Weston Dressler, Mike McCullough and Ken Miller will be recognized in a special halftime ceremony during Rider Legends Night on August 19th. Additional special events and fan interactions will be announced in the coming weeks.
Dressler was a wide receiver from 2008-2015; McCullough was a linebacker between 2003-2013 and Ken Miller was the head coach from 2007-2011.
Biographies for all three men are below—Dressler pictured on the left and McCullough on the right.
Weston Dressler
#7
Receiver
2008-2015
- Born June 14, 1985 in Bismarck, North Dakota
- Attended the University of North Dakota (2004-07)
- Played eight of his 11 CFL seasons as a Rider
- Made his CFL Debut on June 28, 2008
- CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie in 2008
- Played in 123 games with the Green and White and saw action in nine playoff games, including two Grey Cups in 2010 and 2013
- Third all-time in Riders receiving yards and receptions with 7,792 yards and 538 catches
- Fifth all-time in touchdowns for the Riders with 50
- Had five seasons with 1000+ receiving yards
- Led the league with 13 touchdown receptions in 2012
- Western All-Star in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013
- CFL All-Star in 2012, 2013
- Grey Cup Champion in 2013
Mike McCullough
#45
Linebacker
2003-13
- Born on March 17, 1980 in Kingston, Ontario
- Attended St. Francis Xavier University
- Selected in the third round, 23rd overall, in the 2003 CFL Draft
- Played all 10 years of his career with the Riders
- Saw action in 185 games for the Green and White, including 110 straight games
- 17th All-Time in games played in franchise history
- Second all-time in special teams tackles with 113
- Had 187 tackles in his career to rank 24th all-time in Roughriders history
- Played in four Grey Cups: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013
- First-ever recipient of the Jake Gaudaur Veterans’ Trophy in 2010
- Grey Cup Champion in 2007 and 2013
Ken Miller
Offensive Coordinator, Head Coach, Vice President of Football Operations
Builder
2007-2011
- Born on October 15th, 1941 in The Dalles, Oregon
- Began coaching in 1966 and came to the CFL in 2002
- Was hired as the Roughriders’ offensive coordinator in 2007
- Led the league in touchdowns scored in 2007 and quarterback Kerry Joseph won the league’s Most Outstanding Player award
- Named the Head Coach of the Riders in 2008
- Led the team to a first-place finish in 2009 and back-to-back Grey Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010
- Resigned as Head Coach in 2010, but remained as Vice President of Football Operations
- Took over as head coach midway through the 2011 season
- Had 36 regular season wins and three post-season wins in his four years at the helm
- Grey Cup Champion in 2007