Dan Ferrone is a former professional Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 offensive lineman who played for the Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

 of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 from 1981 to 1992. He was part of the Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

 championship-winning Argonauts in 1983 and 1991. Served as President of the Canadian Football League Players Association 1992-2000.

During Ferrone's time as a member of the Argonauts he was named to the CFL's All-Star team 5 times and CFL Divisional All-Star 9 times. He also coached offensive line in 2002 and then moved on to become VP and eventually President of the Toronto Argonauts in 2004.

External links

• Dan Ferrone Profile at Oakville Sports Hall Of Fame.