2015 Toronto Argonauts - Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Remembering John Candy!

[ArgoRavi]

As far as the football team is concerned, nothing too different than what transpired. Candy started filming movies again and was rumored to sell the Argonauts once he had finished those commitments. He was likely going to bail on the team like his previous mates, it just took him longer as he truly loved the team.

He was reportedly trying to put together a group to buy the team from McNall and Gretzky at the time of his passing. The documentary talks about how he felt heartbroken when McNall decided to sell. Candy had taken a more active role running the team in 1993 and was the person who decided to fire Dennis Meyer as head coach and replace him with Bob O'Billovich. He also hired Ron Barbaro as President.

[ArgoGabe22]

He was reportedly trying to put together a group to buy the team from McNall and Gretzky at the time of his passing. The documentary talks about how he felt heartbroken when McNall decided to sell. Candy had taken a more active role running the team in 1993 and was the person who decided to fire Dennis Meyer as head coach and replace him with Bob O'Billovich. He also hired Ron Barbaro as President.

I recommend everyone watch this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4HzYF67B6U

Ravi, you've mentioned this before, that you felt that the sale of the Argos by McNall and his heart attack were all at around at the same time thus linking the two together. It can't be confirmed but the documentary sure makes it seem that the sale of the Argos upset Candy so much that it may have been a cause of his death.

[Argo57]

A really warm and caring man, gone far too soon, the emotion shown by Campbell, Harding, Pruenster and Brazley many years later says it all.
Ironically one of the still shots late in this documentary show Candy sitting in the stands with none other than Davis Braley sitting behind him, a sad reminder of what once was (and could have been), and what currently is....really sad actually.