A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Hall of Fame tight end Peter Dalla Riva's Grey Cup history begins with the two sets of original "1970 Grey Cup Champions" uniform patches that highlight this lot. The two sets of white and green patches were worn by the Als during the 1971 CFL season. Each set featured a shield with "GREY CUP champions 1970" measuring 5" x 3 1/2" which was sewn in place beneath a banner "Coupe Grey" patch. An original autographed 10" x 8" team photo of the 1970 Grey Cup champion Alouettes has a 1" x 3" section torn out of the bottom right edge. Etcheverry, Widger, Gaines, Wade, Dalla Riva are among the more than 30 signatures that remain. Dalla Riva, Ferrughelli, Jones, Smith, Rodgers, and Sweet are among the members of the 1974 Grey Cup champion Als who have signed an 11" x 17" color copy of a team photo. A set of 10 color 4" x 6" snapshots of the 1970 Grey Cup championship parade and 8 Christmas cards with a color team photo and invitations to the championship team's 10th and 25th anniversary reunions are included. A 1970 program is one of 14 original Grey Cup program magazines included, as well as 1973, 1974, 1976-79, 1981, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000 and 2001. A ticket stub from the 1970 Grey Cup game in Toronto and a pair of stubs from the 1979 game at Olympic Stadium. An 11" x 14" shot of Wade and Dalla Riva in the dressing room with the Grey Cup and 10 vintage 8" x 10" photos of the team at Montreal City Hall, including a couple with mayor Jean Drapeau. Dalla Riva is featured on tickets from Als games in 2001 and 2002 and a 10" tall silver trophy presented to him for the 2001 Bal de la Coupe Grey completes the collection.
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