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New CFL Leader

The June 29, 2017, edition of the Edmonton Journal has our Newspapers.com Football History Headline...

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
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"New CFL Leader"

Last updated 📅 2025-06-29

The June 29, 2017, edition of the Edmonton Journal has our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day with their post on that day of:

Ambrosie to be CFL Boss  
The CFL announced that former CFL lineman, Randy Ambrosie would succeed Jeffrey Orridge as the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League. The move officially took place on July 5, 2003.

Orridge announced back in April of that year that he would be resigning the post, and the powers that be decided to dip into the alumni pool of the League to lead it. Ambrosie, a former Edmonton Eskimo, Toronto Argonaut, and Calgary Stampeder, would fit the bill, understanding much of how the league operates.

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"On This Gridiron Day, June 29"

Embrace the Gridiron memories that occurred on June 29.
Instances are covered such as: The Sea Devils stood tall on the World stage; the CFL had a new sheriff in town; and Hall of Fame greats like Dan McMillan, Wes Fesler, Claude Humphrey and Dan Dierdorf are remembered on their birthday! We will provide you with a little bit of football nostalgia. This daily football history segment features the Great events, Franchise formation anniversaries as well as the birthdays of notable Hall of Fame players, coaches or anyone else in our great game and many more in our daily Legendary stories of the Gridiron. Embrace the Gridiron memories that occurred on June 29...

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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
We invite you to take a ride through 1920's sports history in the audio drama that takes the listener through the sounds and legendary events of the era through the eyes of a young newspaper journalist. You will feel like you were there! Brought to you by Number 80 Productions and Pigskin Dispatch _________________________

Sports Jersey Dispatch
If you like remembering players of the NFL by their numbers then you may also enjoy going uniform number by number in othre team sports as well. We have it for you on our other website in baseball, basketball, hockey and more on the Sports Jersey Dispatch. _________________________

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