Bill Hatanaka (born May 3, 1954) is a former

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

wide receiver who played four seasons in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

(CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was drafted by the Rough Riders in the first round of the

1976 CFL Draft The 1976 CFL Draft composed of 10 rounds where 106 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the Calgary ...

. He played CIS football at

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

. He was a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders team that won the

64th Grey Cup The 64th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1976, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–20 in what is considered one of the most thrilling Grey Cup games, featuring some of the most ...

. Hatanaka's punt return touchdown in the 64th Grey Cup was the first in Grey Cup history. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and is a member of the Board of Governors at

. Hatanaka serves as the chair of the Ontario Health agency's board of directors.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatanaka, Bill Living people 1954 births Players of Canadian football from New Brunswick Canadian football wide receivers York Lions football players Ottawa Rough Riders players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players People from Bathurst, New Brunswick Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent