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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
Ronald Lancaster was an American-Canadian professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 16 seasons, he led the team to its first Grey Cup championship in 1966 and is the franchise's all-time leader in passing yards, attempts, completions, touchdowns, and interceptions. At the time of his retirement, he was the CFL's career leader in passing yards and still ranks sixth overall as of 2016. After his retirement as a player, he served as a head coach and general manager in the CFL; he led his teams to two Grey Cups and currently ranks fourth all-time with 142 regular season wins. He was also a colour commentator on the CFL on CBC from 1981 to 1990. At the time of his death, he was the Senior Director of Football Operations of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1982), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honour (1985).
The 1966 CFL season was the Canadian Football League's ninth season since the 1958 merger of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union to create a national league. It was the 13th season in modern-day Canadian football.
Gene Makowsky is a Canadian politician and former Canadian football offensive lineman who has been a member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly representing the riding of Regina Gardiner Park since 2016 and prior to that representing the riding of Regina Dewdney.
Harold Edwards Urness was an offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1961 to 1970.
Ronald William Atchison was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Atchison was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
Al Benecick was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
Jack Abendschan is a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman and placekicker who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1965 through 1975.
Norman Edwin William Clarke was a professional Canadian football player who played both defensive tackle and offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1951 through 1964.
The 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–6 record for the second consecutive year. It was their 51st season in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions, but, due to an abundance of injuries, lost to the BC Lions in the West Semi-Final game.
Maurice Lloyd is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After spending three seasons with the Roughriders, he signed with the Eskimos and spent two seasons with that team. He sat out the 2011 season before re-signing with Saskatchewan. He played college football at UConn.
Gil Petmanis was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts, B.C. Lions, Hamilton Tiger Cats, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 1966.
Henry Carl Dorsch was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won the Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 1966. Born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, he previously played for the University of Tulsa. He died in 2016 at the age of 76.
Gene Wlasiuk was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 1966.
Bob Kosid is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 1966. He is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky.
Tom Beynon was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 1966 and with Ottawa in 1968 and 1969. He previously played football and studied at Queen's University. After his football career he became a lawyer in Waterloo, Ontario.
Gordon Keith Barwell was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In his 10 seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he amassed 242 catches, 4,314 yards, and 32 touchdowns. Grey Cup with them in 1966. He previously played football on the Saskatoon Hilltops junior football team. In 1988, he died of brain cancer. He was a minister in his later years. Today, the Gord Barwell Award is awarded each year to a CFL player who exhibits exemplary Christian conduct and leadership both on and off the field.
James F. Worden was a tight end in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at Wittenberg University.
Alvin Horace "Al" Ritchie, also known by his nickname "The Silver Fox", was a Canadian football player, coach, and administrator who was the head coach of the Regina Roughriders from 1928 to 1932, in 1935, and in 1942. He had many accomplishments and honors, including being named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. The Al Ritchie Memorial Stadium, Al Ritchie Arena, and Al Ritchie Neighborhood are named in his honor.
Clair Joseph Warner was an American-born Canadian football player and executive. He played seven seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, before starting an executive career that spanned 37 seasons until his death in 1970. He was a 1965 inductee to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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- ↑ "The 1966 Roughriders". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ "Maurice Levesque football statistics on StatsCrew.com".