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Skolrood, a native of Sadkatoon, Sask., played tight end for the Fighting Sioux football team from 1971-73 and was team captain in his senior season. In three seasons he totaled 53 receptions, 634 yards and three touchdowns. The Sioux finished with a 22-8-1 mark in Skolrood's three seasons, and was named All-NCC in 1973 and was and honorable mention All-American. Skolrood is one of only 21 players in Fighting Sioux history to total over 125 receiving yards in a single game. He reached that figure in a 17-13 win over Nevada-Las Vegas on Nov. 11, 1972, catching seven passes for 132 yards. After his graduating from UND in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Skolrood enjoyed a 14-year career in the Canadian Football League, playing for 10 years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and four years with the Hamilton Tigercats. His first six years he was a tight end, and during this time he played in two CFL all-star games. He had 159 receptions for 2,245 yards and seven touchdowns. Skolrood then played offensive tackle for his last eight years, during which time his offensive line was named "best offensive line in the CFL" for three straight years. He retired in 1988 after 218 professional games played, which at that time was ninth on the all-time CFL list.