Hamilton Tiger-Cats History
1869 Hamilton Tigers were
formed. In 1907, they joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football
Union . . . 1914 amalgamation of the Hamilton Alerts and the
Hamilton Tigers to continue playing under the name Tigers . . .
Tigers suspended play for WW II . . . 1948 Hamilton Wildcats
joined the IRFU to replace the Tigers who joined the Ontario
Rugby Football Union . . . 1950 Tigers and Wildcats amalgamate to
form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU.
FOURTEEN GREY CUP VICTORIES FOR HAMILTON-BASED TEAMS
Alerts (1) - 1912
Tigers (5) - 1913, 1915, 1928, 1929, 1932
Flying Wildcats (1) - 1943
Tiger-Cats (7) - 1953, 1957, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1986