CFL B.C. Lions

Lions Announce Steve Buratto as Offensive Coordinator

Published on February 3, 2003 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
B.C. Lions News Release


VANCOUVER, B.C. Monday, February 3rd, 2002 -- BC Lions General Manager and Head Coach, Wally Buono, today named Steve Buratto as Offensive Coordinator of the BC Lions.

"Steve's contribution to the BC Lions organization speaks for itself," said Buono. His experience and respect from the players will go a long way to improving the offence and our football club."

Buratto will continue his involvement with the BC Lions as offensive coordinator for the upcoming 2003 season. In the Lions 2002 campaign, Buratto served as Head Coach and then as Offensive Line Coach. Buratto's CFL coaching experience dates back to the 1977 season, when he served as a guest coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

He spent 1978-79 as a guest coach with Saskatchewan, before the Roughriders hired him as a full-time assistant coach prior to the start of the 1980 season. Buratto spent the next three seasons in Regina, before joining the Lions in 1983 as their defensive coordinator.

After a head-coaching stop in Calgary in 1984-85, Buratto rejoined BC in 1986, and enjoyed stints as both the co-offensive coordinator, and the defensive coordinator.

Buratto's other CFL experience includes a year as Saskatchewan's offensive line coach in 1993. Before being hired as by the Lions in 2000, Buratto was following his other passion, pottery.

Born in Seattle, Washington on Sept. 29, 1943, Buratto has an all-time CFL record of 19-37 in the regular-season, with a 2-1 record in the playoffs. He is 1-0 lifetime in the Grey Cup as a head coach. Buratto played for the University of Idaho, and was twice invited to tryouts with the Green Bay Packers after graduating in 1966.

He and his wife, Judy, have made the Lower Mainland their year-round home.

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