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Grey cup fever in Hamilton has made football almost a religion
Grey cup fever in Hamilton has made football almost a religion

Grey cup fever in Hamilton has made football almost a religion

Date11/29/1972
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  • Grey cup fever in Hamilton has made football almost a religion. Vi Morgan, her son David, 10, and Jack Barr wear Tiger-Cat costumes Mrs. Morgan made in one night. They're outside the church of Rev. George Soutar, who says: God still comes first in Hamilton but the Ticats come next. The city agrees.
  • Grey cup fever in Hamilton has made football almost a religion
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grey cup fever in Hamilton has made football almost a religion. Vi Morgan, her son David, 10, and Jack Barr wear Tiger-Cat costumes Mrs. Morgan made in one night. They're outside the church of Rev. George Soutar, who says: God still comes first in Hamilton but the Ticats come next. The city agrees.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0093795F
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Scantily dressed majorettes were twirling and whirling to keep warm as Hamilton's Grey Cup parade wound along chilly streets
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Ca-na-da's Bobby Gimby steps out in the Grey Cup parade as Hamilton revs up for the Tiger-Cats, Roughriders game
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