| Dan Payne | |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1966 |
| Birth Place: | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Position1: | Offensive tackle |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 300 |
| College: | Simon Fraser University(Purdue University) |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 1989 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 2 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 9 |
| Cfldraftedteam: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Playing Years1: | 1989 |
| Playing Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Playing Years2: | 1990 |
| Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
| Playing Years3: | 1992 |
| Playing Team3: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Playing Years4: | 1993–1995 |
| Playing Team4: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Playing Years5: | 1996 |
| Playing Team5: | BC Lions |
| Playing Years6: | 1996–1997 |
| Playing Team6: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Years7: | 1998–2003 |
| Playing Team7: | BC Lions |
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Dan Payne (born June 7, 1966) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for four teams, mostly at right guard. He attended Purdue University on a full football/wrestling scholarship before transferring to Simon Fraser University. He played football and wrestled at Simon Fraser University. He was a member of four Grey Cup-winning teams: the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1989), the Toronto Argonauts (1996, 1997), and the B.C. Lions (2000). During his career, he also played for Hamilton.[1]
Payne was raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Prior to his football career, he competed as an amateur wrestler, winning two NAIA national championships. In international competition, he won bronze at the 1987 Pan American Games in freestyle and Greco-Roman before representing Canada in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he competed in both the freestyle (6th place) and Greco-Roman (13th place) competitions in the 130 kg division.[2]