Ray Syrnyk
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PositionOffensive lineman
Born1934
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
DiedDecember 9, 1956 (aged 21–22)
Mount Slesse, British Columbia
Mount Slesse, British Columbia
| No. 56 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1934 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Died | December 9, 1956 (aged 21–22) Mount Slesse, British Columbia |
| Career information | |
| CJFL | Saskatoon Hilltops |
| Career history | |
| 1956 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Raymond Nicholas Syrnyk, (1934 – December 9, 1956) was a professional Canadian football player, and was one of 62 people who died on Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810.[1]
Syrnyk played professionally for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a rookie offensive lineman at the time of his death. Syrnyk's No. 56 jersey is one of eight that has been retired by the Roughriders.
Syrnyk played amateur Canadian football in the Canadian Junior Football League, and was a member of the 1953 Canadian Junior Football Championship Saskatoon Hilltops.[1]
He was enrolled as a student at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon at the time of his death.[1]