Lawrie Skolrood

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Lawrie Skolrood Biography

Lawrence “Lawrie” Skolrood (born April 2, 1952) is a former tight end and offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football at the University of North Dakota.

Skolrood attended Nutana Collegiate. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of North Dakota, where he played as a tight end. On November 11, 1972, he tallied 7 receptions for 125 receiving yards in a game against Nevada-Las Vegas. As a senior, he was named one of the team captains. He finished his college career with 53 receptions for 634 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Skolrood was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 17th round (438th overall) of the 1974 NFL draft, but opted not sign with the team.

In 1974, he was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. On June 12, 1975, he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for tight end Bob Richardson.

On September 4, 1979, he was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for quarterback Tom Clements. He played as a tight end during his first 6 years, posting 160 receptions for 2,244 yards and 7 touchdowns.

In 1980, he was moved to offensive tackle, where he remained for the rest of his career. His offensive line was voted “best offensive line in the CFL” for three straight years.

In 1988, he announced his retirement after playing in 218 games, which at the time ranked ninth on the All-time CFL list.

In 2001, he was inducted into the University of North Dakota Athletics Hall of Fame.

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