May 11, 2012
AC Torino, 1979/80. Source: Postcard

AC Torino, 1979/80.

Source: Postcard

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Filed under: Torino AC Torino Italy Serie A 1979/80 
May 4, 2012
The above photo was taken on May 3rd 1949, prior to the start of the farewell match for Benfica captain Francisco Ferreira, at the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon. This would be Il Grande Torino’s last match. The photograph bears a handwritten description in Portuguese of the event and info on the subsequent tragedy one day later. Source: Photograph

The above photo was taken on May 3rd 1949, prior to the start of the farewell match for Benfica captain Francisco Ferreira, at the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon. This would be Il Grande Torino’s last match. The photograph bears a handwritten description in Portuguese of the event and info on the subsequent tragedy one day later.

Source: Photograph

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Filed under: Torino AC Torino Il Grande Torino 1949 Benfica Estadio Nacional Lisbon Superga 
May 4, 2012
Today marked the 63rd anniversary of the Superga Air Disaster which took the lives of all 31 on board including 18 players of Il Grande Torino, Wednesday, May 4, 1949. Source: Dodicesimo Uomo

Today marked the 63rd anniversary of the Superga Air Disaster which took the lives of all 31 on board including 18 players of Il Grande Torino, Wednesday, May 4, 1949.

Source: Dodicesimo Uomo

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Filed under: Torino AC Torino Il Grande Torino Superga 1949 
March 27, 2012
Il Torino Campionissimo.  Source: Il Calcio Illustrato, May 1949. Numero Speciale. Special issue in memory of the players who perished in the Superga air disaster.

Il Torino Campionissimo. 

Source: Il Calcio Illustrato, May 1949. Numero Speciale. Special issue in memory of the players who perished in the Superga air disaster.

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Filed under: Torino 1949 Il Grande Torino Italy 
March 24, 2012
Torino, Italian Champions, 1976.Winning their first national title in the 27 years since the Superga air disaster, Torino became champions for the seventh time in their history. Source: Shoot! Magazine, poster.

Torino, Italian Champions, 1976.
Winning their first national title in the 27 years since the Superga air disaster, Torino became champions for the seventh time in their history.

Source: Shoot! Magazine, poster.

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Filed under: 1976 Italy Torino 
March 19, 2012
Ricordando Superga, 1949-1999.Source: Postcard

Ricordando Superga, 1949-1999.

Source: Postcard

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Filed under: 1949 1999 Italy Stadio Filadelfia Torino Grande Torino 
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