B.C. Lions coach Pasquale “Wally” Buono scores his 232nd career win to become the winningest coach in CFL history after a Lions 23-17 victory over the Toronto Argonauts.
Buono, a former linebacker for the Montreal Aloutettes, served as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders for thirteen years before joining the Lions as both head coach and general manager in 2003.
The Leos went 62–27–1 in regular-season play with Buono behind the bench, with four straight first-place finishes and three Grey Cup appearances: a 27-19 loss to the Argos in 2004, a 25-14 victory over Montreal in 2006 and a 34-23 home win in 2011 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He retired as head coach in 2011 with a league-leading total of 254 regular-season wins.
