Darian Durant waves to the crowd after the last ever CFL game at Mosaic Stadium (and what turned out to be Durant's last game as a Saskatchewan Roughrider). Five generations of my family watched sporting events in that stadium. My first job was selling peanuts and popcorn there. During games I remember watching the photographers, not the players, and thinking that's what I want to do. And that's what I ended up doing, mostly for The Canadian Press, who I've covered Rider games for since 2010....
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Darian Durant waves to the crowd after the last ever CFL game at Mosaic Stadium (and what turned out to be Durant's last game as a Saskatchewan Roughrider). Five generations of my family watched sporting events in that stadium. My first job was selling peanuts and popcorn there. During games I remember watching the photographers, not the players, and thinking that's what I want to do. And that's what I ended up doing, mostly for The Canadian Press, who I've covered Rider games for since 2010. It was an emotional farewell for many in attendance that night. I like to think this photo sums up the attachment many of us had to the place.
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Filename: Goodbye Darian
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