rocket
- Place of Publication:
- Ashland : Sutherland House Inc, 2021.
- Summary:
- The century-old Toronto Argonauts, like the rest of the Canadian Football League, seemed to be in shambles in 1991. Then everything changed. The Argos were acquired by an unlikely trio: the greatest hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky; a universally beloved comic genius, John Candy; and an upstart sports magnate, Bruce McNall, whose apparent Midas touch masked dark secrets. They audaciously swiped from the NFL the most-hyped college athlete in years, Rocket Ismail, by signing him to the richest football contract ever, and set their sights on a league championship. Candy's friend Dan Aykroyd summoned the Blues Brothers band to fly in from Europe and perform, along with Candy, Jim Belushi, and Mariel Hemingway, at the Rocket's first game. And the season only got crazier from there... Year of the Rocket is the untold saga of one of the greatest gambles in sports history, and one of the most unforgettable seasons on any gridiron, brought to life by a veteran sportswriter who combines meticulous research with the perspective and passion of a lifelong fan.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- The Summer of Argonaut Love
- Just Wild About Harry
- Gods of Football
- Shoot the Lights Out
- The Three Amigos
- Rocket Man
- The Candy Man
- Launched
- Deer in the Headlights
- The Argonaut Twist
- Blitzkrieg
- Winterpeg
- The Pride and the Glory
- The Throw
- Stomped
- Nowhere to Hide
- Fun While It Lasted
- Unhappy Ending
- The Money Trail
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781989555569
- 198955556X
- OCLC:
- 1305844148
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