8,118,000: number of viewers
who watched the 1983 Grey Cup, the largest viewing
audience in television history for a Canadian
sports program at the time. Toronto edged B.C.
18-17.
68,318: number of fans that
attended the 1977 Grey Cup in Montreal between
the Alouettes and Eskimos. (xx) Montreal won 41-6.
2,616.40: gross revenue in Canadian
dollars of the first Grey Cup in 1909 played at
Toronto's Rosedale Field between the University
of Toronto and the Parkdale Canoe Club. U of T
won 26-6.
1957: year of the first Grey
Cup game that was telecast live from coast to
coast in Canada. Hamilton beat Winnipeg 32-7.
1,906: number of fans that attended
the 1929 Grey Cup between Hamilton and Regina.
(xx) Hamilton won 14-3.
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