Toronto Argonauts Round "A" logo Shiney CFL football pin # 3 made by Exec. Prom.

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Toronto Argonauts Round "A" logo Shiney CFL football pin # 3 made by Executive Promotions
. Please check out my other auctions for pins # 1 and # 2. The pin is in like new condition.
The
Toronto Argonauts
(officially the
Toronto Argonaut Football Club
, commonly referred to as the
Argos
) are a professional
Canadian football
team competing in the
East Division
of the
Canadian Football League
(CFL). Based in
Toronto
, Ontario, the team was founded in 1873, and is the oldest existing professional
sports team
in North America still using its original name, and they are the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division.
The team's origins date back to a modified version of
rugby football
that emerged in North America in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The Argonauts played their home games at
Rogers Centre
(originally known as SkyDome) from
1989
until 2016 when the team moved to
BMO Field
, the fifth stadium site to host the team.
The Argonauts have won the
Grey Cup
a record 17 times and have appeared in the final 23 times. Most recently they defeated the
Calgary Stampeders
27–24 in the
105th Grey Cup
in 2017. The Argonauts hold the best winning percentage in the championship game (73.9%) and have the longest active winning streak in games in which they have appeared, at six. The Argonauts have faced every current western CFL team at least once in the Grey Cup, while their most celebrated divisional rivalry has been with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
.
The team was founded and owned by the
Argonaut Rowing Club
for its first 83 years, and has been owned by a series of business interests since 1956. The Argonauts were a fixture on the Toronto sports scene for decades, with attendance peaking in the 1970s. In May 2015 it was announced that a consortium of
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
's
Larry Tanenbaum
(via the Kilmer Group) and
Bell Canada
would acquire the team. The sale included a scheduled move to MLSE run
BMO Field
for the 2016 season, which has long been proposed given attendance under-utilization at Rogers Centre and announced plans to install natural grass at the domed stadium, rendering it unfit for football. (The move has since been done, albeit only the infield turf replaced with dirt, instead of grass) MLSE announced in December 2017 that it had agreed to purchase the team outright, with the deal finalized on January 19, 2018. The previous owners continue to indirectly own stakes in the Argos, as Bell Canada and the Kilmer Group respectively hold 37.5% and 25% stakes in MLSE.
Given the length of franchise history, dozens of players, coaches, and management have been honoured in some form over the years. The team recognizes a select group of players with retired numbers: early greats
Joe Krol
and
Dick Shatto
, stalwart offensive lineman
Danny Nykoluk
, and
Michael "Pinball" Clemons
who has been the most recent face of the team.
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