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flag Garner Ekstran, 86, dies in Washington after playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

flag 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. flag Over seven seasons from 1961 to 1967, Ekstran earned three All-CFL honors and was named the team's Most Outstanding Lineman twice. flag 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. flag After retiring, he returned to Washington to work as a dairyman and is survived by his three children and two grandchildren.

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