Calgary Stampeders to add Wally Buono to CFL club’s Wall of Fame – Calgary

The Calgary Stampeders will add former head coach/GM Wally Buono to their Wall of Fame, the CFL membership introduced Monday.

Buono joined the Stampeders as an assistant coach in 1987 earlier than changing into head coach in 1990.

He remained in that publish by way of 2002, main Calgary to prime spot within the West Division seven occasions, six Gray Cup appearances and three victories.

Buono added GM duties in 1992. He holds the franchise data for many video games coached (234), victories (153), playoff wins (12) and championships.

He later joined the B.C. Lions as head coach and common supervisor in 2003 and remained with the membership till retiring after the 2018 season.

Buono can be honoured at halftime of Calgary’s dwelling sport July 21 versus B.C.

“We’re excited to convey again the Wall of Fame and honouring Wally is the proper approach to mark this historic event,” mentioned Calgary president Jay McNeil, who performed 9 seasons for Buono as a Stampeders offensive lineman.

“Wally was a wonderful coach and common supervisor and his success with the Stampeders groups of the Nineties and early 2000s is an indelible chapter within the franchise’s proud historical past.”

Buono stays B.C.’s all-time chief in wins with 162 and led the franchise to 2 Gray Cup wins. He turned the winningest coach in CFL historical past Sept. 19, 2009, passing the late Don Matthews’ mark of 231.

Buono retired with a complete of 282 regular-season victories as a CFL head coach. He was a part of seven Gray Cup-winning groups, together with two as a participant with the Montreal Alouettes, and 4 occasions obtained the Annis Stukus Trophy because the league’s coach of the 12 months.

Buono was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2014.

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