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unusual facts about Ottawa Rough Riders


Brendan Taman

When Saskatchewan offensive coordinator Steve Goldman became head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1989, Taman joined him as the team's manager of football operations.


1911 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1911 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 3–3 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Herb Gray was the WIFU nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Lineman Schenley Award, and won the award over Kaye Vaughan of the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Angelo Mosca

He was traded to the Ottawa Rough Riders for Hardiman Cureton on August 15, 1960, and played for the Rough Riders in 1960 and 1961 before joining the Montreal Alouettes in 1962.

Bob Stephen

He joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1981 CFL season as a centre and played all five years of his professional career for the Riders.

Bobby Hull

Bart Hull was a standout running back for the Boise State University Bronco's football team in the late eighties and 1990, and played with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL as well as one season of professional indoor football prior to recurring injuries.

Frank Filchock

Both the Hamilton Tigers and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (or Big Four) made offers.

Orlondo Steinauer

As a player, he played professional football for 12 seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1996 to 2008.

Sammy Garza

He spent the next season splitting the quarterback duties of the Ottawa Rough Riders with Danny Barrett and was David Archer's backup in 1996.

Ted Provost

The Ottawa Rough Riders were losing with 20 seconds left on the clock when Ottawa quarterback Tom Clements threw to Tony Gabriel in the end zone.


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