Ron Stewart (football player)
| Date of birth | September 25, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth |
 Toronto, Ontario
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| University | Queen's |
| CFL draft | 1958 / Undrafted |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1958–1970 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL East All-Star | 1960, 1961, 1964 |
| Awards | 1960 - CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award |
| Retired #s | Ottawa Rough Riders #11 |
| Records | CFL record, most rushing yards, single game (287) |
| Career stats | |
| Carries | 980 |
| Rushing Yards | 5,689 |
| Average | 5.8 |
| Touchdowns | 42 |
Ronald L. Stewart (born September 25, 1934) is a former professional Canadian football running back for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He played for 13 seasons for the Rough Riders, winning three Grey Cup championships and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1960. He played college football for the Queen's Golden Gaels.
Born in Toronto, Stewart played football at Riverdale Collegiate Institute in Toronto and then at Queen's University in Kingston between 1953 and 1957, where he was the team's most valuable player three times and played on two Yates Cup championship teams (1955 and 1956). He was voted MVP of the 1957 season.
Stewart, though smaller than most players at 5 foot 7 inches, went on to a 13-year career with the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1958 to 1970. Stewart was an Eastern Conference all star running back in 1960, 1961 and 1964.
Stewart played on Grey Cup winning teams in 1960, 1968 and 1969, and also played in the 1966 Grey Cup on the losing side. He especially starred in the 1969 Grey Cup with 2 TD receptions for 80 and 32 yards.
Stewart rushed for 5,690 yards on 983 attempts and tallied 42 touchdowns in his career. He capped his 1960 season by winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award and by setting the CFL record for rushing yards in one game with 287 against the Montreal Alouettes on October 10, 1960. His totals were 139 rushes for 1,020 yards that year. Stewart was voted the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada's top male athlete of the year.
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