Lyle Bauer

Lyle Bauer
Date of birth (1958-08-22) August 22, 1958
Place of birth Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Career information
Status Retired
CFL status National
Position(s) G/C/CEO
College Weber State University
CFL draft 1979 / Round: 5 / Pick: 38
Drafted by Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As administrator
2000-2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2010-present Calgary Stampeders
As player
1982–1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1984, 1988, 1990)
  • Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Lineman (1988)
Honours Blue Bomber Hall of Fame (1998)

Lyle Bauer (born August 22, 1958 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is the former president and chief operating officer of the Calgary Stampeders and is a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played ten seasons in the CFL, all for Winnipeg.

In 1988, Bauer was named the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Lineman. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1984, 1988, 1990. In 1998, he was inducted into the Blue Bomber Hall of Fame.[1]

Bauer resigned as the president and chief executive officer of the Blue Bombers on Dec 17th, 2009. A CFL source confirmed that he was going to be taking over the job of president of the Calgary Stampeders.[2] During his executive career the Blue Bombers played in the Grey Cup 4 times, 1992, 1993, 2001, and 2007.

On January 2010, the Calgary Stampeders announced that Bauer would be their new chief operating officer and president.[3] He held these positions for three years, resigning in January 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "WFC Hall of Fame". Winnipeg Football Club. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Bomber boss may be Stamps bound". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  3. ↑ "Bauer officially unveiled as Stampeders’ president". National Post. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. ↑ http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/01/23/bauer-re-signs-from-stampeders


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