BC Lions owner and chairman David Braley has died at 79.
In a statement on Monday, the CFL club said Braley “passed away peacefully” at his home in Burlington, Ont.
“We share this news with the heaviest of hearts. David has been a proud and fiercely loyal owner of our team, a champion of the Canadian Football League, and a leader for whom his love of our game and our country went hand in hand and spanned decades,” said BC Lions Football Club president Rick LeLacheur.
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“We share our deepest condolences with his family, friends and admirers.”
Braley, a Hamilton businessman, previously owned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts franchises.
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