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A Saskatchewan Roughriders come the Canadian Football League team based inside Regina, Saskatchewan. A team is known for the loyalty, enthusiasm & 'Rider Pride' of its fans, world health organization get into the green & white across blast & badness & produce each page game a province-wide celebration. A select few of the other enthusiastic fans (dearly known as "melonheads") have on hollowed-out watermelon halves as hats at games. A Roughriders play in the West Division.
Franchise history
A team wwhen founded as a Regina Rugby Club in 1910. It changed their title to the Regina Roughriders in 1923 and officially to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1948.
A formation of what became a CFL brought a children into the equivalent league when the
likewise known as, however otherwise spelled, Ottawa Rough Riders.
Up to now a franchise has won Two Grey Cup Championships, a 29-14 triumph across a at present-defunct Ottawa Rough Riders in 1966, and a thrilling 43-40 triumph above the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1989. Iv days, a Roughriders & (Ottawa) Rough Riders met in the Grey Ventral suction cup finals, prompting jocose predictions from either sportswriters that 'a rough riders' would win it altogether.
Players of note
Canadian Football Hall of Famers
Ron Atchison
Roger Aldag
Bill Baker
Al Benecick
"Gluey" Hugh Campbell
Ken Charlton
Bill Clarke
Ray Elgaard
Eddie "Dynamite" James
Ron Lancaster
Ed McQuarters
George Reed
Dave Ridgway
Martin Ruby
North. J. "Piffles" Taylor
Ted Urness
Retired numbers
23 Ron Lancaster
34 George Reed
36 Dave Ridgway
Xl Mel Beckett
44 Roger Aldag
55 Mario DeMarco
56 Ray Syrnyk
73 Gordon Sturtridge
Current stars
Three Omarr Morgan, defensive attitude back
Tetrad Paul McCallum, kicker
Octet Marcus Crandell, quarterback
Nina from carolina Reggie Hunt, linebacker
Xix Corey Holmes, running back
Twenty-four Jackie Mitchell, linebacker
Twenty-eight Kenton Keith, running back
33 Chris Szarka, fullback
48 Trevis Smith, linebacker
Fifty Jeremy O'Day, offensive lineman
Lx Gene Makowsky, right tackle
68 Andrew Greene, best guard
83 Travis Moore, slotback
88 Matt Dominguez, wide receiver
96 Scott Schultz, defensive lineman
98 Nate Davis, defensive lineman
Not to be forgotten
4 Albert Brown
5 Kent Austin
7 Richie Hall
10 Dan Farthing
18 Jeff Fairholm
27 Glen Suitor
32 Mike Saunders
57 Bob Poley
71 Bobby Jurasin
80 Don Narcisse
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