Gary Schreider Explained

Gary Schreider
Birth Date:21 April 1934
Birth Place:Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Import:no
Position1:Halfback
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:185
College:Queen's
Playing Years1: -
Playing Team1:Ottawa Rough Riders
Playing Team2:BC Lions
Playing Years3:1962
Playing Team3:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Playing Years4: -
Playing Team4:Ottawa Rough Riders
Administrating Years1:
Administrating Team1:CFLPA (President)
Career Highlights:

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Schreider football statistics on StatsCrew.com.
  2. News: Gary Schreider: a tale of two careers . Buzz Bourdon . . 2011-04-05 . 2016-03-05.
  3. News: Schreider was Riders' spark . Earl McRae . Earl McRae . . 2011-01-27 . 2016-03-05.