Ron Atchison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian football player
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Place of Birth: Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Ron Atchison
- Ronald William Atchison (April 21, 1930 – June 23, 2010) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968.
- He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966.
- Atchison was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1978.
- He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. Born in Central Butte and raised in Saskatoon, Atchison played for the Saskatoon Hilltops from 1947 to 1949.
- In 1976, in recognition, the Hilltops named their practice field and permanent quarters after him.
- During Atchison's time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team 6 times as a defensive tackle.
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