TIGER-CATS MOURN PASSING OF RON LANCASTER
Hamilton, Ontario – With sadness, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are mourning the loss of CFL legend Ron Lancaster, who passed away this morning. Lancaster joined the Ticats as head coach in 1998 and most recently served as Special Advisor of Organizational Development.
Lancaster began his CFL career with the Ottawa Roughriders in 1960 before being dealt to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1963. Over the course of his illustrious 19-year playing career, Lancaster completed 3,384 passes for 50,535 yards and 333 touchdowns and was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player in 1970 and 1976.
After spending two seasons as as a player-coach, Lancaster served another two seasons as Saskatchewan’s head coach beginning in 1978.
Following a stint as a broadcaster on CBC, Lancaster returned to the coaching ranks in 1991 with the Edmonton Eskimos, a position he held for eight years before becoming the 17th head coach in Ticats history in 1998. He earned the CFL’s Coach of the Year award and led the Ticats to their most recent Grey Cup in 1999.
Lancaster was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
He is survived by his wife, Bev, and three children Lana, Ron and Bob. He was 69-years old.
About the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a member of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with a rich 139-year history, which includes 43 Canadian Football Hall of Famers and 15 Grey Cup Championships. For more information log onto www.ticats.ca
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