The last-gasp Montreal pass got launched from near the 55-yard line and ultimately landed harmlessly on the turf inside the 20-yard end zone. So the loud sounds of joy from all those fans wearing Saskatchewan green and white filled the cold Winnipeg air on this November night .

There was a reserve quarterback out of Sayville High School on the sideline at Princess Auto Stadium feeling that joy on Nov. 16, too. He was inactive for the game but active in his passion for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Jack Coan, Long Island’s all-time leading passer, who powered the Golden Flashes to two Suffolk titles and one Long Island crown, had become a champion again. This time he was a CFL champion after the Roughriders’ 25-17 Grey Cup win.

It had a nice ring to it in more ways than one for Coan.

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