Feast with the greats
37TH ANNUAL DINNER
THANK YOU
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
HISTORY OF THE DINNER
The Dinos 5th Quarter Dinner started 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
PAST GREATS
2022
Rocky Bleier - 4x Superbowl Champ
Joel Klatt - Fox Sports
Randy Ambrosie - CFL Commissioner
Dave Wannstedt - Former Head Coach of the Chicago Bears & Miami Dolphins
Dan O'Toole & Jay Onrait - Fox Sports 1
Dave Dickenson & Bo Levi Mitchell - 2014 Grey Cup Champions
Damon Allen - CFL Hall of Fame, Grey Cup winning QB
Roy Firestone - Emmy Award Winner
Mark Cohon - CFL Commissioner
Duane Forde – Grey Cup Champion & TSN Analyst
Jeff Garcia – NFL Pro Bowl QB
Bob Lamey – Indianapolis Colts
Tim Brant – ABC Sports
Bill Polian – Indianapolis Colts
Joe Tiller – Purdue University
Michele Tafoya – ABC/ESPN Sports
Tom Higgins – Edmonton Eskimos
Ron MacLean – CBC Sports
Van Earl Wright – Fox Sports
Keith Jackson – ABC Sports
Dan Fouts – ABC Sports
Ben Davidson – Oakland Raiders
Chris Berman – ESPN
Dick Jonckowski – University of Minnesota
Erik Kramer – Chicago Bears
Dave Cutler – Edmonton Eskimos
Dick Irvin / Tom Renney – Hockey Night In Canada/Canadian Olympic Team
Larry Smith – Canadian Football League Commissioner
Ron MacLean / Dave King – HNIC/ Canadian Olympic Team
Peter Liske – Calgary Stampeders Alumni
Ron Lancaster – Hamilton Tiger Cats
Don Bryant / John Helton – University of Nebraska/Calgary Stampeders
Dave King / Fred Biletnikoff – Canadian National Team/Oakland Raiders
Matt Dunigan – Edmonton Eskimos
Bob Vespaziani – Calgary Stampeders
Steve Buratto – Calgary Stampeders
Jim Coleman / George Reed – Southam Newspapers/Sask. Roughriders
1984
OUR SPONSORS
A big thank you to the sponsors of the 2022 dinner
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