The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1873, they are one of the oldest extant professional sports teams in North America. The Argonauts have won the Grey Cup championship a record fifteen times, most recently in 2004. They play their home games at Rogers Centre.
The Toronto Argonauts are notable for being the oldest professional football team in North America, and they are also the oldest professional sports franchise in North America to still retain its original name. They have the most Grey Cup wins with 15 in the league; they have the third most Grey Cup appearances with 21, behind Edmonton (22) and Winnipeg (23).
The Argonauts are one of six professional football teams to feature multiple Heisman Trophy winners on their roster. The 1996 team featured Doug Flutie and Andre Ware, the first time a team has had Heisman winners at the quarterback position. The 2007 team featured Ricky Williams and Eric Crouch. The five other teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League, and the Jacksonville Bulls and New Jersey Generals of the defunct United States Football League.
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