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Mel Profit, Argos' popular tight end, is one of those rare athletes with a social conscience
Mel Profit, Argos' popular tight end, is one of those rare athletes with a social conscience

Mel Profit, Argos' popular tight end, is one of those rare athletes with a social conscience

Date2/3/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mel Profit, Argos' popular tight end, is one of those rare athletes with a social conscience. When he heard Metro Council was considering spending $625,000 on artificial turf for CNE Stadium, where Argos play, he complained it was a dumb way to spend mone
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074701F
Mel Profit signs to play. Mel Profit, talented tight end with the Toronto Argos, was wondering what all the excitement was about as he returned from C(...)
Mel Profit signs to play. Mel Profit, talented tight end with the Toronto Argos, was wondering what all the excitement was about as he returned from C(...)
6/2/1971
Welcome home. Happy head coach Leo Cahill (right) jokes with veteran Argonaut tight end Mel Profit as latter signs a new one-year contract to play for(...)
Welcome home. Happy head coach Leo Cahill (right) jokes with veteran Argonaut tight end Mel Profit as latter signs a new one-year contract to play for(...)
6/2/1971
Youth writes Karl Scott, cannot broaden the corporate role-combining a social conscience with the profit motive-if they run away from us
Youth writes Karl Scott, cannot broaden the corporate role-combining a social conscience with the profit motive-if they run away from us
1/28/1970
Mel Profit will have more time for business, travelling and the other facets of his life, outside football, if he decides to retire from the Argos at (...)
Mel Profit will have more time for business, travelling and the other facets of his life, outside football, if he decides to retire from the Argos at (...)
6/2/1971
Mel profit. Argos have no room for him
Mel profit. Argos have no room for him
2/3/1972
North York Mayor Mel Lastman played host at a reception to honor North York's Olympic athletes last night
North York Mayor Mel Lastman played host at a reception to honor North York's Olympic athletes last night
10/18/1984
Boycott will hurt athletes: Scarborough Optimist coach Charlie Francis says athletes, such as his prize pupil Angella Taylor, will be the ones who are hurt if Canada boycotts the Moscow Olympics
Boycott will hurt athletes: Scarborough Optimist coach Charlie Francis says athletes, such as his prize pupil Angella Taylor, will be the ones who are hurt if Canada boycotts the Moscow Olympics
4/8/1980
Mel Profit, the Argo star, is going to wind it up once the playoffs are over
Mel Profit, the Argo star, is going to wind it up once the playoffs are over
6/2/1971
Making ends meet: Food co-operative store would be advantageous for those trying to meet their food needs on a tight budget, says Doug Holland, president of the Ontario Federation of Food Co-operatives and Clubs
Making ends meet: Food co-operative store would be advantageous for those trying to meet their food needs on a tight budget, says Doug Holland, president of the Ontario Federation of Food Co-operatives and Clubs
6/20/1980
Canadian Athletes intermingle with athletes from around the world in what Star writer John Brehl described as an incredible spectacle that was cornbal(...)
Canadian Athletes intermingle with athletes from around the world in what Star writer John Brehl described as an incredible spectacle that was cornbal(...)
8/1/1976
Ringham helped U of T athletes, Howard (Howie) Ringham was responsible for the well-being of generations of athletes at the University of Toronto.
Ringham helped U of T athletes, Howard (Howie) Ringham was responsible for the well-being of generations of athletes at the University of Toronto.
5/30/1990
Muller: Argo tight end doesn't but hot-dog antics that now prevail in professional football
Muller: Argo tight end doesn't but hot-dog antics that now prevail in professional football
7/15/1978