The Greatest Game: An Oral History
Remembering the classic ’89 Grey Cup between the Roughriders and Tiger-Cats
- Publisher
- Rogers Publishing Limited
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2012
- Category
- Football
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780888965356
- Publish Date
- Nov 2012
- List Price
- $2.99
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Description
The 77th Grey Cup was played Nov. 26, 1989, between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It is remembered as the most exciting CFL championship game in history: a 43-40 Saskatchewan victory played in front of 55,000-plus fans at the SkyDome in Toronto. Zarum reaches back in time to discuss the game with the people who were there—players, coaches, officials and media—and has them tell the story in their own words. From kickoff to Tony Champion’s miracle game-tying touchdown catch to Dave Ridgway’s winning field goal to the celebration, this is the definitive story of the greatest Grey Cup game ever played.
About the authors
Dave Zarum is a Toronto-born writer and editor who began his journalism career at Toronto Life magazine. In 2011, he was part of the launch of Sportsnet magazine, where he won a National Magazine Award. He was the editor for The Big Book of Sports Lists and wrote for the television series based on the book, and authored The Greatest Game, an oral history of the 1989 Grey Cup.