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The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club
The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club

The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club

Date9/21/1992
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  • The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club
  • The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club.
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    Out the door: Adam Rita gives thumbs-up sing as he stands outside Argos' dressing room after he was fired as the team's head coach yesterday
    Out the door: Adam Rita gives thumbs-up sing as he stands outside Argos' dressing room after he was fired as the team's head coach yesterday
    Goode, Jeff
    9/21/1992
    New citizen: Former Argos coach Adam Rita, hugging Citizenship Judge Gina Godfrey, left, and clerk Evelyn Mpoglas, is all smiles as wife Jocelyne Melnert snaps photo after ceremony in Markham
    New citizen: Former Argos coach Adam Rita, hugging Citizenship Judge Gina Godfrey, left, and clerk Evelyn Mpoglas, is all smiles as wife Jocelyne Melnert snaps photo after ceremony in Markham
    Faught, Ken
    4/14/1993
    Casual man: Adam Rita, right, listening to GM Mike McCarthy discuss the firing, maintained a casual appearance and casual attitude despite the turmoil
    Casual man: Adam Rita, right, listening to GM Mike McCarthy discuss the firing, maintained a casual appearance and casual attitude despite the turmoil
    Goode, Jeff
    9/21/1992
    His mark: Argos will shoot out the lights again, says Adam Rita, but team will have his stamp on it
    His mark: Argos will shoot out the lights again, says Adam Rita, but team will have his stamp on it
    Hunter, Paul
    1/18/1991
    Argo aide: Bruce Cowdrey, Argonauts' new offensive line coach from Purdue, gets capped by head coach Adam Rita yesterday
    Argo aide: Bruce Cowdrey, Argonauts' new offensive line coach from Purdue, gets capped by head coach Adam Rita yesterday
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    3/6/1991
    Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner
    Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner
    Eglinton, Rick
    1/11/1991
    Back home at SkyDome: Ex-Argo coach Adam Rita paid a visit to the Calgary practice at SkyDome yesterday and met Stamps' defensive back Darryl Hall (7)
    Back home at SkyDome: Ex-Argo coach Adam Rita paid a visit to the Calgary practice at SkyDome yesterday and met Stamps' defensive back Darryl Hall (7)
    Mahler, John
    11/27/1992
    Listen up: Argonaut players, wearing Nike T-shirts with the appropriate Just Do It slogan, get a stern talk from coach Adam Rita yesterday
    Listen up: Argonaut players, wearing Nike T-shirts with the appropriate Just Do It slogan, get a stern talk from coach Adam Rita yesterday
    Mahler, John
    8/25/1992
    Record-setting day: Adam Rita hugs Lance Chomyc after Argo placekicker set CFL single-season scoring reord of 236 points with 10-point effort yesterday
    Record-setting day: Adam Rita hugs Lance Chomyc after Argo placekicker set CFL single-season scoring reord of 236 points with 10-point effort yesterday
    Chomyc, Lance, 1963-
    11/3/1991
    Shake on it: Argonauts' head coach Bob O'Billovich, left, welcomes Mike Kirkley of the University of Western Ontario after the Argos had made him their top draft pick in CFL annual draft
    Shake on it: Argonauts' head coach Bob O'Billovich, left, welcomes Mike Kirkley of the University of Western Ontario after the Argos had made him their top draft pick in CFL annual draft
    Stuparyk, Michael
    2/16/1982
    It's in your hands now. Toronto Argonauts owner Harry Ornest tosses the football to Adam Rita yesterday after he was named the team's new head coach. (...)
    It's in your hands now. Toronto Argonauts owner Harry Ornest tosses the football to Adam Rita yesterday after he was named the team's new head coach. (...)
    Hunter, Paul
    1/18/1991
    If the helmet fits...: West Virginia quarterback Major Harris gets set to try on an Argo helmet with the aid of general manager Mike McCarthy yesterda(...)
    If the helmet fits...: West Virginia quarterback Major Harris gets set to try on an Argo helmet with the aid of general manager Mike McCarthy yesterda(...)
    Harris, Major
    3/19/1990