When the legendary head coach stepped aside after leading the B.C. Lions to the 2011 Grey Cup, citing fatigue and a desire to focus on his front office duties, he promised owner David Braley that if it ever really came down to it, he would return to the sidelines.
Date: Jun 19, 2016
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Wally Buono not thinking about his personal legacy
Addressing the media on the opening of the Lions 63rd training camp, his first as head coach since 2011, Buono admitted that when he stepped down then he never really believed he would be back to coach again only if it became absolutely necessary, he told owner David Braley and president Dennis S
Date: May 29, 2016
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'You don't stop coaching': B.C. Lions open camp with Wally Buono back in charge
With the Lions suffering from declining results in the standings and, perhaps more importantly, a declining profile in the Vancouver market, Buono and owner David Braley agreed this winter that the best course of action was to have the 66-year-old return to the sidelines.
Date: May 29, 2016
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No one ever owned a CFL team hoping to get rich, and the NFL's Los Angeles ...
A few owners might even be called philanthropists. Bob Young in Hamilton and David Braley in Vancouver and Toronto have done nothing less than rescue desperate franchises from ruin. Bob Wetenhall in Montreal and Jeff Hunt in Ottawa brought football back from the dead in those cities.
is season . . . The loss was the first for Hamilton in three Grey Cup appearances at BC Place Stadium. Tiger-Cats defeated Edmonton 39-15 in 1986 and Calgary 32-21 in 1999 . . Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson, Luke Willson and Russell Okung watched from the box of B.C. Lions owner David Braley.
lace Stadium . . . This was the first neutral site Grey Cup game since 2010, in Edmonton. B.C., Toronto and Saskatchewan won Grey Cups at home in successive years . . .Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson, Luke Willson and Russell Okung took in the game from the box of B.C. Lions owner David Braley.
Thanks to leaders like David Braley another great Hamiltonian, who stepped up and made investments in British Columbia and Toronto the league is strong, vibrant and Canadian.
its streak to 13 quarters without allowing a touchdown, the receiver made a play to keep another streak alive. Whether it was a nod to the importance of the game, or the fact two-team owner David Braley just got a good rate on hotel rooms, the Lions bunked down at the Fairmont Waterfront Friday night.