Card Description
November 25, 1950 in Kiwanis (Donegan) Park, the Galloping Ghosts won the Dominion Championship game vs the Montreal Lakeshore Flyers. This framed poster effectively commemorates what must have been a major local sporting event at the time
Type Of Object
Vintage
1950
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Sport Type
Sport League
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Accession Number
2017.001.018
The Cobourg Galloping Ghosts are the most famous team in Cobourg sports history. Managed by Fred Dufton, the Ghosts won eight Ontario championships, five after World War II. They were Canadian Dominion champions in 1946, 1948 and 1950. They were the first team in Canada to wear aluminum cleats and the second to wear white uniforms.
