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V ’ WT”"1€’ , . 1 WATERWCHIIONICLE-WednesdnyJuly 20.20” - 13 ._ __iâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" “mums 3 Li.,. on, -. ,g .. . ..,. . The long road to a national university cham ionship ’ - ' . . ‘ . . , . ,, . 1mg? . V , 1 nivemitics have a. unique and CKCCP- My first recollections of launepwtbali, as a Andy Cecchlnl. a 5 ll running back from was spbrts tor for The Cord. Gary”. 1 tioiml pres‘enCc across the (1in of sixth-grader in Mitdiell. stretch back to 1972 Thorold who ripped through any defensive worked down the hall froin trailer In 1 9‘ \‘Vaterloo. The economic activity that when the school was Waterloo Lutheran. schdnfi'that Mt. Allison. a small New 1991 at Queen's Park; On the Mo day mom- 1 is generated from Wilfrid laurier Univ‘em. Jhe Hawks played in the College Bowl and Brunswick school. could assemble. The ing following the Vanier Cup. he phoned 1 and The Univefsily (if lost to the University of Alberta â€" game was close â€" the difference was a con- Coach Rich Newbrough and talked Laurier . 4 Waterloo is significant . rm . .. ' . ' .. four years after losing to Queens verled touchdown - however the expiring football for about half an hour. It was agreat 1 and growing. I 11 [\‘1 \ 1 \h in 1968. My mother grew up in scoreboard clock during that late afternoon day for not only the team but the school. 1 A major component I .. . . . Sutton and quarterback Wayne in downtown Toronto brought both elation alumni and City ofWaterloo. <1 of the university expt-ri- Mr“ I [IRS Allison arrived at WLU from that and relief. Western hasn‘t won the Vanier since ‘ . ence for both Qtudents same hometown near the south After being so close for so many years, 1994. Laurier_won in 2005. Life is still rela- and the larger commu- a??? ’5‘”? ‘ shore of lake Simcoe. Allison ran the hardware was finally coming home to tively good inWaterloo thissummer. nily‘ is athletics. At WLU. , ‘ Tuffy Knight‘s wishbone offense the corner of King Street and University 1 {ontban teams have I .,. . 1 and took more hits in the first Avenue inWaterloo. AnSr'nclairrls-the uiceâ€"presidemofthe I built a profile for the ‘ 1 1 quarter of any game than a Anyone at Laurier in the late 19705 will Greater-latchenerWaterlooChamberof . 1 institution and city \ ‘ fl 4 .' _ National Football League signal probably remember Gerry Huddleston, who Commerce 1 across Ontario and ' -' 1 caller would receive across an 1 Canada that now 1 entire career. 1 extends over decades. ‘ 1' {A ‘ He later played in the Canadi- ‘ , ‘ 1 As noted in last 'j Af 1'” an Football league as adefensive 1 week's Chronicle. this ART ‘ back for the Argos and is still 9 ‘ u a 1 ~ k U - 20th rememberedasone ofWLU's re- t :lzflrivl3rasgr: oftw1.U's SINCLAIR mier players. In my final unger- "a. ' ~ first Vernier Cup in 1991 ~ » ~ ~- -..-. graduate year at Laurier in 1983. We” r ea TRIIGITY van with an event held at the Hawks completed a perfect 7» ._ University Stadium on Saturday to recognize 0 season in the OUAA and played at home the occasion. against McMaster in their initial playoff 1 ‘ Many residents of Waterloo may recall game. They WEI? placed first or second in o 1 the most recent Laurier national champi- 1h; "Tonal Mm??? for most 012:]an 0 [SH . 1 onship secured by defeating the University - I" 053 t0 1 ac. 61:8 was pro y some i of Saskatchewan at Hamilton's lvor Wynne consolation In n01 losmg to Westem again. P U R C H A S E UP TO ‘ Stadium in 2005 Anyone who has followed WLU football Will OFF R E E GAS 1 However. the road to the Skydome for remember many aspirations that were ter- F I N A“ CI N G , 1 that initial win in l991 included some mem~ first? on “18 Infgmious it? thtlleoMjmo- 1 orable defeats and setbacks. 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