Achieve the goal (with Paul Woods, author and historian).

About this episode

Paul Woods discusses the importance of preserving CFL history and his recent book about the Raghib Ismail era.

Special guest (author) Paul Woods discusses his Youtube Channel "Canadian Football Time Machine' where he uploads years of news stories about the CFL and the great value and importance of keeping the CFL's history alive. He talks about his recent book "Year of the Rocket" chronicling the Raghib Ismail era in Toronto. Paul discusses how the Argonauts franchise ended a 31 year Grey Cup drought in Vancouver in 1983. Paul discusses his experiences at Grey Cups, the news rules coming to the CFL, and much more. (TSN game audio, CFL on CBC theme used with express permission, podcast recorded March 18, 2026).

People in this episode

Guest: Paul Woods

Topics covered

• CFL history
• Paul Woods
• Grey Cup
• Canadian football
• sports literature

Keywords

• CFL
• Grey Cup
• Paul Woods
• Year of the Rocket
• Canadian Football Time Machine
• Raghib Ismail
• Toronto Argonauts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Canadian Football Time Machine, Year of the Rocket

Places: Toronto, Vancouver

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