Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Aaron Sousa
Publication Date: November 13, 2025 - 18:35
Riders’ original Gainer the Gopher reflects on fans, fun and the stinky suit
November 13, 2025
One of Don Hewitt’s core memories from three years as the furry, minuscule mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the late 1970s can be summed up in two letters — P.U.
“They’d wash the suit once at the end of the season, and it just stunk,” Hewitt said of the rancid Gainer the Gopher getup.
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