Dean Bandiera

Dean "Dino" Bandiera (1 January 1926 – 13 October 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders.[1] He was an alumnus of St. Michael's College, Toronto. Bandiera retired from football in 1955 when he was "fired" by the Calgary Stampeders for "football misbehaviour". It was alleged that Bandiera divulged information during a game to the winning opposing team regarding the Stampeders' plays.[2][3]

Dean "Dino" Bandiera
Bandiera pictured c. 1945 at St. Michael's
Born:(1926-01-01)January 1, 1926
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Died:October 13, 2020(2020-10-13) (aged 94)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)G/HB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
As player
19461947Montreal Alouettes
19491950Saskatchewan Roughriders
19511953Winnipeg Blue Bombers
19541955Calgary Stampeders
CFL West All-Star1952, 1953

References

  1. "Dino Bandiera Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". www.justsportsstats.com.
  2. "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "Dean BANDIERA". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 24 October 2020.


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