Herb Capozzi passes

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Herb Capozzi, General Manager of the Lions when they won their 1st Grey Cup in 1964 passed away today at age 86

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Herb ... story.html
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RIP Herb Capozzi.
http://www.bclions.com/article/lions-mo ... rb-capozzi

Just like Dave Skrien, it was good that Capozzi was alive to receive his much belated 1964 GC ring.
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TheLionKing wrote:Herb Capozzi, General Manager of the Lions when they won their 1st Grey Cup in 1964 passed away today at age 86

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Herb ... story.html
Yet more unhappy news this time on the eve of Grey Cup week …

What I remember about Herb was basically, what Bobby wrote in his book “The Water Boy”.

Bobby always seemed to have a great respect for those Capozzi years.

I will always be grateful that it was under Herb’s stewardship as General Manager, that he and Dave Skrien helped our British Columbia Lions win their 1st Grey Cup Championship.

At just eleven years old I was lucky enough to watch Lions history being made.

Rest in Peace Herb…

Our BC Lions are about to make CFL history again!
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Before my time but I do recall the old man mentioning that name once or twice. After reading the article, quite a resume indeed. Seems like he was pretty successful at whatever he chose to do and wasn't afraid to take chances. Too bad, he couldn't have been around another week to see how the big game turned out. Guess he will have skybox seats.

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RIP, always too soon.
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PigSkin_53 wrote:
TheLionKing wrote:Herb Capozzi, General Manager of the Lions when they won their 1st Grey Cup in 1964 passed away today at age 86

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Herb ... story.html
Yet more unhappy news this time on the eve of Grey Cup week …

What I remember about Herb was basically, what Bobby wrote in his book “The Water Boy”.

Bobby always seemed to have a great respect for those Capozzi years.

I will always be grateful that it was under Herb’s stewardship as General Manager, that he and Dave Skrien helped our British Columbia Lions win their 1st Grey Cup Championship.

At just eleven years old I was lucky enough to watch Lions history being made.

Rest in Peace Herb…

Our BC Lions are about to make CFL history again!
Sad loss.

Herb Capozzi was quite a brilliant businessman possibly not as brilliant a football genius as today's GMs must be but he did a great job in getting the Lions credibility and winning and promoting the product as he was very popular with everyone so it is no wonder that Bobby loved that era.

He was not only a larger than life character he was funny and entertaining as a speaker. He was friendly with everyone in the media business community and well liked as he liked to party as hard as he worked - or so I think. The Lions were the story in sports in town in those days and if they fired the coach IIRC the story was a front page banner line (at least I recall it that way). Not like today.

If you take away the brashness of Brian Burke and made him a witty, funny, friendly sort of guy which he can be you'd find a guy like Capozzi in terms of community impact and respect for your brand.

He did a lot for this team and community although his first family wines were not like they are today.
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Toppy Vann wrote:
He was not only a larger than life character he was funny and entertaining as a speaker. He was friendly with everyone in the media business community and well liked as he liked to party as hard as he worked - or so I think. The Lions were the story in sports in town in those days and if they fired the coach IIRC the story was a front page banner line (at least I recall it that way). Not like today.
Yes he was. He certainly wasn't adverse to partying with the team.
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I have great respect for Capozzi as the general manager who built the first Lions powerhouse team and brought the franchise its first Grey Cup. I also drank a lot of his cheap Calona wine over the years and stayed in his Capti Hotel in its heyday. I know the Grey Cup isn't a Lions home game but hope his passing is recognized with a moment of silence before the game.
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His profile on the BC Sports Hall of Fame:
http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/induc ... ype=person

Aside from bringing 1964 Grey Cup, he was a huge contributor in bringing the 1979 Whitecaps NASL Championship. While the Canucks never made it to the championship in the 1970's, Capozzi ensured that the team would remain in Vancouver.

An interview from 1988:
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祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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