 The Alouettes were coached by former Als great Sam Etcheverry, and would be the Eastern Conference representative in the Grey Cup six times during the 1970s (meeting both Alberta teams during that span; this was their only meeting with Calgary; the other five times they met the Edmonton Eskimos).Als quarterback Sonny Wade demonstrated the condition of the turf when he hurled a huge chunk of grass out of his way to take a snap.For his part, Stampeder head coach Jim Duncan called the field a "disgrace."