canuckfan75
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Singlehandedly kept the league from going under on more than one occasion. There will likely never be such a devoted CFL owner again. He will be missed by many.
He was always holding out for a certain price. With Covid the estate likely won’t ever get what he was asking for.I wonder what happens with the team now. Does he have kids that it would pass to? Because this isn't exactly the best timing to find someone who will want to invest in a CFL franchise.
He was always holding out for a certain price. With Covid the estate likely won’t ever get what he was asking for.
I'm no big CFL fan but in the current global situation and uncertainty, it definitely can't be good to lose your owner, especially in a league as volatile as the CFL.
I can't imagine there are many people with deep enough pockets who think that investing in sports teams playing in empty stadiums is a good idea right now.
In regards to the estate, im thinking they are willing to take much less than David was holding out for. Probably just want to liquidate it as this point.I'm not really concerned with them getting their money, more that it's a niche thing to find ownership that really wants to be invested in and care about the CFL and the fact that the league faces extreme uncertainty having had to cancel this season and not knowing what next season will look like is going to make it hard to get someone for the foreseeable future. But how will it be run in the mean time with ownership passing onto his estate and whoever inherits it? Whoever it is won't have nearly the passion and connection to the league and franchise that he did.
I don't think for a second that the league is going to be in serious danger the way some people do. It's survived for basically 60 years in its current form and it will likely continue to survive. It's just... I dunno... somewhat concerning?
“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. We share our deepest condolences with his family, friends and admirers,” Rick LeLacheur, president of the Lions, said in a statement.
“One of his final acts of devotion to Canadian football was a clear expression of his desire that the stability of our club be maintained through a smooth transition following his passing. We will work closely with David’s estate to follow that plan.”
Just one of the things he's done for the franchise (and the league as well as to my knowledge he helped keep at least one other CFL team afloat in the past). If anybody deserves a street to be named after him around the arena - it's his.Well, I got part of my answer:
David Braley, Canadian Football Hall of Famer and owner of Lions, dead at 79 - Sportsnet.ca
That's really cool of him to have done.