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Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics
Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics

Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics

Date11/13/1966
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  • Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics
  • Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics
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Original Toronto Star caption: Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0069633F
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    King Kong's capers. Angelo Mosca - King Kong in black tights - wrestles for a living. At 6-foot-5,300 pounds, the former football star says he was alw(...)
    King Kong's capers. Angelo Mosca - King Kong in black tights - wrestles for a living. At 6-foot-5,300 pounds, the former football star says he was alw(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    1/16/1981
    Jay fanatics: Rina Farace, left, is thrilled after meeting Blue Jays Pat Borders at a Mississauga mall, while the catcher is all smiles after a kiss from Michelle Lavingne
    Jay fanatics: Rina Farace, left, is thrilled after meeting Blue Jays Pat Borders at a Mississauga mall, while the catcher is all smiles after a kiss from Michelle Lavingne
    Gower, Patti
    12/10/1992
    Harold Ballard, owner of hockey's Toronto Maple Leafs and football's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, laughs it up with former Ticat linerman Angelo Mosca as they(...)
    Harold Ballard, owner of hockey's Toronto Maple Leafs and football's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, laughs it up with former Ticat linerman Angelo Mosca as they(...)
    Ballard, Harold, 1903-1990
    6/2/1987
    Some mountain man, Angelo Mosca, renews his own private war with argonauts in next friday's football opener
    Some mountain man, Angelo Mosca, renews his own private war with argonauts in next friday's football opener
    Mosca, Angelo
    5/26/1966
    Now, that's a lot of Bull as Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Angelo Mosca discovered when he met steer named Angelo, donated to Ticats by local meat packer. Mosc(...)
    Now, that's a lot of Bull as Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Angelo Mosca discovered when he met steer named Angelo, donated to Ticats by local meat packer. Mosc(...)
    Bezant, Graham
    11/29/1972
    Angelo Mosca Retires in style. Ticat tackle Angelo Moscais drenched in champagne by defensive back John Williams (left) and defensive end Gary Inskeep(...)
    Angelo Mosca Retires in style. Ticat tackle Angelo Moscais drenched in champagne by defensive back John Williams (left) and defensive end Gary Inskeep(...)
    Bezant, Graham
    12/3/1972
    Cats' front five: Billy Ray Locklin (L), John Barrow, Marty Martinello, Angelo Mosca, Dave Viti
    Cats' front five: Billy Ray Locklin (L), John Barrow, Marty Martinello, Angelo Mosca, Dave Viti
    Philp, Barry
    11/26/1965
    Angelo Mosca
    Angelo Mosca
    Darrell, Dick
    5/17/1984
    Death grip: The Great Kabuki hits a nerve as he subdues Angelo Mosca Sr
    Death grip: The Great Kabuki hits a nerve as he subdues Angelo Mosca Sr
    Darrell, Dick
    5/17/1984
    Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
    Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
    Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
    Approximately 1917
    Brampton's offensive lineman Mike Mihelic is one of the most sought-after high school football players in Canada
    Brampton's offensive lineman Mike Mihelic is one of the most sought-after high school football players in Canada
    Stuparyk, Michael
    11/25/1991
    Hero worship. Fanatic soccer fans reach out last night to grab hold of Juventus star Paolo Rossi as he makes his way to the dressing room at Exhibitio(...)
    Hero worship. Fanatic soccer fans reach out last night to grab hold of Juventus star Paolo Rossi as he makes his way to the dressing room at Exhibitio(...)
    Bock, Tony
    8/11/1983