Ron Lancaster

Ron Lancaster

No. 23
Nickname(s)	The Little General
Born:	(1938-10-14)October 14, 1938 Fairchance, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	September 18, 2008(2008-09-18) (aged 69) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	QB
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
College	Wittenberg
Career history
As coach
1979–1980	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1991–1997	Edmonton Eskimos
1998–2003	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2006	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
As player
1960–1962	Ottawa Rough Riders
1963–1978	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
4× Grey Cup champion (1960, 1966, 1993, 1999)
CFL All-Star	1970, 1973, 1975, 1976
CFL West All-Star	1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976
Awards	1970 - CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award 1976 - CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award 1977 - Tom Pate Memorial Award 1996 Annis Stukus Trophy 1998 Annis Stukus Trophy 2008 CFL Commissioner's Award
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1982

Ronald Lancaster (October 14, 1938 – September 18, 2008) 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.^[1] 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).