The 29th Annual Dinos Football 5th Quarter Dinner is set for April 19, 2012 at Hotel Arts.This year's guest speaker is CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon.
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Mark Cohon is a dynamic business leader, an experienced sports executive, and a passionate Canadian. He brings all of these strengths to his work as Commissioner of the Canadian Football League. Recently named number six on the Globe and Mail’s power list of the 30 most influential people in Canadian sport, Mark is leading a period of positive growth for the CFL, featuring strong attendance, high television ratings, and expanding corporate partnerships. But he'll tell you he's most proud of the positive difference CFL teams make in their communities, and the extraordinary power of the Grey Cup championship to bring Canadians together. Read the full bio here.
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Dinner Co-Chairs: Harry Andersen or Dan Geremia
Dinner Auction & Raffle Chair: Jason Assen
Dinner Sponsorship: Bruno Geremia
Dinner Ticket Sales: Kelly Hayes
The Dinos 5th Quarter Dinner started 27 years ago after the team’s first Vanier Cup triumph on November 19, 1983. The first Dinner was held the following spring at the Danish Cultural Centre and featured former CFL great George Reed and the late sports columnist Jim Coleman as keynote speakers. The original organizing committee consisted of John Siroishka, Al Bailey, the late Sandy Harvie, all of whom had sons on the 1983 Championship team as well as Coach Peter Connellan and former players Gary Durbeniuk and Cal Broadhurst, both of whom were instrumental in the founding of the Dinos Football 5th Quarter.
The Dinner eventually outgrew the confines of the Danish Cultural Center and moved to the Red & White Club at McMahon Stadium where over 500 people attended. In 1996 following the previous year’s Vanier Cup triumph, the event moved downtown and has become one of the premier sportsman’s dinners in Calgary, frequently attracting over 1,000 supporters.
The continued growth of the dinner is a testament to the energy and commitment of the many alumni and friends of the program who have given generously of their time and money over the past 26 years.
2011: Duane Forde – Grey Cup Champion & TSN Analyst
2010: Jeff Garcia – NFL Pro Bowl QB
2009: Bob Lamey – Indianapolis Colts
2008: Tim Brant – ABC Sports
2007: Bill Polian – Indianapolis Colts
2006: Joe Tiller – Purdue University
2005: Michele Tafoya – ABC/ESPN Sports
2004: Tom Higgins – Edmonton Eskimos
2003: Ron MacLean – CBC Sports
2002: Van Earl Wright – Fox Sports
2001: Keith Jackson – ABC Sports
2000: Dan Fouts – ABC Sports
1999: Ben Davidson – Oakland Raiders
1998: Chris Berman – ESPN
1997: Dick Jonckowski – University of Minnesota
1996: Erik Kramer – Chicago Bears
1995: Dave Cutler – Edmonton Eskimos
1994: Dick Irvin / Tom Renney – Hockey Night In Canada/Canadian Olympic Team
1993: Larry Smith – Canadian Football League Commissioner
1992: Ron MacLean / Dave King – HNIC/ Canadian Olympic Team
1991: Peter Liske – Calgary Stampeders Alumni
1990: Ron Lancaster – Hamilton Tiger Cats
1989: Don Bryant / John Helton – University of Nebraska/Calgary Stampeders
1988: Dave King / Fred Biletnikoff – Canadian National Team/Oakland Raiders
1987: Matt Dunigan – Edmonton Eskimos
1986: Bob Vespaziani – Calgary Stampeders
1985: Steve Buratto – Calgary Stampeders
1984: Jim Coleman / George Reed – Southam Newspapers/Sask. Roughriders
The 5th Quarter Football Scholarships are intended to advance education and amateur football in southern Alberta by providing financial assistance to certain student athletes.
In his 3rd year with the Dinos, Krausnick-Groh has become a lynch-pin of the formidable Offensive Line. Krausnick-Groh started all 12 games for the Dinos in 2009 and was named to the Canada West all-star team at centre. He won the Canada Cup with Alberta U-19 team in 2007 and was heavily recruited throughout high school. Krausnick-Groh graduated from Cochrane High School and is an honour roll student currently studying Kinesiology at U of C.
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