How many Grey Cup championships have the Toronto Argonauts won?
The Toronto Argonauts have won 19 Grey Cup championships, the most of any franchise in the CFL. Their most recent title came on the 17th of November 2024, a 41-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Vancouver.
When were the Toronto Argonauts founded?
The Toronto Argonauts were founded on the 4th of October 1873, by the Argonaut Rowing Club. They are the oldest professional sports team in North America still using their original name.
Where do the Toronto Argonauts play their home games?
The Toronto Argonauts play at BMO Field, where they moved for the 2016 season after playing at Rogers Centre from 1989 to 2015. BMO Field holds 25,000 in CFL configuration and is expandable to 40,000 for major events.
Where does the name Toronto Argonauts come from?
The name comes from Greek mythology: Jason and the Argonauts were heroes who sailed the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece. The Argonaut Rowing Club adopted the name in 1872 and founded the football club a year later in 1873.
What is the Argo Bounce in Toronto Argonauts history?
The Argo Bounce is a phrase referring to the Argonauts' reputation for receiving lucky bounces of the football, believed to date to the Grey Cups of the 1930s. The phrase was popularized in print by Annis Stukus in the 1940s and is still used today, though during the team's long losing stretch in the 1970s and 1980s it came to mean the opposite: an uncanny knack for late-game blunders.
Who owns the Toronto Argonauts?
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has owned the Toronto Argonauts since the 19th of January 2018. Bell Canada and the Kilmer Group retain indirect stakes through their holdings in MLSE, at 37.5% and 25% respectively.