Ray Elgaard

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Ray Elgaard
Date of birth:	August 29, 1959 (1959-08-29) (age 48)
Place of birth:	Edmonton, Alberta
Career information
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	Slotback
College:	University of Utah
Organizations
As player:
1983-1996	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and Awards
CFL All-Star:	1985, 1988, 1992, 1993
Awards:	1988, 1990, & 1992: CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
Honors:	ranked 36th of TSN's Top 50 players Saskatchewan Plaza of Honor (1999)
Records:	830 receptions, 13 198 receiving yards
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Raymond "Ray" Elgaard (born August 29, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was a Canadian Football League slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1983 through 1996, including winning the 77th Grey Cup in 1989. 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 (830 receptions, 13,198 receiving yards, eight 1,000 yard seasons).

Elgaard played rugby for Magee Secondary School and the Kats, college football at the University of Utah, and now resides in Las Vegas, NV. 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 and in November, 2006 was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#36) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

Preceded by Scott Flagel	CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 1988	Succeeded by Rocky DiPietro
Preceded by Rocky DiPietro	CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 1990	Succeeded by Blake Marshall
Preceded by Blake Marshall	CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 1992	Succeeded by Dave Sapunjis