Besides being Saskatchewan’s most prestigious sporting dinner, the Plaza of Honor Dinner has contributed over $5.9 million to the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club.
The Plaza of Honor Dinner presented by SaskTel has inducted 110 individuals who have made major contributions to the proud tradition of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club. The club has also inducted the 1966, 1989 and 2007 Grey Cup championship teams.
The cairn honouring the Plaza of Honor Inductees is situated outside the main gates on the west side of Mosaic Stadium. The Plaza of Honor cairn is sponsored by SaskTel, SASK SPORT INC. and the City of Regina.
This year’s dinner is set for Friday, October 14th at the Queensbury Centre at Evraz Place. For information on tickets or corporate tables, contact the Saskatchewan Roughrider Ticket Office at 525-1281 or 1-888-474-3377 or any committee member.
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| Corey Holmes |
Colgate
#1, #19
Running Back/Returner
2001-2005; 2007
• Born in Greensville, MS in 1976
• Played six seasons with the Roughriders
• Played seven seasons in the CFL with Saskatchewan and Hamilton
• Played his college ball at Mississippi Valley State
• Played 75 regular season games for the Riders
• Was a member of the 2007 Grey Cup Championship Roughrider team
• His 2,136 rushing yards as a Rider place him 13th on the all-time Rider list
• Also had 161 career receptions for 1,664 yards and four touchdowns
• His 3,440 punt return yards place him 1st on the all-time Rider list
• His five punt return touchdowns place him 1st on the all-time Rider list
• His 4,077 kickoff return yards once again place him 1st on the all-time Rider list
• Finished his CFL career with over 30,000 passing yards and 190 passing TD’s.
• Was a CFL All-Star in 2002 and 2005
• Was voted the Most Popular Roughrider of the Year by fans in 2005
• Was the 2002 recipient of the John Agro Award (CFL’s Outstanding Special Teams Player Award)
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| Dan Rashovich |
Simon Fraser
#49, #74
Linebacker
1987-1999
• Born in Toronto, ON. In 1960
• Played his college ball at Simon Fraser
• Spent 13 seasons playing for Saskatchewan
• Spent 16 seasons in the CFL with Saskatchewan, Toronto and Ottawa
• Was originally drafted in the second round (13th overall) in the 1984 CFL Draft
• His 205 regular season games played are 11th on the Riders all-time list
• Was a member of the 1989 Grey Cup championship team
• Also played in nine playoff games and the 1997 Grey Cup for Saskatchewan
• Had 414 defensive tackles and 153 special teams tackles for the Riders
• Had 23 career quarterback sacks
• Was a West Division All-Star in 1990
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| Mike Saunders |
Iowa
#32, #33
Running Back
1992-1994; 1997-1999
• Born in Milton, WI in 1969
• Played six seasons with the Roughriders
• Played eight seasons in the CFL with Saskatchewan Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal and San Antonio
• Played his college ball at Iowa
• Played 73 regular season games for the Riders
• His 872 rushing attempts as a Rider place him 2nd on the all-time Rider list
• His 4,396 rushing yards also place him 2nd on the all-time Rider list
• His 28 rushing touchdowns place him 6th on the all-time Rider list
• His 239 receptions place him 15th on the all-time Rider list
• His 2,678 receiving yards place him 19th on the all-time Rider list
• Was a West Division All-Star for Saskatchewan in 1994
• Was voted the Most Popular Roughrider of the Year by fans in 1999
11 comments:
I didn't know Corey Holmes was a QB?
• Finished his CFL career with over 30,000 passing yards and 190 passing TD’s.
Think you made a mistake there roddy.
Keep up the good work though. Definetly three of my favorites.
You seriously think I wrote it? I'll have to go back and check the news release.
Rod. 3 outstanding choices IMO.
I know people always talk about Omarr Morgan leaving and not winning a cup, but I always like the story about Corey Holmes coming back and getting his ring with the Riders.
Russ from Saskatoon
Three very deserving choices.
Veeseven
Rashovich is very debatable. He was not an impact player, on extremely terrible teams. He stayed around because he'd work cheap for Al Ford, we didn't have any depth to push him out.
Mike Saunders is very deserving, and it is long overdue. He was Wes Cates for this team, without the Offensive Line protection. He left with lots of gas left in his tank, but selling medical supplies I guess was more rewarding then playing with a bunch of Losers.
Corey Holmes. Yes, but I'd wait a generation before putting him in so people could get the proper perspective of how great he was as a Rider.
When you only win 3 Grey Cups in 100 years, I can see why they'll be moving up the 2007 class.
Obama
All good choices (i guess) but really we created our mess here with the Plaza of Honor by inducting marginal players or "one hit wonders".
There isn't really any great players left, who played outside the past 6-7 years.
Obama, are you going to inform the folks that you and Rashovich worked together after he retired? Kind of an important tidbit when you're trashing someone, don't ya think?
If by "worked together", you mean Raz got me a cup of coffee for the 15 minute meeting I attended with him present in 2000 I didn't think it would be germaine to the discussion.
Obama
Tim McCray not being in the Plaza is a serious oversight.
And Milson Jones...
How did Obama trash Rashovich?
He wrote it is a debatable pick.
From that era of Rider football ask this question. Would it hurt the team more if Ventson Donelson didn't play on Defense or Dan Rashovich? He wasn't even the best LB in the core yet he gets in due to campaigning.
Come on, be honest about it.
Clinton
Hanna, Alta
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