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Dan Dorazio
American gridiron football coach (1952–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Joseph Dorazio (January 22, 1952 – August 13, 2024) was an American professional football coach who coached for 26 years in the NCAA, 22 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and for one year in U Sports. He was a four-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Calgary Stampeders in 1998 and 2001 and with the BC Lions in 2006 and 2011. Under his direction as an offensive line coach, he had four players win the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.
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![]() Dorazio with the Toronto Argonauts in 2019 | |
Born: | (1952-01-22)January 22, 1952[1] Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Died: | August 13, 2024(2024-08-13) (aged 72) Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Offensive line coach |
College | Kent State |
High school | Stow High |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1972–1974 | Kent State (Graduate Assistant) |
1975–1977 | Hawaii |
1978 | San Jose State |
1979 | Washington |
1980–1981 | Northern Iowa |
1982–1983 | Georgia Tech |
1984–1988 | Washington |
1989–1991 | Holy Cross |
1992–1996 | Maryland |
1997 | Boston |
1998–2002 | Calgary Stampeders (Offensive line coach) |
2003–2014 | BC Lions (Offensive line coach) |
2015 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (Offensive line coach) |
2016–2018 | BC Lions (Offensive line coach) |
2019 | Toronto Argonauts (Offensive line coach) |
2020 | UBC (Offensive line coach) |
2020 | Simon Fraser (Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach) |
2023 | UBC (Offensive line coach) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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