Dan Payne (born June 7, 1966) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for four teams, mostly at right guard. He attended Purdue University on a full football/wrestling scholarship before transferring to Simon Fraser University. He played football and wrestled at Simon Fraser University. He was a member of four Grey Cup-winning teams: the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1989), the Toronto Argonauts (1996, 1997), and the B.C. Lions (2000). During his career, he also played for Hamilton.[1]
| Date of birth | June 7, 1966 |
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| Place of birth | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
| Weight | 300 lb (140 kg) |
| US college | Simon Fraser University(Purdue University) |
| CFL draft | 1989 / round: 2 / pick: 9 |
| Drafted by | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1989 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1990 | BC Lions |
| 1992 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1993–1995 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1996 | BC Lions |
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1998–2003 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Medal record |
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Payne was raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Prior to his football career, he competed as an amateur wrestler, winning two NAIA national championships. In international competition, he won bronze at the 1987 Pan American Games in freestyle and Greco-Roman before representing Canada in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he competed in both the freestyle (6th place) and Greco-Roman (13th place) competitions in the 130 kg division.[2]
References
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Payne Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2019.