Ron Lancaster Jr.
Canadian football coach
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Ron "R. D." Lancaster Jr. (1963 – March 26, 2013) was a Canadian football coach who was an assistant with the Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League and head coach of the University of Manitoba Bisons.[1]
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | March 26, 2013 (aged 50) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| High school | Campbell Collegiate |
| CJFL | Regina Rams (1982–1983) |
| College | Princeton (1981) |
| Career history | |
| 1985–1987 | Central Collegiate Offensive co-ordinator |
| 1988 | Toronto Quarterbacks coach |
| 1989 | McMaster Quarterbacks coach |
| 1990 | Acadia Offensive co-ordinator |
| 1991–1992 | Toronto Argonauts Running backs coach |
| 1993–1995 | Manitoba Head coach |
| 1996–1997 | Edmonton Eskimos Offensive co-ordinator |
| 1998–2003 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Offensive co-ordinator |
| 2004 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers Offensive co-ordinator |
| 2005 | Edmonton Eskimos Quarterbacks coach |
| 2006 | Edmonton Eskimos Receivers coach |
| Head coaching record | |
| Career | 8–16 (.333) |
Early life
Lancaster was the son of CFL quarterback, coach and executive Ron Lancaster.[1] He played high school football at Campbell Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan.[2] He was the fourth-string quarterback for the UBC Thunderbirds in 1981, then played for the Regina Rams junior football team as a backup.[3]
Coaching
Lancaster began his coaching career in 1985 as the offensive co-ordinator at Central Collegiate in Regina.[4] In 1988, he was an assistant coach for the University of Toronto.[5] He then served as the quarterbacks coach for the McMaster Marauders.[6] In 1990, he was the offensive coordinator at Acadia, where his brother Bob was the starting quarterback.[6][7]
In 1991, Lancaster joined the Toronto Argonauts as their running backs coach.[6] The team won the 79th Grey Cup that year.[8] Midway through the 1992 season, Dennis Meyer took over as head coach and handed offensive play calling duties to Lancaster and injured quarterback Mike Kerrigan.[9] From 1993 to 1995, Lancaster was the head coach of the Manitoba Bisons, where he had an overall coaching record of 8–16.[8]
In 1996, Lancaster became the offensive co-ordinator under his father with the Edmonton Eskimos.[10] Both Lancasters moved to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1998 and led the team to victory in the following year's Grey Cup.[11][1] He was let go following an ownership change in December 2003 and hired as offensive co-ordinator by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers[12] He returned to the Eskimos in 2005 as quarterbacks coach and won his third Grey Cup that season. In 2006, he was Edmonton's receivers coach.[13]
Later life
In 2007, Lancaster became a teacher and coach in Hamilton, Ontario.[4] On March 26, 2013, he was found dead in his apartment in Hamilton.[1][4]