Aging sports icons enjoying a second wind in their careers. Garishly coloured uniforms and equipment. Scantily clad cheerleaders that were a greater draw than the teams they supported. Underage players taking their first steps towards Hall-of-Fame careers. The two decades between the opening kickoff of the American Football League in 1960 and the final goal of the World Hockey Association
in 1979 were the glory days of upstart professional sports leagues,
where a motley crew of investors and players added colour to the staid
establishment.
It was inevitable that hockey-mad Toronto would wind up with a WHA
franchise to take on the Maple Leafs during the league's seven-year
odyssey. The tale of the Toronto Toros is marked by family rivalries,
local heroes, international defections, and a lot of money down the
drain.
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