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By Jonathan Hamelin Current Rider home game: well as serving as a Rider Kids Correspondent Cheer team members sell the $15 calendars relationship between former Riders offensive linemen Roger Aldag and Bob Pole For L-P Specialty Products OUR TEAM and participating in the annual Little Rider before and after each homegame, and at all Saskatchewan vs Toronto experts at the sport, but have very different personalities. this season was to Cheer Day Camp.

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States, but, until recently, they weren’t a Regina and surrounding to miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.

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By Jonathan Hamelin For L-P Specialty Products Being involved with Inside Green this season was similar to suiting up for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. There was a lot of practice time logged, countless rolls of game film and sheets of game notes examined, and plenty of blood, sweat and tears.

OK, maybe the blood came from a paper cut, but it was hard work nonetheless!

Like the Green and White, we’ve had some struggles this season building a perfect lineup – with our lineup involving articles. Unlike the Roughriders, though, we never had to fire anyone. There was some thought given to releasing Inside Green writer Ed Kapp, but don’t tell him that.

At the end of the day, we had a much happier season than the Roughriders. This was my first year as editor of Inside Green, and it was my goal to create a program that would appeal to both hardcore and average fans. From the feedback we’ve received, I think this goal was accomplished.

Now, like a member of the Roughriders would, I will give credit to my teammates. There’s no ‘I’ in team. I couldn’t give 110 per cent without my teammates. Ed Kapp and Dietrich Neu helped provide interesting articles all season long. The team at the Leader-Post was extremely positive to work with, creating a visually appealing product and helping to bring in advertisers, whose support of Inside Green is invaluable. But it is perhaps the readers of Inside Green who deserve the biggest pat on the back. Without people taking the time to go through and read each issue of Inside Green, there would probably be no Inside Green. So whether you commented on an issue, read each one or browsed occasionally, thank you.

Because there have been a lot of articles to read this season in Inside Green, we thought it would be fitting to finish things off with a Rider-themed literature issue.

The Roughriders have marketed just about everything over the last several years, books being no exception. The majority of these books have sought to illustrate the rich history of the Roughrider organization, highlighting the notable teams, players and stories.

This tradition continues with George Reed: His Life and Times, co-authored by Reed and John Chaput. As the title suggests, the book gives fans a glimpse into the life of the greatest running back to ever suit up for the Green and White. But, as Ed Kapp discovered after reading the book, the book covers far more than just Reed’s athletic accomplishments — it delves into Reed’s childhood, his work outside football and his personal life. With strong writing by Chaput and direct quotes from Reed, it’s a book all Rider fans could benefit from reading.

The other set of books examined in this issue of Inside Green are in no way conventional Rider history books. They are children’s books. What better way to initiate the next generation of Rider Nation than through a book about the Riders that has been written for children? That’s the thought that went through author Holly Preston’s mind when she teamed up with illustrator Val Lawton to create The ALWAYS Team and The ALWAYS Team: Trouble in Riderville.

But don’t let the label “children’s books” fool you. While there are plenty of images like Gainer the Gopher to keep children entertained, there are messages about teamwork, faith and tradition embedded in the text. It’s not always easy for Rider fans to put the meaning of their team into words for their children, but Preston has done just that. As we also learn in the feature, it’s not just Rider fans that have gotten something out of the book.

Speaking of Rider literature, From the Pages of Rob Vanstone brings fans the latest excerpt from

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It could be that we at Inside Green decided to talk about Roughrider literature to distract fans from the team’s dismal season. Currently sitting at 4-12-0, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are going to miss the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. It’s not all bad news though. Earlier this month it was announced that the province would host the 2013 Grey Cup. The province previously hosted the 2003 and 1995 Grey Cups.

Inside Green brings you coverage of the Grey Cup announcement in this issue.

In Riders in the Community, we examine the benefits that hosting the Grey Cup will bring. It is estimated the event will bring $45 million to $50 million to Saskatchewan, with $30 million to $35 million going to Regina. The event will also be a great chance for the province to celebrate the glory of Canadian football.

INSIDE GREEN is The 13th Man examines what the Roughriders need brought to you by: to do to ensure booking their spot. If the current season EDITOR is any indication, it will be a long shot for the Green and JONATHAN HAMELIN jonathanahamelin@hotmail.com White to pull off the rare feat of being the host city and winning the Grey Cup. However, with some careful WRITER ED KAPP tweaking to the roster, it could be a true party in the ed.kapp1@gmail.com prairies.

CONTRIBUTOR Also in Inside Green, we meet Myrna Tubman, who is DIETRICH NEU showcasing her love for the Saskatchewan Roughriders dietrich1889@hotmail.com in a unique way. Tubman’s Rider pictures, whether they are of Ken Miller, the team or the fans, have one Cover Photo Credit: Courtesy of consistent feature: buttons. For eight years, Tubman has Don Healy been unlocking the essence of the button and working Contents of this publication are protected by them into her artwork. She has sold her works across copyright and may be used only for personal, noncommercial purposes. All other rights are the province — including to NHL head coach Mike reserved and commercial use is prohibited.

Babcock — and has even written a children’s button book.

Christopher Milo, who has locked himself in as the Riders’ starting kicker after some early struggles, chats with Kapp in Rider One-On-One about the life of a kicker. Slotback Jason Clermont reflects on his time in Regina so far in Breeding Green and White. The interesting career of Steve Mazurak is examined in Rider Flashback. Mason Lanigan talks about why football is I KNOW MY friendly to him in Young Roughriders. For a Roughrider BUSINESS® season review, turn to Rider Report Card.

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Anna was the first one I had actually thought she should take note of. After a few

By Pat Rediger I received a phone call from the trade taken to a game and, much like Eva, she minutes, the moment she had been waiting For L-P Specialty Products union a few months later indicating that they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It wasn’t for came — the Riders burst onto the field It began with an email from my fellow long before she convinced my wife and I that were making a video to encourage kids to Rider season ticket holder, who said that she to the tune of “Bring ‘Em Out.” Fireworks consider the trades as a career option, and she needed to participate in the Little Rider exploded in the air and the cheering was couldn’t make the game and that I should they wanted my permission to use a clip from Cheer Day — a chance to perform with the deafening. Eva stood on her seat, took out try to make arrangements for someone else the Rider interview. It would be shown in Cheer Team during a half-time show. Anna her pompoms and joined right in. to attend. It was a pre-season game and the also convinced her friend across the street to schools and other venues across the country.

I spent most of the night explaining the weather was less than desirable, so I wasn’t finer points of the game to my daughter, who accompany her, and the duo put on a sterling We gave our approval for the project, and a sure who would be able to attend. few weeks later Anna received a package in performance in front of 30,000 spectators. seemed to be only mildly interested in why It was then that I noticed my six-year-old the mail. Inside was a puppet dressed as a Given Anna’s love of the game, I decided the game was being played. However, she daughter, Eva, scamper across the floor. I construction worker with a card signed by to enter her name to become a Kids knew when to cheer and when to jeer, and thought, “Why not?” She has been asking the heads of major trade unions thanking Correspondent — the chance to interview a that made for a lasting experience. me to come to a game for the last couple Anna for the video clip and noting that, due As I watched Eva’s performance, I couldn’t Rider and have the interview appear on the of years, and I kept saying no. But perhaps Jumbotron. I didn’t expect her to be chosen, to her efforts, there may be more plumbers in help but think of my other daughters and this was her year. Her sisters, Anna, 13, and Canada. but a short time later I received a call from their first games at Mosaic Stadium. Each Maria, 11, had both been to games in the When Maria became old enough to attend the Rider office indicating that Anna was the of them knew that the Riders were part of past and enjoyed the experience. I guess a game, she, too, began to indicate that newest Kids Correspondent and that she the fabric of Saskatchewan society and fair is fair, so I asked Eva if she wanted to it was her turn. Although known more for would be interviewing defensive back Lance that attending a game was something that go to the game. I took from all the screams, her artistic talents than her athletic skills, Frazier. everyone should cherish. cheering, smiles, and jumping up and down Maria wanted to know what all the hubbub Anna is usually a pretty good talker and that the answer was yes. was about Rider games. She dressed in seemed pretty confident heading into the Before I knew it, she was in her room, whatever green she had and made her way interview, but when she arrived at Taylor digging through her closet for her Rider to the game. She’s not the excitable type and Field with the camera in front of her, holding clothes. She came running down the stairs wouldn’t stand on the bench cheering, but a microphone in one hand, about to talk — “Should I wear the T-shirt or the jersey?” I even she showed an interest and a smile or to someone she had never met before, it thought the jersey might be the better choice, two as the game progressed. suddenly became quite real. To his credit, considering the weather. The next thing I In looking back at the experiences of all my Frazier realized that Anna was getting a bit knew, she was running downstairs to the kids, I am struck at how the Riders are such nervous and started asking her questions. basement, trying to find a set of pompoms. a binding force in this province. It’s almost a “What do you want to be when you grow I didn’t give it much thought until about rite of passage to attend at least one home up?” he asked her.

10 minutes later when I ventured into the game. The memories made off the field often “A plumber because they make good kitchen and discovered a pile of items on last far longer than those made on the field. money,” she responded (we had just had the floor. Eva said she needed her pillow, a plumber come to our house a few days blanket and a variety of other items for the earlier). game. For someone who had no idea what Since The interview was a hit and the a touchdown was, she was taking this pretty 1927 Riders gave us a copy of the video, seriously. which was replayed at Anna’s We walked the 15 or so blocks from our school during assembly. The story house to Mosaic Stadium the next day. might have ended there if not for Despite her small legs, Eva kept up every the fact that a senior official with step of the way and could barely contain her a national trade union was in the excitement. As we neared the stadium and Eva Rediger, prepares for her first game. audience that day and noted Anna’s the noise became louder, she became more Photo supplied by Pat Rediger animated with every step. Entering Regina Agents For Atlast Van Lines the stadium was akin to entering a fairy-tale princess castle.

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BORN: October 31, 1988 Pickerington, OH IMPORT: Northwestern YEARS PRO: 2 YEARS IN THE CFL: 2 YEARS AS A RIDER: 2 ACQUIRED: Signed as free agent in January, 2013.

TOTAL GAMES PLAYED: CFL: 11 GAMES PLAYED IN 2013: 11 PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED: 2 GREY CUP GAMES PLAYED: 1 (Sask — 2013)

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well.

The only good thing about the stunning loss to the B.C. Lions — 26 to 13 in Week 3 — was it was a fair cry better than the absolute drubbing we took at the hands of Toronto the week before.

Perhaps our losses in the off-season had more of an effect than I had been willing to admit. They kind of trickled out. First there was the expansion draft and the stunning loss of Saskatchewan-born Keith Shologan, followed by Zack Evans.

Then came free agency, and we saw the likes of Craig Butler, Ricky Schmitt and Jock Sanders swapping Rider green for new colours.

It’s only natural after a team wins a championship to see players move on. They see their value and want to capitalize on it. Who can blame them when their football-playing days are numbered? Some moved to a team closer to family, and who among us could fault them for that?

These are all in addition to the banner losses of Weston Dressler and Kory Sheets. There are few teams on Earth that could survive the loss of their Number 1 receiver and one of the league’s top rushers in a single off-season.

Losing one is a major blow. Both is kind of From the littlest to the oldest, Rider fans always come out and support the like taking a sucker team, no matter what happens on the field. Dan Clark and Weston Fehr punch and hitting your exchange “low-fives” at training camp in Saskatoon. (And, yes, Weston is funny bone at the named after the infamous number seven.) (SP file photo) same.

And, of course, just as training camp was starting, we saw a thing of the past.

Superman hang up his cape.

And indeed it is. We don’t have the same With Getzlaf out with an injury, it meant the group of players. And while there wasn’t a lot of turnover in the off-season for our coaching receiving core was down to Taj Smith, Rob Bagg and a flotilla of newcomers. staff, there are a few new ones in the mix, as

Jennifer Jacoby-Smith, a professional writer living in Saskatoon, goes by another name: The Rider Chick. In each issue of Inside Green, this passionate Roughrider fan will give her insight on the Green and White and relate her experiences as a fan living in Saskatoon. Feedback can be emailed to jsmith@ thestarphoenix.com

By Jennifer Jacoby-Smith For L-P Specialty Products It’s not that bad.

Really, it’s not. One thing I learned during our quest for the Grey Cup last year is this: it’s never as bad as we think.

I’ll say it again. It’s never as bad as we think.

Of course, the flip side of that is it’s never as good as we think, either. And let’s hope we get to experience that side again soon!

We Rider fans are an excitable lot. And right now we’re in a two-game losing skid. Thank goodness we pounded the living stuffing out of Hamilton in Week 1 or they’d have to put the entire province on suicide watch.

It’s part of our DNA. It’s what makes us great fans. It’s what makes the best players from all over North America want to come here and play. It’s what makes this crazy horde of green-painted fans such a formidable force and Mosaic Stadium such an incredibly tough place to get a “W.” But at times it’s a double-edged sword.

It makes for lively discussions when we’re winning and livelier discussions when we’re losing.

It also puts the entire province into a collective state of grief when things aren’t going so hot on the gridiron.

I am not immune.

By the end of the last game, I doubted there could be anything worth salvaging on the field. I wondered if there could be anything in the locker room worth scooping up and reshaping into a semblance of a team. It’s like the team we once had, the Grey Cup-winning team they once were, was

Some games are just blah. Seriously. I go to work some days and I am super productive.

Other times I feel like I’m spinning my wheels, and I’m not sure I’ve done anything useful by quitting time.

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We Rider fans are an excitable lot. And right now we’re in a twogame losing skid. Thank goodness we pounded the living stuffing out of Hamilton in Week 1 or they’d have to put the entire province on suicide watch.”

We all make mistakes or have a bad day at the office. The key difference is mine aren’t usually broadcast on TV with two announcers dissecting four different angles of my brain cramp.

(Okay, sometimes my mistakes appear in print — and that is horrifying enough, believe me!)

Never get too up and never get too low.

The season is a long journey. This one is no exception. There are still 15 games to go until the Roar on the Shore in Vancouver this year. There’s going to be plenty more ups and plenty more downs before the 102nd Grey Cup. And there’s no short cut. Trust me.

Our guys are still figuring it out. The newcomers are still learning the playbook.

The sky is not falling. The Roughriders will live to play another day. And besides, this is the CFL. Anything can happen in any given game.

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By Judy Bird For L-P Specialty Products For Regina-based photographer Ali Lauren, being hired to create the Rider Cheer Team Calendar was a job she’d wanted to do for a long time. She was familiar with the work because she knew photographers who had created previous calendars. This year, she eagerly accepted the chance to be the photographer behind the calendar, especially once she learned that the team chose a pin-up theme.

“A lot of my work is very vintage-inspired by film photography. I love the pin-ups, the film look,” said Lauren. “I was very excited to be able to be a part of this. It’s something that I really wanted to do, and something that was a lot of fun for me.”

Lauren met with the team coaches to discuss the team’s vision and ideas, and soon the project was taking shape. “They wanted to take inspiration from the classic pin-up portrait, from the 1920s- to 1950s-era pin-up girls — the sailor, the army, the classic pin-up look.

A lot of those were paintings, but we wanted to emulate that look with photography,” she said.

The pictures are a throwback to that era, but with a splash of a modern feel, she added. “One of the girls said to me that they wanted something very Katy Perry-esque.

She does that look really well, the modern day pin-up. It’s still very classy but it has a lot of the throwbacks to the vintage pin-ups.”

Lauren spent two days taking pictures of the team, then the work of editing photos began. “I’m a naturallight photographer, so this was something that’s a little bit different for me. We did some shots outdoors, and some inside, which gives it a different feel throughout the entire calendar. Editing is more to achieve the look of consistency and style, because we were working indoors and out, and to achieve that pin-up look. I try to keep it pretty natural and true to what I’m seeing, but I do make

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enhancements to make colours pop a little more, and to add that film emulation so that it does have kind of a vintage feel.”

Lauren then presented the team with about 200 pictures, and they chose the ones they wanted in the calendar. The 12-month calendar features a group of team

members each month, two to five per group, as well as individual pictures of each team member. Larsen has been working on the final layout. Once it’s completed, the calendar will go to the printer.

In keeping with a vintage look and feel, the calendar will be printed on matte paper instead of glossy paper, and the size is a nine-inch by nine-inch calendar, as opposed to the typical 11-inch by 17-inch calendar.

“We’re taking some risks with a calendar, doing something that’s a little different,” said Lauren. “Working with the team has been a lot of fun. They’ve made the entire process fun to work on. Everybody was involved, and helped to make it what it is.”

The calendar became available for sale starting at the July 12 home game. Cheer Team members will be selling copies of the calendar before and after each home game, and it will also be available at all locations of The Rider Store. The cost is $15, and all proceeds go to the Cheer Team.

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The Cheer Team gets the fans charged up before the game starts.

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Bring out the cheer The Rider Cheer Team is about much more than cheering

By Judy Bird For L-P Specialty Products The guys and gals on the 620 CKRM Rider Cheer Team, familiarly known as the Rider Cheer Team, are practicing their routines and polishing their performances to delight and entertain fans for another football season. It takes practice and dedication to be on the cheer team, but for each member, the first hurdle was to get on the team.

“It’s quite a process, as opposed to high school, collegiate or club cheerleading teams,” said Nicole Wegner, head coach for the Rider Cheer Team. “There is much more required of the athletes to be on our team. Not only do they have to be athletic and strong to do the stunting that we do, but we also expect that they are good dancers because we do dances on the sidelines, as well.”

Wegner is in her third season as head coach. Previously, she cheered for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and won three Western Canadian Championship titles. Although she’s no longer an athlete on a cheer team, she is enjoying her role as coach.

“It’s nice to continue to be involved in cheerleading in a different capacity than as an athlete,” said Wegner. “The Riders as a club are a great institution. They’re very supportive and they’ve been very helpful in the direction I’ve chosen to take the cheer team. The club has been exceptionally helpful and supportive.”

The Rider Cheer Team became a stunt team in 2007, which means routines with lifting, throwing and forming human pyramids. The team also attends cheerleading camps every year to help them hone their skills. Wegner

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The Cheer Team pra ctices their stunts. creates most of the stunting Photo by Cara Hull/Sask atchewan Roughriders choreography routines, and often team members will provide input, as well. “A lot of the team members have dance training, so for certain routines, some of the girls will help create material,” Wegner added.

Cheer team hopefuls first go through an audition process that begins in March, Wegner explained. “We do a physical tryout, look at how potential members are at stunting and what each person’s physical fitness level is. We test their physical fitness, and we will teach them a short dance that they will perform for us. We also do interviews where we are able to get to know the candidates a little bit better. Probably the most important factor is that they have to be someone who we feel is a suitable is a week-long festival that also happens. ambassador to the club and a suitable role We like to take the team to represent the model for the community. They have to be individuals who we feel will reflect the image club, and to perform our routines at various venues and locations at the Grey Cup and goals of the club on a larger scale.” festival,” said Wegner.

Membership fluctuates slightly, but The team depends on fundraising efforts typically the team has about 34 people. It’s to support the travel costs associated a large enough group that they can have with attending events. One of the main a noticeable presence on the sideline at fundraisers is the Rider Cheer Team calendar, the games, yet small enough that lasting which became available in early July for a friendships are made. The more people cost of $15. Cheer team members sell the on the team, the more requests they calendars before and after home games, and can respond to, making appearances at copies are available at all The Rider Store community and charitable events. locations.

“We’re very busy every weekend. We will Another fundraiser the team holds is Little be out in the community for a lot of events Rider Cheer Day. Held this summer,” said Wegner.

The team performs at all home at Mosaic Stadium, this games and attends the Grey Cup one-day camp is for children ages five to 12. festival every year. “Grey Cup is “We teach young girls more than just the game; there

Probably the most important factor is that they have to be someone who we feel is a suitable ambassador to the club and a suitable role model for the community.”

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Head coach, Rider Cheer Team

and boys to stunt, some basic gymnastics, and a dance. The Little Rider Cheerleaders learn a routine that they perform at a later game with the Rider Cheer Team,” said Wegner. “The Little Rider Cheerleaders have a lot of fun, we play games, have lunch, and they socialize with the cheer team.”

This year, Little Rider Cheer Day was held on July 5, and fans had the chance to cheer on the Little Riders, and the Cheer Team, during their performance at half time at the July 12 game.

The Cheer Team makes its way onto the Taylor Field.

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The days of the Polecat The offensive lineman helped build the Rider Nation struggled in ‘84 and ‘85, but by 1986 and ‘87 we were very competitive, and it was a lot of fun playing there,” he said.

But the lure of the Green and White can be very strong, especially for players from Saskatchewan. At the 1987 Grey Cup in Vancouver, Poley was a finalist for Outstanding Offensive Lineman.

Roughrider general manager Bill Baker asked him to go for a walk in Stanley Park. By the time the walk was over, they had reached an understanding on a deal that would bring Poley back to the Riders in 1988.

“All my family wanted to come home, and I was very glad that the opportunity presented itself,” said Poley. The Stampeders released him in September of 1988 when he refused to sign a new contract, and he was immediately back in Rider Nation.

Such was the lure of home that he was prepared to return for substantially less than the Stampeders had paid him. It was, in fact, what the Riders could afford to pay in those fragile economic times. 1988 saw the Riders host their first home playoff game in 12 years, although they were soundly beaten by the B.C. Lions in the western semi-final.

The next year, 1989, saw a roller coaster ride. The Riders went 9 and 9 through the regular season, but they seemed to be a team of destiny in the post season. With Kent Austin directing the offense, they went on the road and knocked off Calgary in the semi-final and the 16 and 2 Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium to advance to the Grey Cup in Toronto.

The following Sunday, there was a sea of green at Skydome. Fans were treated to what many still regard as the greatest Grey Cup game ever, between the Riders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The score was tied at 40 on the final play, as Dave Ridgeway prepared to kick a 36-yard field goal.

Bob Poley’s vital task was to deliver the snap to holder Glen Suitor. “We called time out to make sure there were only 12

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The three of us knew what had to be done, so we passed the time sharing thoughts about a very attractive lady in red who was sitting a few rows up behind the Rider bench.”

of us on the field,” recalled Poley. “Then Hamilton called time out. The three of us knew what had to be done, so we passed the time sharing thoughts about a very attractive lady in red who was sitting a few rows up behind the Rider bench.” Time was whistled in and the field goal was made to give Saskatchewan its second Grey Cup championship.

Poley retired as a Roughrider in 1992, after 15 seasons and 236 games in the CFL. Since retiring as a player, he has been very active as a fundraiser for Ducks Unlimited.

He and his wife, Elaine, recently moved to

— Bob Poley

the Okanagan region of B.C. More than 20 years after his last football game, he still pays a price. “I’ve got a hip issue now, plus a wonky knee, and I had a shoulder done last year. But I can still throw my grandkids up in the air, so it could be worse,” he said with a broad smile.

“Larger than life” will always be the phrase that springs to mind when the man they call the Polecat is mentioned.

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By Roger Currie For L-P Specialty Products The list of men who have worn the uniform of the Saskatchewan Roughriders over the past century includes many legendary characters. The man they call the Polecat would jump off the page if this were a novel or short story.

Bob Poley was born 58 years ago in Saskatoon, and saw quite a bit of the province before settling in Regina to play for the junior Rams. He spent part of his childhood in the small community of Prairie River.

He recalled, “We didn’t have a high school, so at age 14, I was bussed 25 miles to Hudson Bay. They took one look at my size and started encouraging me to play football. It didn’t take a lot of coaxing.”

Poley took to the game immediately, and in 1974 he was invited to join the Rams in Regina. That’s where he first met Roger Aldag, another Rider great, who remains his closest friend. Poley took part in Roughrider training camp four years in a row, and during the 1978 season he became a full-time member of the Green and White.

It was a troubled time for the proud franchise. After their near miss in the 1976 Grey Cup against Ottawa, the western Riders would miss the playoffs for the next 11 seasons.

Ron Lancaster retired as a player after the 1978 season, taking over as head coach the following year. Lancaster was saddled with the grim task of cleaning house and getting rid of a number of veteran players who had recently been his teammates. The rebuilding process provided an opportunity for the Polecat to centre the offensive line for the next five seasons.

The Roughriders won only two games in 1979, but the notion of Rider Pride was permanently encapsulated into the Saskatchewan firmament. Former LeaderPost sports editor John Robertson, who was working at CBC in Winnipeg at the time, served as inspirational cheerleader, and the process of rebirth was underway. By 1981, under head coach Joe Faragalli, the Riders were the best 9-and-7 team that never made the playoffs in the CFL. “As players, we felt badly that the results weren’t there yet, but it took time for us youngsters to gain experience,” recalled Poley.

Poley said his career received a nice rejuvenating boost in 1984 when he was traded to Calgary. “Steve Buratto had taken over as head coach of the Stampeders. We

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Getting into the action — David Calem says the Rider Pep Band brings him closer to the game enjoyed playing again — so much so that he started to look for other groups to join. His co-worker, Rhonda Kerr-White, the Rider Pep Band administrator, invited him to come to a game, and that was all it took to get him to join the Rider Pep Band.

He will always remember last year’s Grey Cup and all the performances in the chilly Saskatchewan November weather. “Horns would freeze up, it was miserable. It was cold, but it was the best time ever. It was fantastic,” he said.

He also has a fond memory of playing a particular song during a performance last year. “The previous band was getting off stage, and we started playing ‘Paint the Whole World Green,’ when this guy comes up to us and says, ‘Hey, I know that song.’

I knew it was Jason Plumb, the person who wrote this song. He was playing with another group and he came and sang it with us. That was a lot of fun.”

For Calem, some of the highlights of being in the band are taking part in parades and meeting fans — whether it’s a small-town parade or a large one in the city — even when it means being up early and spending hours on a bus to get to the destination. “It’s a lot of work, loading everything up and unloading it again, but once you get there and see all the kids smiling, all the faces painted, you’ve got balloons and the whole town has done themselves up, that’s my favourite part. I love being out in small towns. It’s a lot of fun. It’s also really neat when players come up to us, and just say how much they appreciate the band. It’s kind of cool.”

The band is more than just a group of musicians; Calem said it feels like being part

of the team. “You really are part of the community, part of Regina, part of Saskatchewan. The band is like that, as well. We have members from ages 18 to 85, and it’s absolutely incredible. They all love music, they all love football, and anybody can join. That’s why I like it,” he said.

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Calem plays the trombone. This season will be his fourth playing with the pep band. “I started five years ago, took a year off, and then came back for the last three,” he explained. When he was in his mid-to-late teens, he played in a number of community groups and university bands. “And then I put it down for about 12 or 13 years, and I didn’t play anything.”

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