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GA Russell · 12-28-2010, 08:36 PM

Guys, the Grey Cup game is the championship game of the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup is the trophy awarded to the world champion of what I think is the greatest game in the world, Canadian rules football.

(A little history: The King's/Queen's representative in Canada is called the Governor General. In the late 19th century the Governor General was Lord Stanley, and he donated a cup for the Canadian hockey champion. His successor was Lord Grey. Wanting to do Stanley one better, he donated a cup to the Canadian rugby champion. The rules have evolved through the years. Two of the eight teams in the league, the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, were founded in 1869, the same year as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and the same year that Princeton played Rutgers in the first US college rugby football game.)

I hosted Grey Cup parties in Atlanta sports bars from 1989 to 2001. The bars had the satellite to pick up the Canadian TV feed. I would make sure that the bars served Canadian beer, usually Molson.

Players came to the parties, including Damon Allen, Reggie Pleasant, Randy Rhino, Gerald Alphin and Ronald Williams.

One year the CBS television station sent its camera crew, and we were interviewed on the news that night!

Canadians throughout Atlanta would hear of the parties and join the fun.

So that's why my Grey Cup parties were my favorite party each year.

12-28-2010, 08:36 PM	#27
GA Russell Ticats win 6th straight. Posts: 7,695 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Guys, the Grey Cup game is the championship game of the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup is the trophy awarded to the world champion of what I think is the greatest game in the world, Canadian rules football. (A little history: The King's/Queen's representative in Canada is called the Governor General. In the late 19th century the Governor General was Lord Stanley, and he donated a cup for the Canadian hockey champion. His successor was Lord Grey. Wanting to do Stanley one better, he donated a cup to the Canadian rugby champion. The rules have evolved through the years. Two of the eight teams in the league, the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, were founded in 1869, the same year as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and the same year that Princeton played Rutgers in the first US college rugby football game.) I hosted Grey Cup parties in Atlanta sports bars from 1989 to 2001. The bars had the satellite to pick up the Canadian TV feed. I would make sure that the bars served Canadian beer, usually Molson. Players came to the parties, including Damon Allen, Reggie Pleasant, Randy Rhino, Gerald Alphin and Ronald Williams. One year the CBS television station sent its camera crew, and we were interviewed on the news that night! Canadians throughout Atlanta would hear of the parties and join the fun. So that's why my Grey Cup parties were my favorite party each year. Last edited by GA Russell; 12-28-2010 at 08:38 PM.