Canadian university sports’ governing body U Sports awards next two collegiate football championship games to Kingston
If there’s one person from Kingston who doesn’t need reminding of the lasting impact of the Vanier Cup, it’s Marty Gordon.
As someone who remains close friends with many of that championship squad, playing flag football and hockey together on a regular basis, the 2009 Vanier Cup remains a fond memory for Gordon, now a realtor in his hometown. With Queen’s having also played host to – and won – Grey Cups, the collegiate championship game will wrap up a historic hat trick for the Limestone City.
While the game will be the first Vanier Cup – initially awarded in 1965 – to be played in Kingston, it’s not the first time the national university football championship has been decided there. The city played host to the 1920 and 1929 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union championships, and that sense of history has carried over to the Vanier Cup logos for the two years, with Kingston City Hall featured as an iconic landmark.
“When the revitalization of Richardson Stadium began in 2014, the vision was for a venue capable of bringing the Vanier Cup to Kingston,” said Linda Melnick, executive director of the school’s athletics and recreation department, of a facility that now seats 10,500.
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