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Year of the Rocket: The Wildest Football Season Ever

A new book about John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, the 1991 Toronto Argos, and an unforgettable sports story
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Paul Woods\’ Year of the Rocket is a chronicle of the 1991 season of the Toronto Argonauts, when the team was purchased by the unlikely and headline-grabbing alliance of John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, and tycoon Bruce McNall.

Mike Hogan, TSN veteran and Argos sportscaster, has written an amazing profile of Paul\’s book and this unforgettable sports story: The Rocket Launch, 30 Years Later

Order the book here – it\’s now in its second printing! – and read more about it in the Toronto Star and in Paul\’s interview with TSN.

 

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