Tiger-Cats Win 1972 Grey Cup by Brian Snelgrove
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grey cup flashback Tiger-Cats Win 1972 Grey Cup By Brian Snelgrove Two months after Paul Henderson veterans including Garney Henley, p scored the most famous goal in Tony Gabriel, Tommy Joe Coffey, Al of hoto courtesy Canadian hockey history, the Hamilton Brenner, Mark Kosmos, Bob Krouse, Tiger-Cats beat the Saskatchewan Dave Fleming, Bill Danychuk and in Roughriders 13-10 to capture the 60th his last CFL season, Angelo Mosca. Grey Cup. Playing before a capacity home- The Spectator The year was 1972 and under first town crowd at Ivor Wynne Stadium, year Head Coach Jerry Williams the the Tiger-Cats jumped out to a 10-0 Tiger-Cats compiled a record off 11-3 first-half lead. Saskatchewan tied good enough for a first place finish the game at ten before halftime and in the East. Hamilton knocked off the there was no further scoring until Ottawa Rough Riders in the two-game the final drive of the game. Gabriel total point Eastern Final to advance to had been held without a catch for the National Championship against the the entire contest but caught three Western ‘Riders. Ealey aerials in a row on the final The team was led by rookie quar- Hamilton possession. Henley caught terback Chuck Ealey who had arrived in the last one to set the stage for 19 Hamilton three games into the season. year old rookie kicker Ian Sunter’s Ealey had never lost a game in high heroics. Sunter booted the winning school or in college at The University field goal, a 34 yarder, on the of Toledo. The sensational rookie pivot game’s final play to give the Ticats was surrounded by a supporting cast of their first Grey Cup since 1967. p hoto courtes y of y of The Spectator.