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| Founded | 1876 |
| Folded | 1996 |
| Based in | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Home field | Frank Clair Stadium |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Division | East Division |
| Colours | Black and red |
| Grey Cup wins | 1925, 1926, 1940, 1951, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976 |
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Baseball February 2 - The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (NL is founded at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City the first pro sports Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Frank Clair Stadium is a Canadian football Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Canadian Football News in 1940 The first and only two-game total point series in Grey Cup history was played between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Canadian Football News in 1951 The BC Lions was formed in January at the Arctic Club in Vancouver, however the franchise would begin play at the start of the The 48th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League 's (CFL championship game of the 1960 season. 56th Grey Cup was played November 30 1968 and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24 to 21 before 32655 fans at Toronto 57th Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League 's championship game was played November 30 1969 and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan The 61st Grey Cup game was the Canadian Football Championship in 1973 The 64th Grey Cup was played on November 28 1976 before 53467 fans at the Exhibition Stadium at Toronto. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a period in which they won five Grey Cups. The team's fortunes waned in the 1980s and 1990s and they ultimately ceased operations following the 1996 season. The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football Five years later, a new CFL team known as the Ottawa Renegades was founded. Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied
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Team facts
- Founded: 1876
- Folded: 1996
- Formerly known as: Ottawa Football Club 1876 to 1897, Ottawa Senators 1925 to 1926. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Home stadium: Frank Clair Stadium, formerly called Lansdowne Park
- Uniform colours: Black, red, and white
- Helmet design: Black background with a face of a Rough Rider with an arrow or log driver's (rough rider's) pike in the background. Frank Clair Stadium is a Canadian football Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Eastern regular season championships: 15 -- 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
- Grey Cup finals appearances: 15 -- 1925 (won), 1926 (won), 1936 (lost), 1939 (lost), 1940 (won), 1941 (lost), 1948 (lost), 1951 (won), 1960 (won), 1966 (lost), 1968 (won), 1969 (won), 1973 (won), 1976 (won), 1981 (lost)
History
The team was organized in 1876 as the Ottawa Football Club. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The club absorbed the Ottawa St. Pats when the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union formed in 1907. The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It adopted the name Rough Riders in 1898. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Although in later years the name was said to derive from logging, the team played from 1925 on in the colours of Teddy Roosevelt's regiment in the Spanish-American War, which, with the date of the renaming, suggests that the name comes from the war. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Rough Riders was the name bestowed by the American press on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War The team did change its nickname to Senators in 1925 and 1926. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
For much of the team's history it played in the same league as the Saskatchewan Roughriders, confusing many, and also attracting general ridicule to the CFL for being a league with only eight or nine teams but two of them being named "rough riders" (although spelled differently). The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. Those heaping such scorn did not know that the teams historically belonged to separate leagues ('unions'), which were not truly merged until the late 1950s; they were allowed to keep their long-standing nicknames. On four occasions, the two teams met in the Grey Cup, prompting joking predictions that "the 'riders" would win. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team
The Rough Riders were pioneers in international play in the 1950s. In 1950 and 1951, Ottawa hosted the New York Giants in exhibition games; the Giants won both times, and NFL-CFL matches would not be attempted again until 1959. The 1950 NFL season was the 31st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd Regular season of the National Football League. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. In the first season of the CFL, the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats made history when they played the first regular season CFL game at Philadelphia's Franklin Field on August 23, 1958. The 1958 CFL season was the fifth season in modern Canadian professional football although officially it would become known as the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania 's stadium for football, Field hockey, Lacrosse, Sprint football, and Track Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This was the first and only time that two Canadian football teams would play a regular-season game on American soil. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hamilton defeated Ottawa, 13-7. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. (The Toronto Argonauts and the Calgary Stampeders played an exhibition game in Portland, Oregon in 1992, and several CFL games with at least one Canadian team occurred in the United States during the CFL USA era. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers The term CFL USA refers to the abortive expansion of the Canadian Football League (CFL into the United States in the early-to-mid 1990s. )
The 1960s and 1970s were the Rough Riders' glory years. Russell Stanley "Russ" Jackson (born July 28 1936 in Hamilton Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football Quarterback With coach and general manager Frank Clair at the helm along with players Russ Jackson, Whit Tucker, Ron Stewart, Tom Clements, and Tony Gabriel, the Riders were one of the CFL's best teams, winning the Grey Cup five times in that span and including their last victory in 1976, where Tony Gabriel made the game-winning touchdown catch in the end zone in a 26–23 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Frank James Clair ( May 12 1917 &ndash April 3 2005) was a coach in the Canadian Football League, Nicknamed "the Russell Stanley "Russ" Jackson (born July 28 1936 in Hamilton Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football Quarterback Whitman (Whit Tucker was an all star receiver in the Canadian Football League. Ronald L Stewart (born September 25, 1934) is a former Canadian running back for Queen's University and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Thomas Albert Clements (born June 18, 1953, in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania) was a Canadian Football League Quarterback. Tony Gabriel was a pass receiver in the Canadian Football League from 1971 to 1981 The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The Rough Riders' last and final appearance in the Grey Cup game was 1981 against the heavily favoured Edmonton Eskimos. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. The game started out as a shocker when the Riders jumped out to a 20–1 halftime lead over the Eskimos. But a controversial double interference call against Riders receiver Tony Gabriel in the second half proved to be costly, as the Eskimos, led by backup quarterback Tom Wilkinson, came from behind to beat the Riders 26–23 on a game-winning field goal by kicker Dave Cutler. Dave Cutler (born October 17, 1945) was an all star place kicker with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
Throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s, despite having two even 0. 500 records (8–8 in 1983 and 9–9 in 1992) along with hosting the 1988 Grey Cup, the Riders struggled with losing seasons, poor ownership, mismanagement, and decreased fan support. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Game Summary Winnipeg Blue Bombers (22 - TDs James Murphy; FGs Trevor Kennerd (4 cons In 1995, Ottawa management showed its quality by drafting Derrell Robertson--who had died the previous December. Falling attendance ultimately led to the team folding in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
Football fans in Ottawa lived without CFL football for the next five years until 2002, when the city regained a CFL team, this one called the Renegades. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Although there was sentiment toward resurrecting the Rough Riders name, the final owner of the previous franchise expected payment for the rights to it; the new franchise declined the request, and went with a 'fresh' name for the new team. Since the suspension of the Renegades for the 2006 season, and the tentative awarding of a new franchise for 2010, owner Jeff Hunt has shown some interest in purchasing the rights to the Rough Riders name.
Helmets
 helmet from 1965-1972 |
 helmet from 1973-1983 |
 helmet from 1984-1987 |
 helmet from 1988-1989 |
 helmet from 1990-1991 |
 helmet from 1992-1993 |
 helmet from 1994-1995 |
Players of note
Canadian Football Hall of Famers:
- Less Browne
- Jerry "Soupy" Campbell
- Tom Clements
- Abe Eliowitz
- Eddie Emerson
- Tony Gabriel
- Tony Golab
- Condredge Holloway
- Russ Jackson
- Dave McCann (player, coach)
- Bob Simpson
- David Sprague
- Ron Stewart
- Andrew Tommy
- Joe Tubman
- Whit Tucker
- Kaye Vaughan
Other stars
- Margene Adkins
- Billy Joe Booth
- Rohan Marley
- Moe 'the Toe' Racine
- Bo Scott
- Ron Simmons
- Vic Washington
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