UM TodayVanier Cup – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Winnipeg Free Press: Bisons hope to give coach Dobie’s career a storybook ending with a Vanier Cup title https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-bisons-hope-to-give-coach-dobies-career-a-storybook-ending-with-a-vanier-cup-title/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-bisons-hope-to-give-coach-dobies-career-a-storybook-ending-with-a-vanier-cup-title/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:45:28 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=206123 Bisons hope to give coach Dobie’s career a storybook ending with a Vanier Cup title]]> Spending part of his childhood living in a bunkhouse without running water impacted Brian Dobie’s outlook on life.

The University of Manitoba football coach gained an understanding that everyone faces challenges, and people deserve a chance to reach their full potential.

Dobie has shown that to his players throughout his 29-year career as head coach of the Bisons, which is ending with the 71-year-old’s retirement after this season.

To read the entire story, please follow the link here with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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