REGINA - Craig Smith, a longtime CFL scout, has died. He was 69 years old.

Smith's wife, Cathy, announced her husband's death Sunday on social media. Smith was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2017 but had been battling a number of health ailments the past few years.

Smith, a Winnipeg native, began his CFL career as an offensive quality control coach with the B.C. Lions in 2000, a year after serving as a guest coach with the club.

The Lions won a Grey Cup in 2000 and Smith later served as the club's player-personnel coordinator. He joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as their player-personnel director in 2005, serving in that role for three seasons before rejoining the Lions.

Smith became the Saskatchewan Roughriders' player-personnel director in 2010 and was part of the organization's 20

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