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Where is your Poppy, and it’s Grey Cup Month!

Riders. He was a star kicker and held not make us better than anyone else.” to Ottawa or Montreal. You all knew
his own on the offensive line. He wore In 1966 Coca-Cola decorated their who was going and you all went in
#62 and he came to the CFL from his bottle caps with head shots of football convoy’s. It was in my pre-teens that
high school in Cornwall. St. Lawrence and hockey players. I remember the reality checked in. Game days were all
By Thom Racine High School to be exact. Our family day Mom and I found Dad’s face on a about leaving Dad alone. My brother’s
unit revolved around football. A trip to 6-ounce bottle. Imagine how neat that and I would be doing what kids do, and
Cornwall in the mid ‘60’s to visit my was, we quickly searched, finding five Mom would hush us silent in fear of
grandparents and there was my Dad, more, and left with six Moe Racine’s breaking concentration. Dad was so
booting a football on a big sign at 11th that day. I still have one of those bottles intense that a simple hug in the morning
hope everyone takes the time to and McConnell. By the time I was unopened, just the way we found it all was sometimes out of the question. I
I reflect on Monday, November 11th. ten, my Dad was a household name, those years ago. Trading cards were was able to go with him most nights
You should, because you were given a scoring title in 1966, three Grey fun to collect, imagine the feeling, and always three to four hours early.
that chance to pause and remember Cups out of four tries in the ‘60’s kind however, when the chance to open a There was no discussion in the car as
by many who would never know their of makes you stand out in a crowd. pack that might include your very own Dad was in the game already. It was all
sacrifices would come to mean so Everyone knew “Moe the Toe.” I think fathers card was a possibility. In 1968 a routine. Get to the park, park in the
much. the neatest thing about those times was Dad’s card featured an added bonus. same spot, walk through the same gate,
hearing people say, “His Dad is Moe and walk to that same dressing room
Grey Cup Month got me reminiscing! The notation on the back describing
Racine.” Now, this easily goes to your a little of his pedigree included “Moe stall, year in and year out. I learned
I’m growing older and like many of head when you’re ten. As kids, we lives in Ottawa with his wife Donna very quickly never to dare speak with
you, my mind says I’m young, but the were hardly spoiled brats, we didn’t and their four children Thom, Scott, him during this pre-game ritual. Dad
body tells a different story. It is in that long for much. Although, mother did Lee Ann, and Bruce.” That was pretty won another Grey Cup in 1973, and
young mind that I will go back this week put us through that powdered milk awesome. later this month when the game is
and defer to living with a pro athlete. experiment - Mom was quick to remind played, I’ll be watching, not because
Vivid memories include realizing that you that “it was fine to be proud of The games back then were a real I’m just a fan, but because dad’s legacy
my Dad played for the Ottawa Rough your father, but our good fortune did event. Waiting all week long to head is in the Racine family blood.