
PLAYING CAREER
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 1958-1970
AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-EASTERN RUNNING BACK 1960, 1961, 1964
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING CANADIAN AWARD 1960
JEFF RUSSEL MEMORIAL TROPHY 1960, 1967
GREY CUP PARTICIPATION 1960, 1966, 1968, 1969
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS 1960, 1968, 1969
AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY RON STEWART WAS SELECTED THE TEAM'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER THREE TIMES. HE BROKE ALL OF THE UNIVERSITY'S RECORDS FOR TOUCHDOWNS AND SCORING POINTS, AND WAS A MEMBER OF YATES CUP CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS IN 1955 AND 1956.
AS A PROFESSIONAL, RON STEWART RUSHED 5,690 YARDS ON 983 CARRIES AND SCORED 42 TOUCHDOWNS. IN 1960, HIS BEST SEASON, HE RUSHED 139 TIMES FOR 1,020 YARDS; 287 YARDS IN THE OCTOBER 10th GAME ALONE!
RON STEWART'S JERSEY NUMBER 11 HAS BEEN RETIRED BY THE ROUGH RIDERS, AND HE IS A MEMBER OF THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME AND THE OTTAWA SPORTS HALL OF FAME.
INDUCTED 1977 - PLAYER
Class of 1977 W.T.H "Hap" Shouldice, Tommy Joe Coffey