It was 1985, the sun was shining and Steve Fonyo was the Stampede parade marshal. The day also featured then-mayor Ralph Klein, the Bonhomme from Quebec City's Winter Carnival, award-winning floats, award-winning bands and, wait, was that Muhammad Ali?
Yes, yes it was, but you'd be forgiven for missing it.
Ali was in town for the start of the annual western fair but was not a featured guest and apparently wasn't all that interesting to CBC at the time. He's not even mentioned in the newscast, which opened with a cheeky little bit about yawning in the morning.
This would have been months after the former heavyweight champion, who died on Friday at the age of 74, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
