J.R. Davies, who was SFU star QB himself, says program has been poorly funded and push from school to fold it is a \u0022very sad situation.\u0022
That’s the word from J.R. Davies, grandson of the school’s first athletic director and a former star Simon Fraser University quarterback himself.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
SFU has struggled mightily in the win-loss column since moving to NCAA Div. II in 2010, but there’s a long history of producing CFL stars, including Lui Passaglia, Glen Suitor, Glen Jackson, Doug Brown, Angus Reid and Sean Millington.Article content Alums say they didn’t know this was coming and felt blindsided. They have rallied and insist they won’t give up the program without a fight. CFL folk like commissioner Randy Ambrosie and B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman, along with Football Canada president Jim Mullin, have spoken out on their behalf.
Lorne Davies was the school’s first football coach, as well as its initial athletic director, in 1965. Much of the school’s athletic program is housed in the Lorne Davies Complex on campus.“I don’t think he would have let it get to this point. He would have been working on this years ago,” said J.R., 43, who is getting ready for his first year as a running backs’ coach with the Calgary Stampeders. “It wasn’t sustainable several years ago.
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