# Dean Bandiera

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{{Short description|Canadian football player (1926–2020)}}
{{Infobox CFL player
|name=Dean "Dino" Bandiera
|image=Dean Bandiera.png
|caption=Bandiera pictured c. 1945 at St. Michael's
|birth_date={{birth date|1926|1|1}}
|birth_place=[Timmins](/source/Timmins), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
|death_date={{death date and age|2020|10|13|1926|1|1}}
|death_place=[Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
|nickname=
|status=
|import=no
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=0
|Weight_lbs=200
|position1=Guard
|position2=Halfback
|career_highlights=
* 2× [CFL West](/source/CFL_West) All-Star ({{CFL Year|1952}}, {{CFL Year|1953}})
|Awards=
|Records=
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1946}}–{{CFL Year|1947}}
|playing_team1=[Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes)
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|1949}}–{{CFL Year|1950}}
|playing_team2=[Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders)
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|1951}}–{{CFL Year|1953}}
|playing_team3=[Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers)
|playing_years4={{CFL Year|1954}}–{{CFL Year|1955}}
|playing_team4=[Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders)
|CollegeHOF=
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}}
'''Dean "Dino" Bandiera''' (1 January 1926 – 13 October 2020) was a Canadian professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) player who played for the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes), [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders), [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers) and [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=bandidin001|title=Dino Bandiera Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.StatsCrew.com}}</ref> He was an alumnus of [St. Michael's College, Toronto](/source/St._Michael's_College%2C_Toronto). Bandiera retired from football in 1955 when he was "fired" by the Calgary Stampeders for "football misbehaviour". It was alleged that Bandiera divulged information during a game to the winning opposing team regarding the Stampeders' plays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19551011&id=UNAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WuMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6268,2070693|title=Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dean BANDIERA |url=https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/dean-bandiera-1080521025 |publisher=Montreal Gazette |accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>

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Category:1926 births
Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football guards
Category:Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Sportspeople from Timmins
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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