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Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics
Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics

Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics

Date11/13/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Angelo Mosca, once the most feared lineman in Canadian football, now is the bloodied King Kong, the hero of wrestling fanatics
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0069633F
King Kong's capers. Angelo Mosca - King Kong in black tights - wrestles for a living. At 6-foot-5,300 pounds, the former football star says he was alw(...)
King Kong's capers. Angelo Mosca - King Kong in black tights - wrestles for a living. At 6-foot-5,300 pounds, the former football star says he was alw(...)
1/16/1981
Jay fanatics: Rina Farace, left, is thrilled after meeting Blue Jays Pat Borders at a Mississauga mall, while the catcher is all smiles after a kiss from Michelle Lavingne
Jay fanatics: Rina Farace, left, is thrilled after meeting Blue Jays Pat Borders at a Mississauga mall, while the catcher is all smiles after a kiss from Michelle Lavingne
12/10/1992
Some mountain man, Angelo Mosca, renews his own private war with argonauts in next friday's football opener
Some mountain man, Angelo Mosca, renews his own private war with argonauts in next friday's football opener
5/26/1966
Harold Ballard, owner of hockey's Toronto Maple Leafs and football's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, laughs it up with former Ticat linerman Angelo Mosca as they(...)
Harold Ballard, owner of hockey's Toronto Maple Leafs and football's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, laughs it up with former Ticat linerman Angelo Mosca as they(...)
6/2/1987
Now, that's a lot of Bull as Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Angelo Mosca discovered when he met steer named Angelo, donated to Ticats by local meat packer. Mosc(...)
Now, that's a lot of Bull as Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Angelo Mosca discovered when he met steer named Angelo, donated to Ticats by local meat packer. Mosc(...)
11/29/1972
Angelo Mosca Retires in style. Ticat tackle Angelo Moscais drenched in champagne by defensive back John Williams (left) and defensive end Gary Inskeep(...)
Angelo Mosca Retires in style. Ticat tackle Angelo Moscais drenched in champagne by defensive back John Williams (left) and defensive end Gary Inskeep(...)
12/3/1972
Death grip: The Great Kabuki hits a nerve as he subdues Angelo Mosca Sr
Death grip: The Great Kabuki hits a nerve as he subdues Angelo Mosca Sr
5/17/1984
Angelo Mosca
Angelo Mosca
5/17/1984
Cats' front five: Billy Ray Locklin (L), John Barrow, Marty Martinello, Angelo Mosca, Dave Viti
Cats' front five: Billy Ray Locklin (L), John Barrow, Marty Martinello, Angelo Mosca, Dave Viti
11/26/1965
Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
Approximately 1917
Brampton's offensive lineman Mike Mihelic is one of the most sought-after high school football players in Canada
Brampton's offensive lineman Mike Mihelic is one of the most sought-after high school football players in Canada
11/25/1991
Hero worship. Fanatic soccer fans reach out last night to grab hold of Juventus star Paolo Rossi as he makes his way to the dressing room at Exhibitio(...)
Hero worship. Fanatic soccer fans reach out last night to grab hold of Juventus star Paolo Rossi as he makes his way to the dressing room at Exhibitio(...)
8/11/1983