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| Founded | 1942 |
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| Folded | 1943 |
| Based in | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Ontario Rugby Football Union |
| League titles | 30th Grey Cup |
The Toronto RCAF Hurricanes was a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union and was formed during the Second World War after both the Western Interprovincial Football Union and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union suspended operations and teams disbanded for the war. The team was composed of football players who had joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, and would go on to win the 30th Grey Cup in 1942.
After the win, fifteen members of the team went on to operational service with the RCAF in Europe during the war.[1] Seven of those men were killed in combat: Eddie Thompson, Lloyd Langley, Ed Poscavage, Eddie Burton, Jack Buckmaster, George Oliphant and Bob Sarvis.[2]
- ^ Documentary looks at 1942 Grey Cup champs by Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette, November 10, 2012
- ^ Go Long ... searching for the Toronto Hurricanes, Vintage Wings of Canada, February 7, 2012