His notoriety on the football field followed him when he became a pro wrestler and prolific pitchman who starred in TV ads promoting Chevy trucks, Kraft foods and Miller Lite beer
A vicious tackle in the 1963 Grey Cup game cemented Angelo Mosca’s reputation as a villain.
The wobbly-legged runner was eventually helped off the field by the trainer. Unable to return, Mr. Fleming watched the second half from the Vancouver bench “wearing street clothes,” wrote sports columnist Jim Coleman, “a fedora hat, a parka and a sullen expression.” With the hometown’s star player concussed and out of action, the visiting Tiger-Cats romped to a 21-10 victory.
In Hamilton, he came to be celebrated as the personification not only of the black-and-gold Ticats but of the city itself. Tiger-Cats co-captain Angelo Mosca drapes his helmet around shoulder of Governor-General Roland Michener after the Ticats' last-second victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup game at Hamilton's Civic Stadium on Dec. 3, 1972.“I’ve worked very hard at being Angela Mosca,” he once told Lynn McAuley. “Big Angie was a beetle-browed hulk with dark features and a five o’clock shadow. Blessed with wide, muscular shoulders, massive arms, a 51-inch chest, and a 19-inch neck, Mr.
The boy grew up in a grey clapboard house at 93½ Francis Street, a dead-end street abutting train tracks.His father, whom he described as an abusive, alcoholic man, worked as an iceman, a labourer and truck driver while supplementing a meagre income by handling bets as a bookmaker. Mr. Mosca and another student were arrested and charged with stealing a typewriter, an electric razor and clothing from a parked truck. The athlete pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was given a one-year suspended sentence and put on probation for two years. His athletic scholarship was rescinded. Ten weeks later, Mr. Mosca headed north to sign with Hamilton.
“At one time, I was gobbling them like candy,” he said. “Uppers, downers. They were always available. But in my last few years I quit. I was getting headaches and stomach cramps. They were making me gag and vomit. One moment I’d be talking a mile a minute, the next I’d be totally depressed.”
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