格纳·埃克斯特兰86岁在华盛顿死于萨斯喀彻温鲁夫莱德队的比赛. Garner Ekstran, 86, dies in Washington after playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

格纳·埃克斯特兰,萨斯喀彻温罗夫骑士队1966年灰杯冠军团的重要成员在华盛顿死于自然原因86岁. Garner Ekstran, a key member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 1966 Grey Cup championship team, has died at age 86 in Washington, due to natural causes. 在1961年至1967年的七个赛季中,埃克斯特兰获得了三次全CFL荣誉并两次被评为球队最杰出的线人. Over seven seasons from 1961 to 1967, Ekstran earned three All-CFL honors and was named the team's Most Outstanding Lineman twice. 他帮助保证了球队的第一场冠军,以29-14战胜奥塔瓦,后来在1990年被引入Roughriders荣誉广场. He helped secure the franchise's first championship with a 29-14 victory over Ottawa, and was later inducted into the Roughriders' Plaza of Honour in 1990. 退休后,他回到华盛顿工作为奶牛人. 他留下了三个孩子和两个孙子. After retiring, he returned to Washington to work as a dairyman and is survived by his three children and two grandchildren.