Gary Schreider
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Gary Edward Schreider (April 21, 1934 – January 22, 2011) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1960.[1] He played university football at Queen's University, where he was part of the Golden Gaels' 1955 Yates Cup championship.[2]
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Born: | (1934-04-21)April 21, 1934 Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
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Died: | January 22, 2011(2011-01-22) (aged 76) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | HB |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
College | Queen's |
Career history | |
As administrator | |
1965–1970 | CFLPA (President) |
As player | |
1956–1961 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1962 | BC Lions |
1962 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1963–1964 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
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During the 1965 off-season, Schreider became a founding member, and first president, of the Canadian Football League Players' Association. He did not return to the CFL for the 1965 season, going on to a career as a lawyer and judge.[2]
Schreider has been inducted into the Queen's University Hall of Fame and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Schreider died in 2011 of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.[3]