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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

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

Date9/21/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076339F
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
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
9/21/1992
Jackpot!, James Buhariwala, 54 of Toronto, gives the thumbs-up sign after picking up his Lottario jackpot -- a cool $589,169.10 (He also won $5 on a s(...)
Jackpot!, James Buhariwala, 54 of Toronto, gives the thumbs-up sign after picking up his Lottario jackpot -- a cool $589,169.10 (He also won $5 on a s(...)
9/17/1979
Top Player: Peter Ing gives thumbs up sign to budding photographer and teammate Michel Petit yesterday after the Leaf goaile was awarded the Moison cup for December
Top Player: Peter Ing gives thumbs up sign to budding photographer and teammate Michel Petit yesterday after the Leaf goaile was awarded the Moison cup for December
1/7/1991
Leader of the pack. Metro police chief-designate Bill McCormack gives the thumbs-up sign as he prepares to fire up his motorcycles as the Blue Knights(...)
Leader of the pack. Metro police chief-designate Bill McCormack gives the thumbs-up sign as he prepares to fire up his motorcycles as the Blue Knights(...)
9/9/1989
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
John Rauch, Argos' new coach this season, says he looks for improvement in the team's offence and, at work here on that project, he makes a point with(...)
John Rauch, Argos' new coach this season, says he looks for improvement in the team's offence and, at work here on that project, he makes a point with(...)
8/24/1973
She's okay: Shirley Burgess gives the thumbs-up sign from her bed at Sunnybrook Medical Centre after surviving an 18-hour ordeal in the churning waters of Lake Ontario
She's okay: Shirley Burgess gives the thumbs-up sign from her bed at Sunnybrook Medical Centre after surviving an 18-hour ordeal in the churning waters of Lake Ontario
8/10/1987
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
Mutt and Jeff? At 5-foot-10, Saskatchewan Roughrider quarterback Ron Lancaster is no midget, but he looks like a shrimp alongside rookie defensive end Jesse O'Neal, a 6-foot-4 giant who could give winless Argos trouble when the two teams meet tonight at CNE Stadium
Mutt and Jeff? At 5-foot-10, Saskatchewan Roughrider quarterback Ron Lancaster is no midget, but he looks like a shrimp alongside rookie defensive end Jesse O'Neal, a 6-foot-4 giant who could give winless Argos trouble when the two teams meet tonight at CNE Stadium
7/31/1975
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
Final paces: Argos coach Don Matthews and backup quarterback Tom Porras look on during team's workout yesterday at Exhibition Place
Final paces: Argos coach Don Matthews and backup quarterback Tom Porras look on during team's workout yesterday at Exhibition Place
11/14/1990