Ron Lancaster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ron Lancaster

Canadian football player and coach

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1938

Place of Birth: Fairchance, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 18-Sep-2008

Profession: sports commentator, American football player, Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ronald Lancaster (October 14, 1938 – September 18, 2008) was an American-Canadian professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 16 seasons, he led the team to its first Grey Cup championship in 1966 and is the franchise's all-time leader in passing yards, attempts, completions, touchdowns, and interceptions.
At the time of his retirement, he was the CFL's career leader in passing yards and still ranks sixth overall as of 2016.
After his retirement as a player, he served as a head coach and general manager in the CFL; he led his teams to two Grey Cups and currently ranks fourth all-time with 142 regular season wins.
He was also a colour commentator on the CFL on CBC from 1981 to 1990.
At the time of his death, he was the Senior Director of Football Operations of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1982), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1985) and the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honour (1985).