Gainer the Gopher

Gainer the Gopher

Gainer the Gopher is the mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a Canadian Football League team. The Gainer costume is modelled after the Richardson's Ground Squirrel, commonly referred to as a "gopher" in many parts of North America. He is from Parkbeg. Gainer, whose name is an anagram of "Regina", made his first appearance in 1976 and has been entertaining Rider fans ever since. In 2006, Gainer was given the jersey number 13, symbolizing his contributions as the "13th man" on the field.

Gainer was banned from attending the November 5, 2006, playoff game versus the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta to prevent him from rallying the thousands of Roughrider fans that attended the game. Despite this the Roughriders won the game by a score of 30–21.

Gainer continues to be an ambassador for the Riders both at Mosaic Stadium during the football season and at community events all over Saskatchewan throughout the year.

References

* [http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2006/10/31/2186830.html "Calgary Sun" article about the ban of Gainer]


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