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It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yes(...)
It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yes(...)

It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yes(...)

Date3/2/1975
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  • It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yes(...)
  • It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yesterday. Leachman, a defensive line coach, is designing weighlifting program for Canadian Football League team which will improve them in athletic prowess.
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's a cinch! Lamar Leachman, Argos' new assistant coach who can lift 360 pounds, has no difficulty in raising weight at workout in Bloor St. YMHA yesterday. Leachman, a defensive line coach, is designing weighlifting program for Canadian Football League team which will improve them in athletic prowess.
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Randy Halsall, a hopeful for a tackle spot with the Argos, gives another rookie a helping had lifting 360-pound weights at the Argos' training camp at(...)
Randy Halsall, a hopeful for a tackle spot with the Argos, gives another rookie a helping had lifting 360-pound weights at the Argos' training camp at(...)
Lennon, Frank
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NFL Veteran Quarterback Lamar McHan his experience is key to Scullers' offence
NFL Veteran Quarterback Lamar McHan his experience is key to Scullers' offence
James, Norman
8/1/1965
Full body press: Central Tech's Belchoit Arruda, all 6-foot-4 and 285 pounds of him, gives 5-foot-2, 135-pound teammate Joe Fonseca a lift
Full body press: Central Tech's Belchoit Arruda, all 6-foot-4 and 285 pounds of him, gives 5-foot-2, 135-pound teammate Joe Fonseca a lift
Loek, Dick
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Leapin' Lizards: Argo Paul Masotti lifts Carl Brazley into the air after a big play in the Argos' 22-21 win over the Bombers last night
Leapin' Lizards: Argo Paul Masotti lifts Carl Brazley into the air after a big play in the Argos' 22-21 win over the Bombers last night
Lautens, Richard
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New Argo: Winnipeg castoff David Bovell had his first workout with Argos yesterday
New Argo: Winnipeg castoff David Bovell had his first workout with Argos yesterday
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The ecstasy...and. It's great: Moe Racine, the lumbering giant who is co-captain of the Ottawa Rough Riders, lifts the Grey Cup in triumph after yeste(...)
The ecstasy...and. It's great: Moe Racine, the lumbering giant who is co-captain of the Ottawa Rough Riders, lifts the Grey Cup in triumph after yeste(...)
Spremo, Boris
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Pulling his weight
Pulling his weight
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Planning the strategy for today's game, Calgary Stampeders coach Jim Duncan gathered his team around him yesterday during their final workout, pinpoin(...)
Planning the strategy for today's game, Calgary Stampeders coach Jim Duncan gathered his team around him yesterday during their final workout, pinpoin(...)
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Ban the bomb: Guarding against those long passes will be the primary assignment for Hank Williams, right, who got in to break up this one in yesterday's workout
Ban the bomb: Guarding against those long passes will be the primary assignment for Hank Williams, right, who got in to break up this one in yesterday's workout
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Argo Rivals at work. Rick Worley (above), from Howard Payne University in texas, gets ready to toss football in Argo workout at Etobicoke Centennial S(...)
Argo Rivals at work. Rick Worley (above), from Howard Payne University in texas, gets ready to toss football in Argo workout at Etobicoke Centennial S(...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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Runningback Alpheus Brown, 21, fends off his York Yeomen teammates during a workout
Runningback Alpheus Brown, 21, fends off his York Yeomen teammates during a workout
Rankin, Jim
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Waiting and watching: Muhammad takes part in Argo workouts, but as he is not one of the regulars, his duties range from running dummy drills to just plain standing around and watching
Waiting and watching: Muhammad takes part in Argo workouts, but as he is not one of the regulars, his duties range from running dummy drills to just plain standing around and watching
Spremo, Boris
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