Lyle Bauer
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Born: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | August 22, 1958
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Died: | April 26, 2024 | (aged 65)
Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | G, C, CEO |
College | Weber State University |
CFL draft | 1979, Round: 5, Pick: 38 |
Drafted by | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career history | |
As administrator | |
2000–2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2010–2013 | Calgary Stampeders |
As player | |
1982–1991 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honours | Blue Bomber Hall of Fame (1998) |
Lyle Bauer (August 22, 1958 – April 26, 2024) was a Canadian football player and executive. He served as president and chief operating officer of the Calgary Stampeders, and had previously been a Canadian Football League offensive lineman for ten seasons in the CFL, all for Winnipeg.
In 1988, Bauer was named the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Lineman. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1984, 1988, 1990. In 1998, he was inducted into the Blue Bomber Hall of Fame.[1]
Bauer resigned as the president and chief executive officer of the Blue Bombers on Dec 17th, 2009. A CFL source confirmed that he was going to be taking over the job of president of the Calgary Stampeders.[2] During his executive career the Blue Bombers played in the Grey Cup 4 times, 1992, 1993, 2001, and 2007.
In January 2010, the Calgary Stampeders announced that Bauer would be their new chief operating officer and president.[3] He held these positions for three years, resigning in January 2013.[4]
Bauer died of an infection on April 26, 2024 at the age of 65.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "WFC Hall of Fame". Winnipeg Football Club. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "Bomber boss may be Stamps bound". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "Bauer officially unveiled as Stampeders' president". National Post. Retrieved 2010-01-25. [dead link]
- ^ "Stampeders president and COO Lyle Bauer resigns | Stampeders | Sports | Calgary Sun". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ^ “He Was Tough as Nails, Take No Prisoners. And That Was His Life, Too."
- ^ Friesen, Paul (1 May 2024). "Former Bombers CEO Lyle Bauer gone at 65". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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