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It has been lost, forgotten, stolen, held for ransom, caught up in a compromising position with exotic dancers and even come under attack by the Taliban. Such is the rich and colourful history of the Grey Cup. The iconic trophy wasnt supposed to honour a football champion. It was originally to be awarded annually to Canadas top senior hockey team, but Sir Montague Allan beat Earl Grey to the punch by issuing the Allan Cup. Grey later donated the trophy to recognize the Canadian rugby football winner. At the time, the Grey Cup was made at a reported cost of $48. Today, the hallowed trophys value awarded yearly to the CFL champion is estimated at $75,000. To those who compete for it, the Grey Cup isnt about money. Its a 100-year-old trophy thats steeped in tradition and sewn tightly in Canadas cultural fabric. The Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts will add to that rich history when they face off in the centennial version of the CFLs title game on Sunday at Torontos Rogers Centre. Mark DeNobile, the executive director of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, says the Grey Cup has weathered its share of storms over the years based on the shape of the trophy when it returns home to Hamilton. "Whatever the team does with it while they have it as Grey Cup champions, we really dont want to know," he said with a chuckle. "A few times, yes, it has come back in rough shape." The Grey Cup has had adventures at home and abroad. On July 1, 2008 DeNobile, former CFL players Roger Aldag and Steve Mazurak, Ottawa comedian Mike MacDonald and the George Canyon band accompanied the trophy to the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. While there, the base came under attack by the Taliban. DeNobile was on stage with the Cup when missiles hit nearby, and thats where it remained while DeNobile and others were taken to a nearby bunker. "That was an interesting time," DeNobile said. "The Taliban launched three missiles into us and we were on the stage when it happened. "The air sirens went off just like you hear it, you have to grab the ground for 90 seconds, they blow a whistle and you run into a cement bunker. After all that, George Canyon went back on and played but the Cup stayed on stage throughout the attack. "Two years later, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon and Doug Allison (leagues Vice-President, Finance and Administration) took it back there and had their own incident where something was bombed so the Grey Cup is 2-for-2 in Kandahar." The Grey Cup has special significance to the DeNobile family. DeNobiles father, Gino, appeared in seven CFL title games as an offensive lineman with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1956 to 1984, winning twice. Mark DeNobile also earned a Grey Cup ring working in Hamiltons front office in 1999 when the Ticats beat Calgary 32-21 at B.C. Place. After helping the B.C. Lions win the Grey Cup last November, linebacker James Yurichuk took the trophy to new heights. When it was the Brampton, Ont., natives turn to have the Cup for a day, he took it via helicopter to the top of a B.C. mountain and had a friend film him victoriously raising the trophy above his head as the sun set behind him. Sadly, the best footage was lost. What remained was uploaded as a short film on YouTube but it reportedly pales in comparison to the missing clips. Other players have chosen to share the trophy with the people. Members of the victorious 92 Stampeders took it to a strip club, where the Cup was used to measure the dancers breast sizes. And while the Grey Cup has survived the two foreign attacks, it didnt fare so well in 2006 after the Lions defeated the Montreal Alouettes. During the post-game jubliation, the trophy broke in two when offensive lineman Kelly Bates lifted it above his head. That didnt deter Bates and his teammates, who continued celebrating with both pieces of the Grey Cup. Fortunately for Bates and the Lions, a welder in Winnipeg successfully re-attached the cup to its base. It wasnt the first time the Cup was broken. In 1987, it snapped when a celebrating Edmonton Eskimos player sat on it. Four years later, tape held the neck of the trophy intact when it returned home with the Argonauts. And in 1993, it was again broken when Edmontons Blake Dermott head-butted it. Last December, Wally Buono stepped down as B.C.s head coach just over a week after winning the Grey Cup for a record-tying fifth time. But in 1998, the CFLs all-time leader in wins as a coach nearly added another wacky chapter to the championships colourful history. Hours after Buonos Stampeders earned a wild 26-24 victory over the Tiger-Cats, the victorious team nearly left Winnipeg without the trophy itself. The Stampeders returned to their hotel for a reception after the game. They then headed to the airport for their chartered flight home only to realize the trophy had been left at the hotel. As panic set in, salvation arrived in the form of the trophy, which someone had placed on a bus headed to the airport. "There were so many people getting their picture taken with it (at the reception) so I left early to get the buses organized assuming someone else would take care of it," Buono, who had signed for the Cup on the clubs behalf, said at the time. "All of a sudden we dont know where its at. "Fortunately, when the third bus came, someone was smart enough to have put it on. It was a big relief." The Cup is insured, but whoever signs for it is responsible for its safe keeping. If its lost or irreparably damaged, the signee is on the hook for its replacement value. The Stampeders faux-pas last year wasnt the first time the Cup had been forgotten. In 1964, the B.C. Lions sent someone back to their hotel to retrieve it after arriving at the airport empty-handed. And in 1984, hours after a team celebration, former Bombers GM Paul Robson sheepishly returned to an empty Winnipeg Arena to find the trophy sitting on a table at centre ice. Former Toronto kicker Mike Vanderjagt lost the Cup in November 1997. Vanderjagt took it to a bar in his native Oakville, Ont., where it was stolen. Early the next morning, a college student who reportedly joked shed give $100 to have the Cup in her apartment found it in her kitchen. Police were called and the trophy was returned to a relieved Vanderjagt. It was also stolen in 1969 from Ottawas Lansdowne Park and held for ransom. When the CFL balked, Toronto police found the Grey Cup in a storage locker at the Royal York Hotel. The University of Toronto won the first Grey Cup championship in 1909, but didnt receive the trophy until the following March as Greys staff reportedly forgot to have it made. And once the school got the Cup it held on to it, figuring it didnt have to return the trophy until another team beat U of T in the title game. That happened in 1914 when the Argonauts captured the title. Since then, the winning team has made the trophy available to next seasons champion. In 1947, the trophy was almost destroyed by fire while on display at the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club. The office was gutted, but a slightly tarnished Cup survived. Unlike the Stanley Cup, which has routinely been won by American teams, the Grey Cup has been awarded to a U.S. squad just once. That was in 1995 when the Baltimore Stallions captured it before relocating to Montreal as the Alouettes to start the 96 season. cheap jerseys.C. -- Mike Reilly is about to get much busier than he was in 2011. nfl holdjersey. Landry scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Warriors beat the Suns 87-85 on Wednesday in Phoenixs first game of the post-Steve Nash era. 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Steven Gerrard made his 600th appearance for Liverpool but was overshadowed at Anfield by Suarez, who produced a wonderful piece of skill to bring down a raking pass on his chest and round the goalkeeper in one movement to earn his team a deserved point in the 67th minute.He is just an athlete, but when Peyton Manning walked on the stage at a concert in Denver on Saturday night, it was once again an example of how sports and or music, can be such a positive influence in a community, especially, at this time, in a city like Denver, that is trying to come to grips with such a senseless tragedy. The concert was Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, at the Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver and it was just a few days after a mentally disturbed 24-year-old man allegedly walked into a movie theater heavily armed in Aurora Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring many more. A day before the theater shooting rampage, a friend of mine from Regina said that he had an extra ticket to the concert, if I could make it, which is how I ended up in Denver on Saturday night. It was a night I will never forget. An emotionally charged crowd, still reeling from this tragedy, was inspired by two country singers and a pro football player, to begin the healing process, and to stick together through the adversity and the sadness that the entire community was facing. Tim McGraw was the first headliner to hit the stage and with the jammed packed stadium, he quietly walked up to a mic to address the crowd. In an emotional hello, he spoke of the senseless killings that occurred just days earlier, asked that everyone take time to pray for the families involved in the tragedy, and said he hoped that a night of music could in someway start the healing process in the Denver community. It was amazing to feel the emotion at Mile High when he spoke, and then proceeded to put his heart and soul into every song that he sung on that stage. I have seen McGraw live many times before, but this show was different, this performance was for the people whose lives changed in a second at that movie theater in Aurora. As McGraw set continued I watch people arm-in-arm swaying to the music, hugging each other and slow dancing in their seat to every song no matter what the tempo, there was a healing process going on as fans buried themselves in the music. It was impossible to not get caught up in the emotion even though I was a visitor from another country and as McGraws set came to an end, and people were waiting to see Kenny Chesney next, I could see and tell by the conversations I had with complete strangers, that music was helping them cope with something that no one could or probably ever will be able to get their head around. Then it was Kenny Chesneys turn on stage and he put on a show with the same energy and, deep down from the heart emotion, as McGraw in a set that highlighted his upbeat summer tunes to possibly help take this audience away from their current reality, and it culminated in one of the most emotional moments that I have ever witnessed. As Chesney finished singing his song, The Boys of Fall, which is a song about playing football and what it means to be on a football team, and part of that family, and what the game means to the community, out walks one of the newest members of the Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning. That very same day Manning had made personal phone calls to the families of the victims of the shooting in the hospital, to try and help in any way he could. The stadium erupted and the emotion and sheer volume was louder than I have heard at any event. Moments earlier, as Chesney sang his football song, it was tough to find a dry eye in the house. It is not a new song but for a city that was saddened by this tragedy, it was a song that moved people, and then, as the last few notes were being played on the guitar, out walked the man that will give their football team, and in extension, the people of Denver hope. Yes Manning is just a football player, but the intensity in the stadium was electric, it was a moment that I dont think that anyone who was there to see it live will ever forget. The Boys of Fall is alsso about the commitment to the guy beside you in the room and how if you stick together there is always hope.dddddddddddd On this night when a community was looking for something to believe in again, they saw an all-star quarterback walk out at the end of this song, he didnt say a word, he didnt have to, the message his visit sent transcended football and music. Football is a major part of this city and State. It is a city in mourning, and Manning on this night represented, even if just symbolically, that hope. As I sat and watched thousands of people file out of the stadium I couldnt help but reflect on what I had just experienced, and so many things went through my mind. First there was that renewed perspective on life that people often get when senseless acts of violence occur in our society, that reminds you to enjoy the journey because you never know. There was also this sense of being uplifted and inspired by a night of music and the presence of a star athlete. I started thinking about the start to the CFL season and the new stadium projects that are beginning in almost all CFL cities and the bigger picture as to what those new projects will mean to their communities. The same experience and journey that I had just gone through, can and has happened when attending a live sporting event like a football game. At times especially when the home team struggles a football game will be less than memorable and will be forgotten the moment the team plays the following week. But when it is right, when it has you up out of your seat on more than one occasion, when it is an example of determination, leadership, or maybe the resilience to continue on through tough odds, it is an experience that you wont be able to duplicate. It can be a moment you share with your family, or a mother or father shares with a son or daughter, or it can be a three or four hour journey with a good friend. You are surrounded by people with a common interest, in a sporting event, the united loyalty of the home team, or in a concert, the love of music. When you have thousands of people in the same place, going through the same emotional ride, it is intensified to a level that just cant be duplicated. In the CFL this year we have already seen some great comebacks, like the Montreal/Calgary game two weeks ago or last weekends game in Calgary where the Stamps erased a 17-point deficit in the last eight minutes or so to win against the Riders. A game where Calgary quarterback Kevin Glenn, after being the lightning rod of criticism all week, got up off the carpet and lead his team to victory. There has also been some historic moments, like when Geroy Simon in front of a home crowd in B.C., became the all-time leader in receiving yards. None of these games matched the magnitude of emotion that was experienced in Denver, but they are smaller examples of the power of sport or the power of music. After seeing Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney take thousands on a journey they will never forget, I now again understand why attending a sporting event or concert live is so important. When it is right, it creates a memory that will last a lifetime, and a bond with a friend or family member that is strengthened by the experience. McGraw and Chesney took thousands on emotional ride that ranged from tears of reflection, to cheers of pure excitement. Mannings appearance reminded everyone of the importance of the home team, and how maybe a quarterback and a couple of singers can provide hope to a community and help a city recover from a terrible tragedy. A sporting event can do the same thing and to completely understand how, you have to be there in person. Live events where people in the community come together,can have such a positive impact. A sporting event or a concert are important because they unite us and on Saturday night in Denver, they helped a city begin the healing process. ' ' '

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