Some old Argos games on YouTube

[Will]

Newton Minnowowski restarted his channel. I'm a little concerned that MLB will still ding him for copyright, but in the meantime I thought I'd post a few Argos games that he has posted.
Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto Argonauts (1996): this is the last season for the Rough Riders in the CFL. Doug Flutie versus David Archer.

[macspectrum]

thx !

[rdavies]

I hope he rebuilds the whole channel again, I was a subscriber and it was great. IIRC I found one of my favourite CFL videos there, I am a collector of historical videos of all kinds ie early TV, early videotape etc.

The video (The 1966 Grey Cup) was the oldest Canadian colour videotape that I can recall seeing. Colour broadcasting in Canada was introduced July 1 1966. This is not a film, not a kinescope, it's videotape, and it's not common to see something that old on videotape (let alone colour) from Canadian TV.

Just as an FYI, during the top secret race to perfect videotape CBC and the reps of the American networks (and BBC) were allowed to see the tests being done at Ampex in 1956 so CBC was there from the very beginning.

A crash program followed the demonstration, with introduction of the machine to the industry scheduled for the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (later shortened to and hereafter referred to as NAB) Convention in Chicago, just six weeks away. In the weeks that followed the demonstration to Ampex management, a number of visitors were shown the video recorder. Engineering executives from CBS, ABC, CBC and the BBC were sworn to absolute secrecy and ushered in and out separately so they would not see each other.

Actually found it at another channel, so maybe I didn't get it from Newt but he still had a great channel and hopefully will again.

[macspectrum]

i still remember seeing a grey cup broadcast that was 1/2 done by cbc and other 1/2 done by ctv - cooperation by corporate competitors [say that fast 3x]

[rdavies]

They did it that way for many years (1962-1986). It was shared until 1990 if you count CFN.

[paulwoods13]

They did it that way for many years (1962-1986). It was shared until 1990 if you count CFN.

Yes, altho CFN and CBC did separate productions from 1987 through 1990, whereas CBC and CTV shared the same broadcast and each used its personnel for a half.

[Ron]

Great game. It had in the first half the greatest single in CFL history up to that point

[Will]

Great game. It had in the first half the greatest single in CFL history up to that point

Executed by the greatest placekicker in CFL history, Wayne Lammle!

[Will]

The '96 Argos were able to start, I believe, three Canadians at receiver: Paul Masotti, Tyrone Williams and Jeff Fairholm plus Pinball was a honorary Canadian by that point.