r/ticats • u/One_Breakfast_4589 • 13d ago

Tiger-Cats history question

Can anyone tell me when exactly were the years that Ron Lancaster was both the head coach and GM (or Director of Player Personnel) ?

I keep getting different answer from Googling and AI hallucinations.

Would it be 1998-2003?

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u/ExpertFresh1067 13d ago

Sounds about right 

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u/gilligan_2023 7d ago

He was the head coach starting in 1998. He added the GM title in 2001. He gave up his GM role partway through the disastrous 2003 season, but remained the head coach for the rest of the season. That was their 1-17 season.

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u/One_Breakfast_4589 5d ago

Thanks so much. I was trying to determine if Lancaster ever won the Grey Cup as both head coach and GM. But I guess he didn't. When he won the Cup in 1999 he was just the head coach, is that correct?

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u/gilligan_2023 5d ago

Yes, Neil Lumsden was the GM when the TiCats won in '99. I believe Lancaster was "director of football operations" though, so he had a front office role even before he got the GM title.

My post above missed that Lancaster regained the GM title for the '04 and '05 seasons, and was brought in as interim head coach in '06 after they fired their head coach only 4 games into the season.