Dan Wicklum

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Dan Wicklum (born mid-1960s) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) football player.

Wicklum was raised in Perth, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley. After high school graduation, he entered the University of Guelph, from which he received a B.S. in biology, in 1990, partway through his professional football career. After retiring from football, Wicklum went on with his education, in the field of aquatic ecology, completing an M.S. in 1994 at the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D. in 1998 at the University of Montana, where he also did postdoctoral work, served as Research Assistant Professor, and authored nine scholarly papers .

In the 1984-1985 season, Wicklum was part of the provincial-championship team at the University of Guelph.

The CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers drafted him in the first round of the 1988 draft. Securing a starting linebacker role, Wicklum went on to help the team win the Grey Cup in 1988. He then played three seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, 1989-1991, winning "Special Teams Player of the Year" twice.

In 2002, Wicklum was added to the Guelph's Athletics hall of fame.

In 2004, he ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Carleton—Lanark in the federal election. However, he was not elected, losing to Conservative candidate Gordon O'Connor.