Gary Edward Schreider (April 21, 1934 – January 22, 2011) was a

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 ( ...

player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first seas ...

. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1960. He played university football at Queen's University, where he was part of the Golden Gaels' 1955

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championship. During the 1965

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, Schreider became a founding member, and first president, of the

Canadian Football League Players' Association The Canadian Football League Players' Association (or CFLPA) represents Canadian football players in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The association was established in 1965, when local lawyer John Agro became concerned by the number of Hamilton ...

. He did not return to the CFL for the 1965 season, going on to a career as a lawyer and judge. Schreider has been inducted into the Queen's University Hall of Fame and the

Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame (french: Temple de la renommée du sport d'Ottawa) is a hall of fame dedicated to recognizing athletes and sportspeople associated with Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Ottawa City Hall and includes over 270 ...

. Schreider died in 2011 of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.

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1934 births Sportspeople from Belleville, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario BC Lions players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Ottawa Rough Riders players 2011 deaths Queen's University at Kingston alumni Queen's Golden Gaels football players {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub