Lawrence "Lawrie" Skolrood (born April 2, 1952) is a former tight end and offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
[1] He accepted a football scholarship from the University of North Dakota, to play in the NCAA Division II as a tight end.
[2] He also contributed to the team winning the Camellia Bowl to earn the NCAA West College Football Championship.
[2] Skolrood was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 17th round (438th overall) of the 1974 NFL draft, but opted not to sign with the team, in order to return to Canada.
In 1988, he announced his retirement after playing in 218 games, which at the time ranked ninth on the All-time CFL list.