Dan Rambo
Place of birth | WLAF (Scout) |
---|---|
1992 | Ottawa Rough Riders (GM) |
1993 | Denver Broncos (Scout) |
1994–1997 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (Dir. of Player Personnel) |
1998–2006 | Denver Broncos (Scout) |
2007–2009 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Dir. of Football Ops.) |
Dan Rambo is a Canadian and American football scout, and executive who served as general manager of the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Playing career
Rambo was born in
Scouting
Saskatchewan Roughriders
In 1982, Oakland Raiders executive
Ottawa Rough Riders
In 1991, Rambo was named general manager and director of football operations of the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Later career
Following his dismissal from the Rough Riders, Rambo was hired by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to scout NFL training camps.[9] He later joined the Denver Broncos as a scout. In February 1994 he returned to the Saskatchewan Roughriders as director of player personnel.[10] He resigned in May 1998 to become a northeast region college scout for the Denver Broncos.[11] He remained with the Broncos until 2006, when he resigned to spend more time with his family. He then worked as a consultant for a group that unsuccessfully sought to bring an expansion franchise to Ottawa.[12] From 2007 to 2009 he was the director of football operations for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In the role, Rambo oversaw the team's player recruitment and scouting. After leaving the Tiger-Cats, Rambo co-founded FBXchange - a football scouting software company.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dan Rambo, who had a spotty professional football career after leading the nation in rushing for Carroll College, said Monday he will become director of player personnel for the Saskatchewan Roughriders". UPI. February 28, 1983. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Scanlan, Wayne (December 7, 1991). "Programmed to Win: Rough Riders' Dan Rambo takes big byte out of football". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "Rambo on the Job". The Globe and Mail. August 17, 1990.
- ^ Campbell, Don (November 21, 1991). "Rambo, Ursaki Raiders' choices". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "Faragalli dumps Rambo's Riders". The Province. November 28, 1991.
- ^ "Riders beat bushes for new coach". The Vancouver Sun. February 11, 1992.
- ^ Campbell, Don (June 10, 1993). "Smeltzer aims higher than .500". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ Campbell, Don (June 1, 1993). "Club says it's 'parting company' with GM: Riders' Rambo gets the gate". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "Blue Bombers add ex-Ottawa GM Rambo". The Hamilton Spectator. July 3, 1993.
- ^ Campbell, Don (February 26, 1994). "Rambo hooks on with Roughriders". The Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ "Rambo bolts to Broncos". The Calgary Herald. May 16, 1998.
- ^ Naylor, David (August 8, 2007). "Rambo returns to Hamilton". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Baines, Tim (November 26, 2012). "Former Ottawa Rough Riders GM Dan Rambo opts out of aiming for top football role with city's new club". The Ottawa Sun. Retrieved February 3, 2019.