By Stampeders.com Staff

Veteran Calgary Stampeders long-snapper Randy Chevrier is the 2014 winner of the prestigious Tom Pate Memorial Award. 

The award, named after a CFL player who died as a result of injuries suffered in a game in 1975, is presented by the Canadian Football League Players’ Association to an individual “with outstanding sportsmanship and someone who has made a significant contribution to his team, his community and Association.”

Chevrier, a 38-year-old McGill product who has spent 10 of his 12 CFL seasons with the Stampeders, is the first Calgary player since Wes Lysack in 2010 to win the Tom Pate award. Other members of the Red and White who have been honoured are Stu Laird (1991), Mark McLoughlin (1995 and 1997) and Greg Frers (2002).

Chevrier is a consummate team player who shows passion and dedication for many worthy causes. He is the Stampeders’ team spokesman for the Canadian Cancer Society and is a prominent advocate for PinkPower, the team’s annual program to raise money and awareness in the battle against women’s cancers.

In addition to the team-sponsored components of the PinkPower program, Chevrier personally undertook the organization of the Tickled Pink Gala, which raised tens of thousands of dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Chevrier was also one of the Stamps to participate in the new Leading Change: The Alberta CFL Project, a partnership with the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters which is a program to stop domestic violence and abuse against women. As part of the program, players and coaches including Chevrier went through three days of intensive training in gender-based violence prevention. The players share the message by visiting schools and speaking to students.

Chevrier also coaches high school football and is involved in programs such as regular visits to Alberta Children’s Hospital, anti-bullying speaking engagements at schools, CUPS, Soup Sisters and the Stampeders off-season basketball team.