the team's head coach on an interim basis after the firing of Greg Marshall. At the time of his death, Lancaster’s 142 career regular-season wins placed him fourth on the CFL’s career regular season wins list. CFL coaching record Broadcasting career CBC Television signed Lancaster as a colour commentator on CFL broadcasts in 1980. He was part of a trio that included Don Wittman doing the play-by-play and former Argonaut head coach Leo Cahill doing colour commentary (Cahill left after the 1985 season). He was with the CBC from 1981 to 1990 and was a member of the CBC team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea as the play-by-play broadcaster for basketball. Illness and death In 2004, Lancaster was diagnosed with bladder cancer, but appeared to have beaten it after treatment. In 2008, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and immediately started treatment. Lancaster was positive in his outlook, saying, "Five years ago, I survived a battle with cancer, and now we have another battle on our hands. The goal is to get this taken care of and move forward just like I did five years ago. We will approach this the same way as then and I thank you all in advance for your kindness as I am on my path to recovery." Six weeks later, on September 18, 2008, Lancaster died of a heart attack. He was survived by his wife, Bev, his three children Lana, Ron, and Bob, and four grandchildren. At the 2008 CFL season Awards ceremony on November 20, 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Commissioner's Award for outstanding contribution to the CFL by Commissioner Mark Cohon. See also List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics List of Canadian Football League head coaches by wins References Notes Sources CFL Facts, Figures and Records 2007. Official WFC, EFC and CFL statistics 1960 to 1978. "Ronald Lancaster". The Canadian Encyclopedia 1938 births 2008 deaths American color commentators American emigrants to Canada American football quarterbacks American players of Canadian football American television sports announcers Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Canadian Football League announcers Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award winners Canadian football quarterbacks Canadian television sportscasters Deaths from lung cancer Edmonton Elks coaches Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches Hamilton Tiger-Cats general managers Olympic Games broadcasters Ottawa Rough Riders players People from Clairton, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania Saskatchewan Roughriders players Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario