Rollin Prather

Rollin Wayne "Rollie" Prather was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1954. Born in Eureka, Kansas, the son of Raymond Lealand and Irene Prather, he previously played football at and attended Kansas State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology.
Prather was also an All-American thrower for the Kansas State Wildcats track and field team, placing runner-up in the discus throw at the 1947 NCAA track and field championships and 3rd in the shot put at the 1948 NCAA track and field championships.
In 1980, Prather was working as a geologist and served as vice-president of Columbia Gas Development of Canada, Ltd., residing in Edmonton. Prather died at his home in Calgary in 1996.