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RANDY RYBANSKY
Position: Football      
Birth Date: 1961
From: Chatham, Ontario Canada
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Category Athlete Legend

While growing up in Chatham and attending John McGregor Secondary School , Randy was an all-round athlete. He competed in track and field, volleyball, minor hockey, but he excelled particularly in football and basketball. In 4 years of senior Panther football Randy was on undefeated teams as he played an ever-increasingly prominent role in helping to win 4 county and 4 SWOSSA Championships. He went on to star for the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks football team and to play 3 seasons in the Canadian Football League including 1 Grey Cup Game. Randy presently lives in Chatham and teaches and coaches football at The Pines.

John McGregor Secondary School - 1975-80 

  • 1976-77
    • Basketball - only year of junior - starred on Kent Championship team, was first team all- star and team Most Valuable Player 
    • Football - played on first Kent and SWOSSA championship team - was chosen Most Improved Athlete at McGregor.
  • 1977-78
    • Basketball - as first year senior, was on Kent and SWOSSA "AAA" championship team 
    • Football - lead team to second Kent and SWOSSA Championship, was first team all-star.
  • 1978-79
    • Basketball - second team all-star - Football - lead team to third Kent and SWOSSA Championship, was first team all-star, and Offensive Player of the Year
  • 1979-80
    • Basketball - first team all-star 
    • Football - lead team to fourth consecutive Kent and SWOSSA Championship - never lost a football game in 4 years of senior play - was first team all-star 
  • 1980-1984
    • Wilfrid Laurier University- 3 time Player of the Game (Sept. 16/83, Oct. 29/83, and Sept. 15/84) - OUAA & CIAU Player of the Week (Sept.16/83) as he carried the ball 23 times for 156 yards and scored 3 touchdowns against McMaster - team Most Valuable Player (1983 season) - OUAA All-star (1984) 
  • 1984-1986
    • Canadian Football League
    • 1984 tried out for Ottawa Rough Riders, returned to school
    • 1985 played for Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats who were Eastern Division Champions and Grey Cup Finalists losing to British Columbia Lions
    • 1986 - played for Hamilton Tiger- Cats
Inducted into Chatham Sports Hall of Fame 2011