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=== Sports === In 1991, [[Bruce McNall]], [[Wayne Gretzky]], and Candy became owners of the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Toronto Argonauts]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Chris| last=Schwarz| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tsn-special-remembers-john-candys-impact-on-the-argos/article4184225/| title=TSN special remembers John Candy's impact on the Argos| newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]| location=Toronto| agency=Reuters| date=November 24, 2011| access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 11, 2021|title='I've never seen anyone party as hard': 30 years ago, John Candy put acting on hold and took Canadian football on a magical, raucous, yearlong ride|language=en|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/2021/09/11/ive-never-seen-anyone-party-as-hard-30-years-ago-john-candy-put-acting-on-hold-and-took-canadian-football-on-a-magical-raucous-yearlong-ride.html|access-date=November 9, 2022|issn=1189-9417}}</ref> The celebrity ownership group attracted attention in Canada, and the team spent a significant amount of money, even signing some highly touted [[National Football League]] prospects such as wide receiver [[Raghib Ismail]]. The Argonauts took home the [[1991 Grey Cup]], beating Calgary 36β21 in the final.<ref name="never stopped caring"/> Only McNall's name was originally etched onto the [[Grey Cup]] trophy as an owner of the team, but in 2007, Candy's and Gretzky's names were added as well.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gretzky, Candy to get names etched on Grey Cup |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/gretzky-candy-to-get-names-etched-on-grey-cup-1.686330 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref>
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