Bob Nicholson (born 1955) is a sport executive who was president of the

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and an executive of the

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when they moved to Washington D.C. to become the

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Biography

He grew up in Willowdale,

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and was educated at the

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. In 1974, he worked for ''Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants'' and became a chartered accountant.November 1997
from ''CA Magazine'' retrieved 23 March 2014 From 1982 to 1994 he was a director at the

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First stint at the Toronto Argonauts

In 1993, the Blue Jays bought the

, a year later, in December 1994, Nicholson then became the president of the Argonauts and remained at the post until 1999, when the team was bought by Sherwood Schwarz. During his time at the Argonauts they won consecutive

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s in 1996 and 1997. He was succeeded as team president by Sherwood Schwarz who then appointed Michael 'Pinball' Clemons to the position in 2002.Bob Nicholson resigns as Argos president, CEO Chris Rudge takes over
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'' retrieved 21 March 2014 After two years working for Neil Jamieson, the owner of the

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, he became

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of the

. He was in charge in 2004, when they moved from Montreal to Washington and were renamed the

to start the

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. It was first time a Major League Baseball team had relocated since 1972.Bob Nicholson returns as president of the Argonauts
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retrieved 21 March 2014

Second stint at the Toronto Argonauts

In 2007, he left the Nationals and founded ''Wizard Sports Groups'' and was a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee. In May 2009, he returned as team president of the Toronto Argonauts. On 5 November 2003,

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bought the team with assistance from

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, so when Braley bought the team from Sokolowski and Cynamon on 9 February 2010, Nicholson remained as president. In 2011, he resigned as president of the Argonauts and returned to ''Wizard Sports Group'' and was succeeded by

Chris Rudge Chris Rudge (born 1945) is a Canadian business executive. He served as executive chairman and CEO for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 2012 to 2015. Following a business career in the printing industry, Rudge served as CEO ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Bob 1955 births Living people University of Toronto alumni Businesspeople from Toronto People from Willowdale, Toronto Sportspeople from North York Toronto Argonauts team presidents

Biography

First stint at the Toronto Argonauts

Second stint at the Toronto Argonauts

See also

References