A timeline look at the Argos’ sometimes messy, sometimes amusing ownership saga
TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts’ ownership situation has gone from eight decades of stability under the Argonaut Rowing Club following the team’s founding in 1873 to a circus that required CFL intervention in the early 2000s.
While stability seems to have returned with the Argonauts poised to join Major League Sports & Entertainment’s portfolio of profitable sports properties, North America’s oldest continuously operated professional football club took an interesting and sometimes perilous path to get to this point.
Here’s a timeline look at the companies and individuals who have made their mark on the Argos boardroom — for better or for worse.
ARGONAUT ROWING CLUB — 1873-1956