by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Born in Regina, Tom Shepherd fell in love with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1951, at the time Glenn Dobbs ignited all of Saskatchewan behind the Roughriders, and has been a rabid fan ever since. After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan in 1966, he began...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Frank “Shag” Shaughnessy was the first professional football coach to come to Canada. He had played at Notre Dame University and coached at Clemson in South Carolina. Shaughnessy teams rarely lost a game. The Ottawa Rough Riders offered Shaughnessy $500 to coach their...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Michael J. (Mike) Rodden played football, hockey, lacrosse and soccer with great intensity. During four years at Queen’s he won 15 letters in football and hockey. Mike Rodden coached a total of 42 teams, won 27 league championships, two interscholastic titles and led...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Larry Reda is known as the man who is behind the Western Canada All-Star football camp which runs annually at Simon Fraser University. Larry Reda has been involved in amateur football in British Columbia for over 60 years as he gained experience in amateur football as...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
For 47 years, Alvin Ritchie’s name was synonymous with football in Saskatchewan. Ritchie played the game prior to World War I and, after returning from overseas, became a respected coach and team manager. Ritchie drew up the Constitution and served on many committees...
