Davis: Made to Be a Football Coach, Alex Smith Proud to Join Riders' Plaza of Honour

Davis: Made to be a football coach, Alex Smith proud to join Riders' Plaza of Honour

Alex Smith miraculously worked with seven head coaches during 16 adventurous seasons as a Saskatchewan Roughriders assistant coach. How did he survive all those transitions in such a risky, short-term profession?

Made to be a football coach, Alex Smith proud to join Riders' Plaza of Honour

Darrell Davis Regina Leader-Post Alex Smith miraculously worked with seven head coaches during 16 adventurous seasons as a Saskatchewan Roughriders assistant coach. How did he survive all those transitions in such a risky, short-term profession? “Just lucky, I guess,” said Smith, before joyfully recalling the unprecedented path that began with being hired by head coach […] The post Made to be a football coach, Alex Smith proud to join Riders’ Pl…

Plaza of Honour cairn unveiling celebrated by 2025 inductees - Saskatchewan Roughriders

Chris Best is still close to Darian Durant. Just like not-so-old times. Best’s name appears just below that of his team’s former marquee quarterback on the brand-new Plaza of Honour cairn — a tribute to Saskatchewan Roughriders greats that was unveiled just outside Mosaic Stadium on Thursday morning. Best, Alex Smith Sr. and Steve Molnar comprise the Plaza’s Class of 2025, which will be formally inducted into the Riders’ shrine at halftime of Sa…

‘It's an amazing thing to have happen to me’: Longtime coach Alex Smith Sr. enshrined in Roughriders Plaza of Honour

Smith Sr. spent 16 years with team in a variety of coaching roles and is the longest-serving coach in Riders history