Wally Buono
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Pasquale "Wally" Buono (born February 7, 1950) is the vice president of football operations, alternate governor and the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and one of the most successful head coaches in league history.
He has spent 22 years as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders and the Lions, which is tied for the most seasons coached all-time.
On September 19, 2009, Buono became the CFL's all-time winningest coach when his Lions beat the Toronto Argonauts 23–17, giving him 232 regular-season victories, passing Don Matthews.
He retired in 2011 with a CFL record 254 regular-season wins as head coach, to focus on duties as general manager for the Lions.
In 2016, Buono came out of retirement to coach the Lions again through the 2018 season.
In the final home game of the 2018 season, Buono was honored with the Bob Ackles Award as he was retiring from football with the most wins as a coach. Buono's post-season coaching record is 23–17, with five Grey Cup victories in nine appearances.
He won the Grey Cup championship in 1992, 1998 and 2001 as head coach of the Stampeders and in 2006 and 2011 as head coach of the Lions.
He won the Annis Stukus Trophy as the CFL's Coach of the Year four times, in 1992, 1993, 2006, and 2011, second only to Don Matthews, who had five.
Early years and playing career
Buono and his family immigrated to Canada in 1953. Born in Potenza, Italy, in 1950, Buono and his family immigrated to Canada. He became interested in football after being encouraged by CFL all-star Al Phaneuf, a Christian who was coaching a youth football team at one of Montreal's parks, who welcomed Buono to join the team. He played minor football in Montreal, Quebec, right away.
Buono was a linebacker for the Idaho State University and was a linebacker for the ISU Bengals. He returned to Canada and spent ten seasons with the Montreal Alouettes as a linebacker and punter, not missing one in his career. He appeared in five Grey Cups between 1974 and 1979, winning two in 1974 and 1977.
Coaching career
Buono landed an assistant coaching role with the Montreal Concordes shortly after his retirement in 1983. He moved to Calgary in 1987 and spent with the Calgary Stampeders under Lary Kuharich until 1990, when Stampeders president Norman Kwong hired him as head coach.
Buono was the head coach of the Stampeders for thirteen years (1990–2002), amassing 153–79–2, the most Stampeders have won, far and away the most Stampeders history. He led the Stampeders to eight first-place finishes, five straight from 1992 to 1996, and just once in 2002. Under Buono, the Stampeders won three Grey Cup games in 1992, 1998, and 2001, then losing three in 1991, 1995, 1999. He left the team as the best coach in terms of victories and championships, despite the Stampeters' efforts to convince him to play Kevin Feterik, the owner's son, as the starting quarterback, a charge both the Feteriks denied.
Buono joined the Stampeders in 2003 and was hired as both head coach and general manager of the BC Lions prior to the 2003 season. The Lions went 62–27–1 in regular-season play, five straight first-place finishes (2004–2007), and two Grey Cup appearances: a 27-19 loss to the Montreal Alouettes in 2004 and a 25-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in 2006. His teams saw a modest decline in the ensuing three seasons, with two of them below.500. His team rose to prominence in 2011 after finishing second in the west division once more and then beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-23 in the 99th Grey Cup at home.
On December 5, 2011, he resigned as the Lions' head coach, deciding on his duties as general manager.
He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Despite being in the playoffs for the entire four seasons, the Lions failed to win any playoff games from 2012 to 2015. Buono will re-sign as head coach for the 2016 CFL season, after head coach Jeff Tedford announced his departure after a disappointing 7-11 season, which was confirmed on December 2, 2015. The Lions announced on March 2, 2016 that they had extended Wally Buono's deal (as a head coach/GM) through the 2017 CFL season.
Buono resigned from the General Manager position in order to concentrate on his head coaching duties following the 2017 season. Ed Hervey was hired as the Lions' new GM. Buono continues to serve as Vice President of Football Operations, despite being voted out of office by the Vice President of Football Operations. Buono has also stated that 2018 will be his last year as head coach. He is the winningest coach in Lions history and one of the few coaches to top the all-time victories list with two CFL teams with 129 victories over two stints.
Buono is often credited with producing some of the best CFL quarterbacks of his time, such as Doug Flutie, Jeff Garcia, Dave Dickenson, Travis Lulay, and Jonathon Jennings. He is regarded as one of the best offensive minds in league history.