A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Magnificent diamond and gold creation is the original championship ring that was presented to CFL great Angelo Mosca to commemorate the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 1972 Grey Cup title. The Tiger-Cats finished first in the East 13 times from 1950 to 1972. A defensive tackle from Notre Dame, Mosca debuted with Hamilton in 1958 and soon developed a reputation as the CFL's meanest players who spanned his 15-year career. He won his first Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1960 before returning for a second stint with the Tiger-Cats, with whom he won four more Cups from 1963-72. Mosca appeared in his ninth Grey Cup game - a CFL record that stands to this day - before a partisan Hamilton crowd on December 3, 1972. The Tiger-Cats faced Ron Lancaster's Saskatchewan Roughriders in the title game. Hamilton got out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on Chuck Ealey's TD pass to Dave Fleming and a 27-yard field goal by Ian Sunter, the Tiger-Cats' 19-year-old kicker. Lancaster threw a TD pass as Saskatchewan tied the game in the second quarter and the deadlock persisted until late in the second half. Ealey, who would be named the game's MVP, completed three passes to Tony Gabriel with under 2 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter as he marched the Tiger-Cats from their own 15 yard line to set up Sunter's 34-yard field goal on the last play of the game. A total of 14 diamonds surround the oval face that has been altered with a new stone in the center to replace the original setting that did not endure very well. "Canadian" and "Champions" appear in raised letters on the upper and lower bezel, respectively, while "Hamilton" appears on the left side and "Tigercats" on the right. The left shank features "Mosca" engraved on a raised gold banner with a CFL helmet logo in raised gold below. The right shank has "19" and "72" in raised gold on both sides of the top with a lunging Tiger logo, an image of the Grey Cup, and the final score of the game beneath it, all in raised gold. This massive size 14 ring is stamped "10K" inside its spacious band. A formidable keepsake from the championship season that capped Angelo Mosca's Hall of Fame CFL career.
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