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BC Lions Officially Name Jeff Tedford Head Coach

December 19, 2014 - Canadian Football League (CFL) - B.C. Lions News Release


(Vancouver) The BC Lions Football Club is pleased to officially announce this morning that Jeff Tedford has been named head coach.

Tedford becomes the 25th head coach in club history and brings a wealth of experience to the organization after serving most notably at the University of California-Berkley for 11 seasons ('02-'12).

"Jeff has competed on football's biggest stages and achieved great success," said Lions VP of football operations and GM Wally Buono. "It speaks volumes about our organization and our league that a coach of Jeff's stature and appeal has chosen the Lions as his next great challenge."

A native of Lynwood, California, Tedford departed Cal in 2012 with an 82-57 record, the most wins by a head coach in school history as well as five victories in eight postseason bowl appearances, a share of the PAC-10 title in 2006 and an NCAA ranking that reached as high as number two in 2007.

"I am excited and honoured to be the head coach of the BC Lions," said Tedford. "The Canadian Football League has remained close to my heart since my days as a player and as an assistant in Calgary. Joining the Lions today is the beginning of a new chapter and I look forward to the challenge of bringing a championship to BC. My thanks go out to David Braley, Dennis Skulsky and of course Wally Buono for giving me this opportunity and I can't wait to get started."

A graduate of Fresno State and a former CFL quarterback from 1983 to 1988 with stops in Hamilton, Calgary, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Tedford is reunited with Wally Buono with whom he worked with and under in Calgary as an offensive assistant from 1989 to 1991.

Earning a renowned reputation as an offensive innovator, Tedford enjoyed remarkable success at each of his collegiate stops including Fresno State ('92-'97), Oregon ('98-'01) and California while tutoring some of the NFL's highest-drafted pivots including Aaron Rodgers, Trent Dilfer, David Carr, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington and Kyle Boller.

Note: Wally Buono and Jeff Tedford will be available to the media today at the club's Surrey practice facility (dressing room) beginning at 4:00 pm.

Season tickets for 2015 are on sale now. Season ticket holders enjoy savings up to 27% on the price of single game tickets and new accounts purchased before January 30th, 2015 will also be entered to win a 2015 Nissan Titan.


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