CFL Calgary Stampeders

2004 Stampeder Alumni Wall of Fame Inductees

Published on August 17, 2004 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Calgary Stampeders News Release


(Calgary) – The Calgary Stampeders are pleased to announce that at halftime on Saturday, August 21st vs the B.C. Lions the two newest members of the Stampeder Alumni Wall of Fame will be inducted. This year's inductees are long-time builders Rogers Lehew and Stan Schwartz. To date there have been 26 Stampeder Alumni inductees, 19 players and 7 builders. The Stampeder Alumni Wall of Fame inductions were first introduced in 1985.

Here is a closer look at this year inductees:

ROGERS LEHEW

Builder 1960-1974

Was the architect of great Stampeder teams of the 1960s and early 1970s that won the West three times and played in the 1968, 1970 and 1971 Grey Cup games. The Stampeders would win one of those games, defeating the Toronto Argonauts by a score of 14-11 in 1971 at Empire Stadium, Vancouver. With the Carswell Air Force Base team in 1951-1952, he was then an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma 1953-1959. Joined the Stampeders as assistant general manager and assistant coach from 1960-64. Rogers was both G.M. of the Stampeders and manager of McMahon Stadium for the McMahon Stadium Society from 1965-74. He then went to the NFL, where he was vice-president and assistant general manager of the Detroit Lions 1974-78. He worked in the oil patch in Calgary 1978-1997 before retiring. Lehew may be remembered most for adding the white horse to the Stampeders helmet, and starting the tradition in 1966 of the galloping horse down the sidelines after touchdowns. He also initiated the President's Ring Award which is a Stampeder annual award given to the most inspirational player on and off the field voted upon by his teammates.

STAN SCHWARTZ

Builder 1976-1983, 1995-2003

Schwartz spent 17 seasons with the Stampeder organization in various capacities. Schwartz joined the Stampeders as an assistant coach in 1976, working for eight years with special teams, defensive secondary, receivers and linebackers. He left coaching in 1984 to concentrate on the management of McMahon Stadium. The highlight of his tenure with the Stadium was his involvement with the highly successful opening and closing ceremonies of 1988 Winter Olympics. Stan rejoined the Stampeders in 1995 as Vice-President and G.M. of Administration. He was then elevated to President on Feb. 12, 1996, where he directed business operations of the team and acted as Calgary's representative at all CFL Board of Governors meetings. During his reign, the Stampeders won Grey Cups in 1998 and 2001.

CALGARY STAMPEDERS ALUMNI WALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 1985-2004

1985 — #50 Paul Rowe 1945-1950

1985 — #55 Wayne Harris 1961-1972

1985 — #77 John Helton 1969-1978

1986 — #62 Don Luzzi 1958-1969

1986 — #15 Larry Robinson 1961-1974

1988 — #76 Herm Harrison 1964-1972

1988 — #21 Harvey Wylie 1956-1964

1990 — #10 Jerry Keeling 1961-1972

1990 — #00 Sugarfoot Anderson 1949-1958

1992 — #10 Willie Burden 1974-1981

1992 — #53 Harry Langford 1949-1958

1994 — #22 Tom Forzani 1973-1983

1994 — #27 Earl Lunsford 1956, 1959-1993

1996 — #56 Tony Pajaczkowski 1955-1965

1996 — #66 Lloyd Fairbanks 1975-1982, 1989-1991

1999 — #22 Lovell Coleman 1960-1967

1999 — #66 George Hansen 1959-1966

2001 — Tony Anselmo (Builder)

2001 — Tom Brook (Builder)

2001 — Roy Jennings (Builder)

2001 — Frank McMahon (Builder)

2001 — George McMahon (Builder)

2002 — #48 Keith Spaith 1948-1954

2002 — #14 Peter Liske 1966-68, 1973-1974

2004 — Rogers Lehew (Builder)

2004 — Stan Schwartz (Builder)

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