Raymond Elgaard is a former Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

 slotback

Slotback

Slotback is a position in Gridiron football . The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and often farther back...

 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

 from 1983 through 1996, including winning the 77th Grey Cup

77th Grey Cup

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 in 1989

1989 CFL season

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. A big man, he was noted for his reliability as a receiver and his toughness on the field. He retired as the all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 (830 receptions, 13,198 receiving yards, eight 1,000 yard seasons).

Elgaard played rugby for Magee Secondary School

Magee Secondary School

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 and the Kats, college football at the University of Utah

University of Utah

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, and now resides in Las Vegas. He was a three-time CFL Most Outstanding Canadian and a four-time CFL All-Star. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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 and in November, 2006 was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players

TSN Top 50 CFL Players

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 (#36) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN

The Sports Network

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