Dan Payne (Canadian football)

Dan Payne

Date of birth:	June 7, 1966
Place of birth:	Coquitlam, British Columbia
Career information
Position(s):	Offensive Tackle
College:	Simon Fraser University
Organizations
As player:
1989, 1993-1995 1990, 1996 1992 1996-1997 1998-2003	Saskatchewan Roughriders British Columbia Lions Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto Argonauts British Columbia Lions

Dan Payne (born June 7, 1966 in Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League for four different teams, mostly at right guard. He played college football at Simon Fraser University. He was a member of four Grey Cup-winning teams: the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1989), the Toronto Argonauts (1996, 1997), and the B.C. Lions (2000).

Prior to his football career, he competed as an amateur wrestler, winning two NAIA national championships. In international competition, he won bronze at the 1987 Pan American Games before representing Canada in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he competed in both the freestyle (6th place) and Greco-Roman (13th place) competitions in the 130 kg division.