Ron Lancaster
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| Nickname(s) | The Little General |
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| Date of birth | October 14, 1938 |
| Place of birth | Fairchance, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | September 18, 2008 (aged 69) |
| Place of death | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 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 | |
| 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 | |
Ronald "Ron" Lancaster (October 14, 1938 – September 18, 2008) was a professional Canadian football quarterback and later a head coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 16 seasons, he led the franchise to their 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 was also a head coach and general manager in the same league, winning two Grey Cups as a head coach and currently ranks fourth all-time with 142 regular season wins. He also spent time as a colour commentator for 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 enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1982), the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honour (1985).
Lancaster was born in the Pittsburgh area industrial town of Fairchance, Pennsylvania but moved to nearby Clairton, Pennsylvania as a young boy. At the time of his death, his mother still resided in Clairton.
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