Rosedale Field – University of Toronto vs. Parkdale Canoe Club
Canadian football teams have been competing for a national championship since 1884, but it wasn’t until 1909 that the Grey Cup was born. The Governor General, Lord Earl Grey, wanted to present a trophy to the country’s top hockey team, but since one of those already existed – the Stanley Cup – he offered it to football instead. The University of Toronto’s Varsity Blues crushed the Parkdale Canoe Club, but apparently Lord Grey forgot all about his promised award. The Varsity Blues, the first winners of the Grey Cup, had to wait three months for the trophy to be made and delivered before they could finally hoist it.
