Gary Schreider

Gary Schreider

Born:	(1934-04-21)April 21, 1934 Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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
Yates Cup champion (1955) Grey Cup champion (1960)

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]

References

1. "Gary Schreider football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
2. Buzz Bourdon (2011-04-05). "Gary Schreider: a tale of two careers". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
3. Earl McRae (2011-01-27). "Schreider was Riders' spark". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2016-03-05.