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CTV Winnipeg: U of M Bisons football head coach to retire

August 13, 2024 — 

The man behind the University of Manitoba Bisons football program for nearly 30 years will be calling it a career at the end of this season.

On Monday, the university announced Brian Dobie will be retiring at the end of the season following 50 years of coaching football in Winnipeg.

“I do not want to leave this team and this football program. I do not want to leave, but I want to retire,” Dobie said in an interview with CTV News Winnipeg. “I feel though, it’s time for somebody else to have this incredible opportunity that I’ve had. It’s time to pass it one.

To read the full story, please visit CTV Winnipeg.

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