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Former Roughriders president Wagman dead at 86

Jul 19, 2023 | 11:25 AM

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders president Fred Wagman has died.

He was 86.

Wagman was the CFL team’s president during the 1996 and ’97 seasons. In the first of those years, the team was in dire financial straits before Wagman helped organize a telethon to sell season tickets.

The success of that campaign kept the team from folding.

“We are all thankful to have known Fred’s friendly demeanour alongside the endless hard work and dedication he showed as the volunteer president of our team and a member of the board,” the Roughriders said in a tweet announcing Wagman’s passing.

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“And while Fred’s contributions to the Club were innumerable, he was first an ardent fan. It was a passion that never wavered even decades after he left the Roughriders’ administration.”