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Part of the team: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail shows off his new Argo sweater at a news conference in Toronto this week as Argos owner Bruce McNall looks on
Part of the team: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail shows off his new Argo sweater at a news conference in Toronto this week as Argos owner Bruce McNall looks on

Part of the team: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail shows off his new Argo sweater at a news conference in Toronto this week as Argos owner Bruce McNall looks on

Date4/23/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Part of the team: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail shows off his new Argo sweater at a news conference in Toronto this week as Argos owner Bruce McNall looks on.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0056825F
Surprise role: Expected to return punts: Argo's $18 million rookie: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: tries to block a Hamilton punt during first-half action
Surprise role: Expected to return punts: Argo's $18 million rookie: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: tries to block a Hamilton punt during first-half action
7/18/1991
Funny Business: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail was full of funny faces yesterday during and after the Argos practice at Burnamthorpe Collegiate
Funny Business: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail was full of funny faces yesterday during and after the Argos practice at Burnamthorpe Collegiate
8/19/1991
Funny business: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail was full of funny faces yesterday during and after the Argos practice at Burnamthorpe Collegiate
Funny business: Raghib (Rocket) Ismail was full of funny faces yesterday during and after the Argos practice at Burnamthorpe Collegiate
8/19/1991
Tops on their field: Argos Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: left: and Lance Chomyc got East's top rookie and outstanding player awards last night
Tops on their field: Argos Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: left: and Lance Chomyc got East's top rookie and outstanding player awards last night
11/15/1991
Team McNall: The opening of the Argo camp had a loft of showbiz to it, with John Candy snapping the ball to Bruce McNall, while Wayne Gretzky, right, and Rocket Ismail strike intimidating poses
Team McNall: The opening of the Argo camp had a loft of showbiz to it, with John Candy snapping the ball to Bruce McNall, while Wayne Gretzky, right, and Rocket Ismail strike intimidating poses
6/7/1991
Argo fans mob Raghib (Rocket) Ismail at Pearson airport as he and his teammates arrive home yesterday after winning the Grey Cup in Winnipeg on Sunday(...)
Argo fans mob Raghib (Rocket) Ismail at Pearson airport as he and his teammates arrive home yesterday after winning the Grey Cup in Winnipeg on Sunday(...)
11/25/1991
Big news is good news: At least Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: left: and Argonaut QB Matt Dunigan think so as they read The Star's sports section in the lobby of the SkyDome hotel yesterday
Big news is good news: At least Raghib (Rocket) Ismail: left: and Argonaut QB Matt Dunigan think so as they read The Star's sports section in the lobby of the SkyDome hotel yesterday
4/22/1991
Hats off: Rocket Ismail tries balancing act at Argos practice
Hats off: Rocket Ismail tries balancing act at Argos practice
8/10/1992
Rocket Ismail: Argos' man of many moves: does a ballet move: above: and then tries balancing act with his hat as he sits out yesterday's practice because of a hyperextended knee
Rocket Ismail: Argos' man of many moves: does a ballet move: above: and then tries balancing act with his hat as he sits out yesterday's practice because of a hyperextended knee
8/10/1992
Good sport: Raghib Rocket Ismail: the Toronto Argonauts football team's wide receiver: is ready to pitch Reebok International's sports equipment in a series of new television commercials
Good sport: Raghib Rocket Ismail: the Toronto Argonauts football team's wide receiver: is ready to pitch Reebok International's sports equipment in a series of new television commercials
2/7/1992
Good sport: Raghib Rocket Ismail: the Toronto Argonauts football team's wide receiver: is ready to pitch Reebok International's sports equipment in a series of new television commercials
Good sport: Raghib Rocket Ismail: the Toronto Argonauts football team's wide receiver: is ready to pitch Reebok International's sports equipment in a series of new television commercials
9/12/1991
Rocket Ismail with Bruce McNall
Rocket Ismail with Bruce McNall
4/24/1991