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| Ed "Hercules" Harrington |
Ed Harrington, who was nicknamed Hercules , roamed the fields of the CFL will be given honorary status in the Rogers Centre. It's about time.
Number 54 was another of the heroes of my youth as an Argonaut stalward, he patrolled right defensive and Walt Balisiuk the other end, during the late 60's.
The photos here is a shot of a home game at Exhibition Stadium ( in 1970 ) against the Alouettes. Sonny Wade( 14 ) with his helmet off.
So here is my favorite Harrngton story, and it has become an Argo legend.
The Argos are playing in the Montreal, in the old Autostade, and QB Sonny Wade tosses an interception and during the play, Argo DB Jim Tomlin was on the ground, and Wade actually stepped on Tomlin's head. So, incensed by this, Harrington chased Wade until he caught him , and proceeded to put a hurtin' on him.
Hercules was tossed from the game, and received a 2 game suspension, Wade got nothing, not even a penalty. I was livid, if I could have reached through the radio, that 14 year old would have throttled Wade. But I was held back by radio play by play host John Badham, who reminded fans, that in 3 weeks, the Als were coming to Toronto.
Rick Hooper and I went to that game, expecting fireworks, and there were none, but Harrington sacked Wade in the end zone for a rouge, or safety, and the Argos edged out a tight victory. The Als would win the Grey Cup that year, and it was the last year they had real grass on the field.
We had one of those good, not great years
A good memory, and Ed, welcome back, and all the best.
