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With the NFL on strike, the only football available to Americans yesterday was two televised Canadian games
With the NFL on strike, the only football available to Americans yesterday was two televised Canadian games

With the NFL on strike, the only football available to Americans yesterday was two televised Canadian games

Date9/26/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: With the NFL on strike, the only football available to Americans yesterday was two televised Canadian games. The Star's Allan Ryan (above) dropped into a Pittsburgh bar to see if the locals were able to contain their excitement.
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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_0078175F
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