Dean Valli

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|name=Dean "willie" Valli

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|image=Dean Valli.jpg

|caption=Valli at the Orange Helmet Awards Dinner, March 2009

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|position1=Centre

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|10|05}}

|birth_place=North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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|CIS=Simon Fraser

|Height_ft=6

|Height_in=5

|Weight_lbs=300

|CFLDraftedYear=2006

|CFLDraftedRound=1

|CFLDraftedPick=6

|CFLDraftedTeam=BC Lions

|playing_years1=2006–2015

|playing_team1=BC Lions

|career_highlights=

• 2× Grey Cup champion (2006, 2011)

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|CFL=1389

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Dean Valli (born October 5, 1983) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Valli attended Simon Fraser University and played for their football team, the Simon Fraser Clan. He played four full seasons with the Clan from 2002 to 2005. Dean graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University in 2006. In 2005, Valli was named to the Canada West Universities Athletic Association all-star team. He also represented SFU at the 2005 East West Bowl held in Waterloo, Ontario. Valli was selected in the 1st round, 6th overall, by the Lions in the 2006 CFL draft. 2006 was his first year playing professional football.{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=723 |title=Dean Valli #54 |access-date=2007-12-11 |work=Rosters |publisher=cfl.ca}}

Valli retired on February 4, 2016, after 10 seasons with the club.{{cite web |url=http://www.bclions.com/2016/01/25/bc-lions-offensive-lineman-dean-valli-to-retire/| title=BC Lions offensive lineman Dean Valli to retire| publisher=BC Lions| date=2016-02-04| access-date=2017-05-04}}