Dan Ferrone
{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1958)}}
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| name = Dan Ferrone
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1958|4|3}}
| birth_place = Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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| number = 69
| import = no
| position1 = Guard
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| CIS = Simon Fraser
| high_school = T. A. Blakelock
| CFLDraftedYear = 1981
| CFLDraftedRound = Territorial Exemption
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| CFLDraftedTeam = Toronto Argonauts
| administrating_years1 = {{CFL Year|1993}}–{{CFL Year|2000}}
| administrating_team1 = CFLPA (President)
| administrating_years2 = {{CFL Year|2003}}
| administrating_team2 = Toronto Argonauts (VP)
| administrating_years3 = {{CFL Year|2004}}
| administrating_team3 = Toronto Argonauts (President)
| coaching_years1 = {{CFL Year|2002}}
| coaching_team1 = Toronto Argonauts (OL coach)
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1981}}–{{CFL Year|1988}}
| playing_team1 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1989}}
| playing_team2 = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|1990}}–{{CFL Year|1992}}
| playing_team3 = Toronto Argonauts
| career_highlights =
- 2× Grey Cup champion (1983, 1991)
- 2× Leo Dandurand Trophy ({{CFL Year|1984}}, {{CFL Year|1985}})
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|1984}}, {{CFL Year|1985}}, {{CFL Year|1987}}, {{CFL Year|1990}}, {{CFL Year|1991}}
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|1983}}–{{CFL Year|1988}}, {{CFL Year|1990}}, {{CFL Year|1991}}
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|1989}}
| awards =
| honours = * Oakville Sports Hall Of Fame (2000)
- All Time Argo (2006)
- T.A. Blakelock Wall of Fame (2006)
| records = regular season games played 209, 6× CFL Offensive Lineman of the week
| CFHOF = dan-ferrone
| CFHOFYear = 2013
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Dan Ferrone (born April 3, 1958) is a former professional Canadian football player. He played with the Toronto Argonauts for eight seasons, interrupted by one season with the Calgary Stampeders, in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was an offensive lineman with the teams from 1981 to 1992, part of the Argonaut's Grey Cup championships in 1983 and 1991.
During Ferrone's time in the CFL, he was named to the CFL's All-Star team 5 times, the East Division All-Star team 8 times and one time West Division All-Star.
In 1992, his first year after retiring from the CFL, Ferrone was elected as the seventh president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). He served as CFLPA president until 2000.
Following his service with the CFLPA, Ferrone coached the Toronto Argonauts offensive line in 2002, becoming the team's Vice-President in 2003 and serving as the team's President for 2004.
The multiple All-Star and Grey Cup champion was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in September 2013.
External links
- [http://www.oakvillesports.com/inductee5.html Dan Ferrone Profile]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Oakville Sports Hall Of Fame.
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Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Toronto Argonauts team presidents
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