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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

Jesse's Saskatchewan Roughriders Page
Fan site with roster and photos.

Saskatchewan Roughriders
Official site. Includes online store, game schedule, headlines, team history, game summaries and player statistics.

Saskatchewan Roughrider Sights and Sounds
Provides screensavers, video highlights, desktop themes and multimedia. Also includes game information with statistics as well as video and audio.


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