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Former Roughrider Ben Fairbrother dead after motorcycle crash in Edmonton

A former Saskatchewan Roughrider has died in a motorcycle crash in Edmonton.

In a post to X on Monday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the passing of Ben Fairbrother – who was killed on Friday in a motorcycle crash in Alberta’s capital. He was 51.

Fairbrother was drafted second overall in the 1997 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft as an offensive lineman and served with the Riders over four seasons until 2000 before joining the B.C. Lions as a free agent.

Most recently, he was an offensive line coach with the Edmonton Wildcats’ of the junior football league.

In the team’s post, the Riders called Fairbrother “a standout on the football field, but an even greater presence to his family.”

Fairbrother is survived by his daughters Ella and Georgia as well as his wife, Tanya.

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