MISSION STATEMENT
To promote fellowship among its members,
preserve the legacy of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
and support the development of football
in the greater Hamilton community
through charitable objectives

Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association

Welcome to the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni. Our goal is to build membership and awareness of our Association and to recognize the rich history of football in Hamilton.

It is an ever evolving interactive site for all Tiger-Cat fans to contribute and build through photos, comments and information.

This site is a resource of the history of everything Tiger-Cat; from rosters to awards, profiles to statistics plus cards and collectibles. Check out our events page for where to meet some of your favourite alumni.

All current and former CFL & Tiger-Cat players, coaches, management and staff are welcome to apply for membership. We have over 175 members and are continually recruiting. Visit our members’ page for more membership information.

Our site is for fans and alumni, so be sure to participate.

2025 EVENTS

40th ANNUAL HTCAA GOLF TOURNAMENT

The HTCAA hosted its' 40th consecutive golf tournament on Monday, May 26th at the same course as the 1st, Kings Forest Golf Club in Hamilton.

Over 100 golfers and dozens of Alumni were on hand for what turned out to be the nicest weather day of the year. Golfers played a team scramble format and took part in various hole and putting contests.

View pictures from the tournament here

GARNEY HENLEY NUMBER RETIREMENT

The Tiger-Cats opened their regular season home game with a special honour for an all-time great. The Club retired Garney Henley's #26, which will now join Bernie Faloney's #10 and Angelo Mosca's #68 as the only numbers retired by the Club.!

TIGER-CAT WALL OF HONOUR WEEKEND

This years wall of Honour Dinner will take place on Wednesday, August 6th at Carmen's Event Centre. The Wall of Honour game will be on August 7th vs. B.C. Lions.

This year we will honour Offensive Lineman Miles Gorrell as the 29th inductee to the Wall of Hour.

Tickets are $125 and include dinner, table wine along with a souvenir pin and ticket.

To purchase tickets, click here.

CFHOF INDUCTION WEEKEND

The annual Canadian Football Hall of Fame Weekend will take place on September 19th and 20th.

This years inductees include Offensive linemen Bryan Chiu and Jovan Olafioye, wide receiver Jeremaine Copeland, defensive back Scott Flagel and linebacker Darryl Hall will be elected in the Player Category, while Glen Johnson and Frank McCrystal will enter as Builders.

Check back for induction dinner tickets.

LOOKING BACK

Take a look back at the History of Tiger-Cat Uniforms with Mathew Cauz

Tiger-Cat quarterbacks since 1932...is anyone missing? Click here to expand.

MEMBER NEWS

MEMBERSHIP ONLINE

If you are a forrmer Tiger-Cat player, football operations staff or front office employee you can be a member of the HTCAA.

Alumni can now register or renew their membership online. You can pay via credit card or through your bank account via E-transfer. Pay/Register here.

HTCAA SUPPORT FUND

The HTCAA has established a support fund to financialy assist alumni that are experiencing a medical expense, loss of income or an extraordinary expense.

Click here for more info

HTCAA MEMBER RINGS

Tiger-Cat Alumni rings are now available to be ordered starting at $450 each. Available in White Lustrium and Yellow Suncast.

Also available in 10, 14 & 18 kt yellow or white gold. Contact Ryan Donnelly for pricing.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The HTCAA Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 29th at the Alumni Clubhouse at 6:00 pm

Dinner and refreshments will be provided. The annual CFL draft will take place afterward. alumni are welcome to join the team on the Club level after our meeting to take in the festivities

HTCAA on SOCIAL MEDIA

You can now follow us via your favourite social media. Our Facebook page is linked to both our Instagram and Twiter pages.

They are an extension of our website and allow us to better promote our events and activities as well as the history of the team.

We hope to engage more fans and alumni to participate by posting posting news, photos and discussion topics.

We have created a new Tiger-Cat Alumni Facebook page for both alumni and fans to join and interact.

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by searching for @hamtigercatalumni.

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Ernie Schramayr: 10 Commandments of training for longevity

CHEERLEADER ALUMNI

Tiger-Cat Cheer Alumni Tiffany Beveridge and Raeanne Milovanovic are co-founders of the new Canadian Football Cheerleaders Alumni Organization. The CFCAO is comprised of former CFL cheerleaders, dance team members, coaches and directors. For more info or to join visit their website at CFCAO.CA

TEAM NEWS

Tiger-Cats Name Ted Goveia General Manager

CFL NEWS

Nearly 70 Grey Cup games from the 1950’s to the 107th Grey Cup in Calgary, can now be streamed live through Grey Cup On Demand

MEMORABILIA

The Tiger-Cat Alumni are on a quest to collect "Team Memorabilia". We would like to display it on the web-site. Currently we are looking for "Team Pictures" and "Grey Cup ticket stubs".

We are also looking for "Game Program Covers" to complete the set on our web-site. If you have any programs from the past, please scan the cover and name the file with the year and opponent and email to admin@htcaa.ca

We are are also looking to collect items that you may want to lend or donate to the Alumni Association to put on display in our "Alumni Clubhouse" inside Tim Horton's Field.

If you have anything you feel may be of interest, please contact us at admin@htcaa.ca

IN MEMORIAM - 2024/25

JOE ZUGER

The Tiger-Cat Alumni Association is sad to announce the passing of Tiger-Cat Legend and Alumnus Joe Zuger. Joe passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family at the age of 84

Joe joined the Tiger-Cats in 1962 and turned heads immediately when in his first game as the starting quarterback when he threw for a team record 572 passing yards and a league record eight touchdown passes in a 67–21 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

During his first few seasons he also played defensive and punter, where he recorded a 45.5-yard punting average over his career. He became the full-time QB in 1967 when he helped lead the team to a Grey Cup Championship and was named the games MVP.

Joe played 10 years with the Club and won the Grey Cup in 1963, 65 and 67. In 1981, he was appointed as Tiger-Cat General Manager, a position he served for over a decade. Joe has been inducted into the Tiger-Cat Wall of Honour, Walk of Fame and Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame.