Larry Ryckman is an audio technology expert and entrepreneur who co-founded AfterMaster Audio in 2006 and previously served as president and CEO of QSound Audio Labs. In addition to his work in audio technology, Larry Ryckman previously served as owner, president, and CEO of the Canadian Football League (CFL) team Calgary Stampeders. Under his ownership they played in four Grey Cup Championship games and won it in 1992.
Though the Super Bowl is considered the pinnacle of achievement for a football team, it's surprisingly not the sport's oldest championship trophy. That distinction belongs to the Grey Cup, which is awarded annually to the CFL champions. Commissioned in 1909 by then-Governor General of Canada Earl Grey, the Grey Cup was first awarded to Canada's top rugby team before it became the famed trophy of the CFL.
The first three Grey Cups were awarded to the University of Toronto rugby team. The trophy was won by Eastern Canadian teams every year up until 1941, when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders. The Edmonton Eskimos have had the longest consecutive Grey Cup-winning streak throughout the trophy's 100-plus year history, winning it in five straight seasons from 1978-82. In 1995, the Baltimore Stallions became the only American franchise to ever win the trophy.
