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The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club
The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club

The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club

Date9/21/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: The axe falls: General manager Mike McCarthy, left, and Adam Rita talk to media after the Argos announced Rita had been fired as coach of struggling club.
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Out the door: Adam Rita gives thumbs-up sing as he stands outside Argos' dressing room after he was fired as the team's head coach yesterday
Out the door: Adam Rita gives thumbs-up sing as he stands outside Argos' dressing room after he was fired as the team's head coach yesterday
9/21/1992
New citizen: Former Argos coach Adam Rita, hugging Citizenship Judge Gina Godfrey, left, and clerk Evelyn Mpoglas, is all smiles as wife Jocelyne Melnert snaps photo after ceremony in Markham
New citizen: Former Argos coach Adam Rita, hugging Citizenship Judge Gina Godfrey, left, and clerk Evelyn Mpoglas, is all smiles as wife Jocelyne Melnert snaps photo after ceremony in Markham
4/14/1993
Casual man: Adam Rita, right, listening to GM Mike McCarthy discuss the firing, maintained a casual appearance and casual attitude despite the turmoil
Casual man: Adam Rita, right, listening to GM Mike McCarthy discuss the firing, maintained a casual appearance and casual attitude despite the turmoil
9/21/1992
His mark: Argos will shoot out the lights again, says Adam Rita, but team will have his stamp on it
His mark: Argos will shoot out the lights again, says Adam Rita, but team will have his stamp on it
1/18/1991
Argo aide: Bruce Cowdrey, Argonauts' new offensive line coach from Purdue, gets capped by head coach Adam Rita yesterday
Argo aide: Bruce Cowdrey, Argonauts' new offensive line coach from Purdue, gets capped by head coach Adam Rita yesterday
3/6/1991
Back home at SkyDome: Ex-Argo coach Adam Rita paid a visit to the Calgary practice at SkyDome yesterday and met Stamps' defensive back Darryl Hall (7)
Back home at SkyDome: Ex-Argo coach Adam Rita paid a visit to the Calgary practice at SkyDome yesterday and met Stamps' defensive back Darryl Hall (7)
11/27/1992
Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner
Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner
1/11/1991
Listen up: Argonaut players, wearing Nike T-shirts with the appropriate Just Do It slogan, get a stern talk from coach Adam Rita yesterday
Listen up: Argonaut players, wearing Nike T-shirts with the appropriate Just Do It slogan, get a stern talk from coach Adam Rita yesterday
8/25/1992
Record-setting day: Adam Rita hugs Lance Chomyc after Argo placekicker set CFL single-season scoring reord of 236 points with 10-point effort yesterday
Record-setting day: Adam Rita hugs Lance Chomyc after Argo placekicker set CFL single-season scoring reord of 236 points with 10-point effort yesterday
11/3/1991
Shake on it: Argonauts' head coach Bob O'Billovich, left, welcomes Mike Kirkley of the University of Western Ontario after the Argos had made him their top draft pick in CFL annual draft
Shake on it: Argonauts' head coach Bob O'Billovich, left, welcomes Mike Kirkley of the University of Western Ontario after the Argos had made him their top draft pick in CFL annual draft
2/16/1982
It's in your hands now. Toronto Argonauts owner Harry Ornest tosses the football to Adam Rita yesterday after he was named the team's new head coach. (...)
It's in your hands now. Toronto Argonauts owner Harry Ornest tosses the football to Adam Rita yesterday after he was named the team's new head coach. (...)
1/18/1991
Eye on fans: Argo general manager Mike McCarthy in SkyDome box checks out viewers under glass in restaurants and hotel who paid little or nothing to see the game
Eye on fans: Argo general manager Mike McCarthy in SkyDome box checks out viewers under glass in restaurants and hotel who paid little or nothing to see the game
10/23/1990