Dave Skrien
| No. 43 | |
| Date of birth | April 4, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Morris, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Date of death | November 30, 2010 (aged 81) |
| Place of death | Mound, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | FB/LB |
| College | Minnesota |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1988–1995 | Minnesota football administrative assistant and recruiting coordinator |
| As coach | |
| 1955 | Albert Lea HS (MN) |
| 1956–1957 | Ball State (assistant) |
| 1958 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 1959–1961 | BC Lions (backfield) |
| 1961–1967 | BC Lions |
| 1968 | Boise State College (assistant) |
| 1969 | Edmonton Eskimos (assistant) |
| 1971–1972 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1975 | Memphis Southmen (backfield) |
| 1977–1984 | Golden Valley Lutheran College |
| As player | |
| 1953 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1953–1954 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
David A. Skrien (April 4, 1929 – November 30, 2010) was a Canadian Football League player and coach.
Skrien graduated from Morris High School (1946) and Minnesota (1950) where he played fullback and linebacker. He played two seasons in the CFL before becoming a coach.
Skrien's first coaching job was at Albert Lea High School where he spent one season as head coach. From there he served as an assistant at Ball State and Minnesota before returning to the CFL as the BC Lions backfield coach in 1959. Skrien was elevated to the Lions' head coaching position during the 1961 season after an 0–6–1 start. In his six seasons as the Lions head coach, Skrien's teams had a record of 42–47–5 and played in two Grey Cup Games, winning one (52nd). He also won the Annis Stukus Trophy in 1963 as the CFL coach of the year. Skrien was fired in 1967 after an 0–5 start.
After one season as an assistant coach at Boise State College, Skrien returned to the CFL as an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos. When head coach Neill Armstrong left the Eskimos at the end of the season, management decided to promote the less experienced Ray Jauch to the head coaching position and Skrien did not return to Edmonton.
On December 29, 1970, Skrien was hired by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to replace head coach Eagle Keys. In his two seasons in Regina, the Roughriders had a 16–14–1 record and made the 1972 Grey Cup. Skrien resigned following the 1972 season.
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