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Curling Quarterback calls play, New Argo quarterback Jackie Parker was no sooner in Toronto than he headed for a curling rink
Curling Quarterback calls play, New Argo quarterback Jackie Parker was no sooner in Toronto than he headed for a curling rink

Curling Quarterback calls play, New Argo quarterback Jackie Parker was no sooner in Toronto than he headed for a curling rink

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Original Toronto Star caption: Curling Quarterback calls play, New Argo quarterback Jackie Parker was no sooner in Toronto than he headed for a curling rink.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0072543F
    Oh, what a shocker!, The first time Jackie Parker, Argonauts' $30,000-a-year quarterback, played with his new team in an intra-squad game he sprained his ankle
    Oh, what a shocker!, The first time Jackie Parker, Argonauts' $30,000-a-year quarterback, played with his new team in an intra-squad game he sprained his ankle
    Parker, Jackie
    7/11/1963
    And he stayed, Jackie Parker, Ol' Spaghetti Legs, came to Canada from Mississippi in 1954 as a half-back, and stayed to become one of the greatest quarterbacks and player, in CFL history
    And he stayed, Jackie Parker, Ol' Spaghetti Legs, came to Canada from Mississippi in 1954 as a half-back, and stayed to become one of the greatest quarterbacks and player, in CFL history
    Cooper, David
    11/22/1980
    Long day for world champions. Kjell Oscarius' rink, world curling champions from Sweden, won two of three games yesterday in Royal Canadian Curling Cl(...)
    Long day for world champions. Kjell Oscarius' rink, world curling champions from Sweden, won two of three games yesterday in Royal Canadian Curling Cl(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    10/24/1973
    He throws, he misses . . . Al White, a Toronto Argo quarterback, threw a 75-yard bomb to North York Controller Bob Yuill in the new North York municipal building but it was too hot for Yuill to hold
    He throws, he misses . . . Al White, a Toronto Argo quarterback, threw a 75-yard bomb to North York Controller Bob Yuill in the new North York municipal building but it was too hot for Yuill to hold
    Beaty, Keith
    5/31/1978
    Clean sweep - But he lost. A clean sweep is a politician's dream, but it didn't do Mayor-elect William Dennison much good at the curling rink yesterda(...)
    Clean sweep - But he lost. A clean sweep is a politician's dream, but it didn't do Mayor-elect William Dennison much good at the curling rink yesterda(...)
    Dennison, William
    12/6/1966
    The Skeleton of the new Don Mills Curling Rink - Umbrella
    The Skeleton of the new Don Mills Curling Rink - Umbrella
    Federal News Service
    4/23/1960
    Aiming high: John Base, who won the world junior curling championship in 1983, is 22 now and has a new rink that will compete for the Ontario men's title in Richmond Hill starting on Tuesday
    Aiming high: John Base, who won the world junior curling championship in 1983, is 22 now and has a new rink that will compete for the Ontario men's title in Richmond Hill starting on Tuesday
    Base, Ron
    1/31/1986
    Different style: Argo quarterback Joe Barnes says former teammate John Hufnagel brings experience to the starting quarterback job in Regina, where he replaces Joe (747) Adams
    Different style: Argo quarterback Joe Barnes says former teammate John Hufnagel brings experience to the starting quarterback job in Regina, where he replaces Joe (747) Adams
    Barnes, Joe
    7/6/1982
    Down and out: Argo quarterback Condredge Holloway was injured on only the second offensive play of yesterday's game at Exhibition Stadium
    Down and out: Argo quarterback Condredge Holloway was injured on only the second offensive play of yesterday's game at Exhibition Stadium
    Canadian Football League
    10/27/1985
    Argo quarterback Tom Wilkinson, right, was on verge of tears after his team blew chance to play in Grey Cup
    Argo quarterback Tom Wilkinson, right, was on verge of tears after his team blew chance to play in Grey Cup
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    11/23/1969
    Toronto Curling & Skating Rink, Adelaide Street West, northwest corner present Widmer St
    Toronto Curling & Skating Rink, Adelaide Street West, northwest corner present Widmer St
    Esson, James
    1880 circa
    Toronto Curling Club (Red Jacket Rink) & Caledonian Match, Don River
    Toronto Curling Club (Red Jacket Rink) & Caledonian Match, Don River
    Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club
    1870?