Ron Stewart

Ronald L. Stewart (born September 25, 1934) is a Canadian former professional football running back for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for 13 seasons for the Rough Riders, winning three Grey Cup championships and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1960. He played college football for the Queen's Golden Gaels.

Early life Born in Toronto, Stewart played football at Riverdale Collegiate Institute in Toronto and then at Queen's University in Kingston between 1953 and 1957, where he was the team's most valuable player three times and played on two Yates Cup championship teams (1955 and 1956). He was voted MVP of the 1957 season.

Professional career Stewart, though smaller than most players at 5 foot 7 inches, went on to a 13-year career with the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1958 to 1970. Stewart was an Eastern Conference all star running back in 1960, 1961 and 1964.

Stewart played on Grey Cup winning teams in 1960, 1968 and 1969, and also played in the 1966 Grey Cup on the losing side. against the Montreal Alouettes on October 10, 1960. His totals were 139 rushes for 1,020 yards that year, and being only the 3rd Canadian player to top the thousand yards in a season mark. The file was handed over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for investigation.

Wendy Stewart, Ron's wife and a former Ottawa city Councillor, believes that many of the legal problems are due to the fact that her husband has been suffering from significant memory loss for decades. Though she does not remember her husband suffering many concussions, she believes his small size for a pro football player led to many hits to his head. Ron Stewart now has trouble remembering much beyond the present, and while physically healthy, needs constant help with his memory.

Personal life He is married to Wendy Stewart, a former Ottawa city councillor.