Ron Lancaster

Ron Lancaster
No. 23
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	October 14, 1938; Fairchance, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 18, 2008 (aged 69); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Wittenberg
Career history
Playing
1960–1962	Ottawa Rough Riders
1963–1978	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Coaching
1979–1980	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1991–1997	Edmonton Eskimos
1998–2003	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2006	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards and highlights
	4× Grey Cup champion (1960, 1966, 1993, 1999); 2× CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award (1970, 1976); 5× Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1976); Tom Pate Memorial Award (1977); 2× Annis Stukus Trophy (1996, 1998); 4× CFL All-Star (1970, 1973, 1975, 1976); 7× CFL West All-Star (1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976); CFL Commissioner's Award (2008); Saskatchewan Roughriders No. 23 retired;
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1982)

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).