Ron Estay was born on December 22,1948 and is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
10 Facts About Ron Estay
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Ron Estay moved to Canada and played for the British Columbia Lions in 1972 and Edmonton from 1973 to 1982, and helped lead the team to five straight Grey Cup championships from 1978 to 1982 as a key member of the "Alberta Crude" defense.
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Ron Estay played in 1983 and 1984 for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League.
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Ron Estay was a two time CFL All-Star in 1977 and 1980 and Western All-Star four times in 1973,1977,1978 and 1980.
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Ron Estay played in nine Grey Cup championships, winning six times.
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In that game, Ron Estay recalls how, due to the nature of the game he 'tried every pair of shoes that we had'.
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Ron Estay is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and the Eskimos Hall of Fame.
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From 2001 to 2008, Ron Estay was the defensive line coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Ron Estay was a coach on the 2007 Grey Cup championship team.
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In 2008, Ron Estay was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which went into remission after 3 months of chemotherapy.