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Commissioner’s Award Honours Memory Of Rick Sowieta

November 24, 2017 | Ottawa REDBLACKS
Former Ottawa Rough Rider gave back to the game at every level

Long-time Rough Rider Rick Sowieta Passes Away

August 27, 2017 | Ottawa REDBLACKS
The Ottawa REDBLACKS and the CFL Ottawa Alumni Association are mourning the loss of long-time Ottawa Rough Rider, he was 63. Sowieta had a valiant fight with pancreatic cancer that he was ...

Former Rough Rider has surgery to treat pancreatic cancer

February 28, 2017 | Ottawa REDBLACKS
Former Ottawa Rough Rider Rick Sowieta is recovering in hospital after a procedure to treat aggressive pancreatic cancer. After going public with his battle, the Ottawa football and restaurant ...

Community Rallies to Support Former Rough Rider Rick Sowieta

January 11, 2017 | Ottawa REDBLACKS
The greater Ottawa football family is stepping up to help one of its own. Rick Sowieta, a former Ottawa Rough Riders linebacker, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last February. Over the ...