Syrnyk , along with Roughriders teammates , Becket , Sturtridge , and Mario DeMarco , were passengers on Flight 810 with another pro football player , Calvin Jones , of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . All five players were at the 1956 All-Star Game in Vancouver , and were headed back to their respective teams ' home cities . The five players were accompanied by 54 other passengers and 3 crew members who all lost their lives in Western Canada 's worst aviation disaster on December 9 , 1956 . The crash is the subject of the 2012 documentary '' The Crash '' , part of TSN 's '' Engraved on a Nation '' series of eight documentaries celebrating the 100th Grey Cup
Western Canada 's worst aviation disaster
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810
Ray Syrnyk