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The Photograph

Football was an important distraction for Canadians during the dark days of the Second World War. When the Toronto Royal Canadian Air Force Hurricanes won the 1942 Grey Cup, it boosted the morale of a country deeply affected by war. After their victory, many Hurricanes were sent overseas to fight, but the brotherhood forged during the Grey Cup would live on. The Hurricanes’ Jake Gaudaur, a flight instructor who stayed behind in Canada, was devastated when many of his teammates became casualties of war. Determined to honour their memory, Gaudaur dedicated his life to the CFL and became the league’s longest serving commissioner. Growing up, his daughters Jackie and Diane Gaudaur always wondered why their father’s prized possession was a tattered photograph of his old team. Now 70 years later, Jackie and Diane embark on an emotional and revealing quest to discover why the Hurricanes and the old team photo were so important to their father and ultimately to the rest of the country.

English
  • Originally Aired November 9, 2012
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Created November 17, 2012 by
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