Saskatchewan Roughrider fans pay tribute to player and man killed in crash
Saskatchewan Roughriders fans held ballcaps in their hands, while some wiped away tears, as the team on Thursday honoured a player and another man killed in a highway crash. It showed him interacting with his teammates and fans, while a voiceover from a player described him as being the team’s glue.A helmet with the initials ‘JD’ sat on a table behind the players’ bench. There was then a moment of silence, lasting about one minute.“What a loss,” said one man after the tributes were over.On July 18, Dalke was reportedly driving on the wrong side of a divided highway at night when his SUV smashed into another SUV that Rajyaguru was driving.
- ▪Saskatchewan Roughriders fans held ballcaps in their hands, while some wiped away tears, as the team on Thursday honoured a player and another man killed in a highway crash.
- ▪It showed him interacting with his teammates and fans, while a voiceover from a player described him as being the team’s glue.A helmet with the initials ‘JD’ sat on a table behind the players’ bench.
- ▪There was then a moment of silence, lasting about one minute.“What a loss,” said one man after the tributes were over.On July 18, Dalke was reportedly driving on the wrong side of a divided highway at night when his SUV smashed into another
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Saskatchewan Roughriders fans held ballcaps in their hands, while some wiped away tears, as the team on Thursday honoured a player and another man killed in a highway crash. Before kickoff at the matchup against the Edmonton Elks, video screens at Mosaic Stadium played tribute to Roughrider linebacker Jayden Dalke, 30, of Leduc, Alta., and Bhishma Rajyaguru, 22, of Regina.Attendees stood as the screens showed photos of Rajyaguru with his family and friends, and a video of him dancing played.A voiceover said Rajyaguru was a gifted percussionist and was always there for his friends and family.A video of Dalke then played on the screens.
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