Bob Dean (December 17, 1929 – May 10, 2007) was akicker andtwo-way lineman with theEdmonton Eskimos of theWestern Interprovincial Football Union.
Dean was born December 17, 1929. He played college football at theUniversity of Maryland, where helettered from 1948 to 1950. He graduated with a BA degree in education.
He attempted to land a place on theWashington Redskins of theNational Football League (NFL) ahead of the1953 season but was cut when the team reduced its roster from 43 to the league maximum of 33 men in late September.[1]
Dean enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos team. He played in threeGrey Cup games, from 1954 to 1956, against theMontreal Alouettes, winning all of them. His convert onJackie Parker's famous90-yard fumble return was the winning point in the42nd Grey Cup classic.
Dean retired from playing after the1957 season after playing just one game that year for theMontreal Alouettes.[2]
After retirement he madeEdmonton his home and continued to coach. He was a teacher atVictoria Composite High School, where he coached of City Senior Football Champions in 1966 and 1967. At Bonnie Doon Composite, where he was assistant principal, the team won two City Senior Football titles (1971 and 1972 City and Provincial Champion) with Dean as Defensive Coordinator of the Lancers. (Ken Brice was the Head Coach). Later he was principal at Victoria and atM.E. Lazerte Composite High School, where he coached his teams to four more City Senior Football championships.
He later served on theEdmonton Police Commission and theEdmonton Public School Board.