Feast with the greats
2020 | 37TH ANNUAL DINNER
WHEN?
APRIL 2, 2020
WHERE?
HOTEL ARTS
WHO?
TO BE ANNOUNCED
2019 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
JOEL KLATT | FOX SPORTS
Former record-setting University of Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt is FOX Sports’ lead college football game analyst working alongside playby-play announcer Gus Johnson and sideline reporter Jenny Taft. He has also contributed to FOX Sports’ digital coverage of the U.S. Open.
Considered one of the most productive players to have ever played the quarterback position at Colorado, Klatt joined the program as a preferred walk-on in 2002 and set 44 school records as the Buffaloes’ starter from 2003-05. He became only the third player in school history to throw for more than 2,500 yards in his first season as a starter at Colorado, racking up 2,614 yards and 21 touchdowns. Klatt finished his Colorado career
as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards.
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
2019
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 our sponsors who helped us raise over $240,000 during the 2019 dinner:
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