HAMILTON, Ont. – Ron Lancaster Jr., a former CFL assistant coach and the son of Canadian Football Hall of Famer Ron Lancaster, has died.
An official with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats said the younger Lancaster was found dead in his apartment in Hamilton on Tuesday night.
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Neither the cause of death nor Lancaster’s age were immediately available.
Lancaster Jr. was an assistant coach in the CFL with Toronto, Edmonton, Hamilton and Winnipeg.
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He made five Grey Cup appearances, winning three, including in 1999 with Hamilton when his father was the club’s head coach.
The elder Lancaster won two Grey Cups as a quarterback with Ottawa (1960) and Saskatchewan (1966) before claiming two CFL titles as a head coach with Edmonton (1993) and Hamilton (’99).
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