David Albert Skrien was a Canadian Football League player and coach.
10 Facts About Dave Skrien
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Dave Skrien graduated from Morris High School and Minnesota where he played fullback and linebacker.
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Dave Skrien played two seasons in the CFL before becoming a coach.
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Dave Skrien's first coaching job was at Albert Lea High School where he spent one season as head coach.
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Dave Skrien won the Annis Stukus Trophy in 1963 as the CFL coach of the year.
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When head coach Neill Armstrong left the Eskimos at the end of the season, management decided to promote the less experienced Ray Jauch to the head coaching position and Dave Skrien did not return to Edmonton.
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On December 29,1970, Dave Skrien was hired by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to replace head coach Eagle Keys.
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In 1975, Dave Skrien was hired by former CFL coach and executive Leo Cahill to coach the offensive backfield of the Memphis Southmen, which included Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick.
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Dave Skrien retired after the 1995 season, but remained involved with Golden Gophers football.
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Dave Skrien died in a nursing home in Mound, Minnesota, on November 30,2010, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.