Gord Rowland

{{Short description|Canadian football player (1930–2018)}}

{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography

|name=Gord Rowland

|image=

|caption=

|position1=Linebacker

|position2=Defensive back

|number=27/97

|College=

|status=Retired

|import=no

|birth_date={{birth date|1930|09|01}}

|birth_place=Montreal, Quebec

|death_date={{death date and age|2018|10|01|1930|09|01}}

|death_place=

|Height_ft=5

|Height_in=10

|Weight_lbs=172

|highschool=William Dawson (Montreal, QC)

|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1954}}–{{CFL Year|1964}}

|playing_team1=Winnipeg Blue Bombers

|career_highlights=

|CFLAllStar={{CFL Year|1962}}

|CFLWestAllStar={{CFL Year|1955}}, {{CFL Year|1957}}, {{CFL Year|1958}}, {{CFL Year|1960}}, {{CFL Year|1961}}, {{CFL Year|1962}}

|Awards=

|Honors=

• Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
• Blue Bombers Hall of Fame

|Records=

}}

Gordon Rowland (September 1, 1930 – October 1, 2018) was a two-sport national champion in soccer and Canadian football. He won the Challenge Trophy in soccer with Montréal Stelco and the Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/rowl00350.html|title=Gord Rowland CFL Stats and Bio|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 5, 2023}}

In 1997 he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

He died on October 1, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-258913/ROWLAND_GORDON|title=Rowland Gordon Obituary|website=Winnipeg Free Press Passages|access-date=July 5, 2023}}