Article content

Ray Elgaard is still dominant, nearly a quarter-century after his final game with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Hall of Fame slotback received all three first-place votes in the category of “best receiver” for the latest instalment of our top-10 Roughriders poll.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Rob Vanstone: Ray Elgaard tops Saskatchewan Roughriders receivers poll Back to video

This is the third of 11 such surveys, which will eventually list (appropriately enough) 110 names in commemoration of the Roughriders’ 110th anniversary.

The first two winners — chosen by yours truly and two fellow Roughriders historians, Bob Calder and Tom Fuzesy — were Ron Lancaster (quarterback) and George Reed (running back). Like Elgaard, Lancaster and Reed were unanimous selections.

In the days and weeks to come, we will also rate the top 10 offensive linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, defensive backs, special-teams players, builders and early-era players (1910 to 1945).

To conclude the series, we will rank the top 10 players in Roughriders history.