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SASKATCHEWAN
ROUGHRIDERS |
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| TAYLOR
FIELD, Regina (1946-Present) |
| Capacity:
27,732 |
| Named after
Neil J. "Piffles'' Taylor. Taylor was prominent in rugby and football
in Regina as a player, coach, and administrator. After playing for
the Regina Rugby Club in 1915, he joined the Royal Flying Corps as a pilot
and fought in World War I. Despite a year spent as a prisoner of
war and the loss of an eye, he returned to rubgy, playing from 1919 to
1922. He subsequently became a lawyer and city alderman. He
also served as president of the Regina Roughriders, of the Canadian Rugby
Union, and of the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Shortly
before his death in 1947, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire. |
| Note:
According to Muncey & Suppes' "Ballparks.com" website, from 1910 to
1916, the Riders played at Dominion Park. After the war, they played
from 1919-c.1922 at the Exhibition Grounds, before moving to Park Hughes
c. 1923. This was supposedly located right next to Taylor Field.
In 1928, they moved to Park de Young, which was renamed TAYLOR FIELD in
1947. |
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| The largest
regular season one-game attendance of 55,438 occurred Oct 14, 1995 when
the Roughriders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 25-23, . |
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