Marc Mueller BBA’13 had a unique upbringing; His earliest memory is running around the locker room of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. His dad, Larry, was the assistant general manager of the Riders, and his grandfather, Ron Lancaster, was an iconic player and coach, so Mueller had access to places kids rarely get to go. “My grandfather was the head coach in Edmonton in the 90s. And I remember my favorite place to go was the locker room. Just being able to be around the guys—they were larger than life to me,” he remembers. “I got to play crib and help out, do stuff at practice and learn, sit in meetings and things like that. It was a very cool upbringing.”
When you're investing in the Regina Rams, you're not only investing in the team on the field, but you're investing in the young men off the field who will also invest in the community moving forward. — Marc Mueller, BBA ’13, Saskatchewan Roughriders Offensive Coordinator
So, it’s no surprise that Mueller followed in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps to become part of the Riders team as a coach. “It's been kind of the family business. And it's always been a part of my life,” he says.
Mueller’s journey to the CFL began at Sheldon Williams Collegiate in Regina, followed by football camps with the Regina Rams. Then, he attended the University of Regina, where he was a quarterback for the Rams from 2007-12. “To be able to be the young kid that came to the Rams football camps and then play for the team and coach at the Rams camps was pretty special,” he says.
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