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Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner
Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner

Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner

Date1/11/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Adam Rita: Argo coach was under pressure to produce a winner.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076340F
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Under pressure: Rough Riders' coach George Brancato, watching his charges work out at Exhibition Stadium, is happy despite heading into each week of the schedule without a set line-up
Under pressure: Rough Riders' coach George Brancato, watching his charges work out at Exhibition Stadium, is happy despite heading into each week of the schedule without a set line-up
11/19/1982
QB Dave Marler, left, with coach John Payne is under tremendous pressure in the Grey Cup final
QB Dave Marler, left, with coach John Payne is under tremendous pressure in the Grey Cup final
11/19/1980
At $2 a second of recording time to produce the Toronto Symphony album of Borodin symphonies, pressure is on conductor Andrew Davis (above). Columbia (...)
At $2 a second of recording time to produce the Toronto Symphony album of Borodin symphonies, pressure is on conductor Andrew Davis (above). Columbia (...)
4/29/1977