Randy Ambrosie holds final state of the league address as CFL commissioner
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Randy Ambrosie has some friendly advice for his successor: Surround yourself with quality people and always be open-minded.
Randy Ambrosie has some friendly advice for his successor: Surround yourself with quality people and always be open-minded.
Ambrosie held his final state-of-the-league address as the CFL commissioner Tuesday. Last month, the 61-year-old Winnipeg native announced his plan to retire in 2025 once his replacement is named.
Ambrosie, who played nine seasons as an offensive lineman with Calgary, Toronto and Edmonton (1985-93) was named the CFL’s 14th commissioner July 5, 2017, succeeding Jeffrey Orridge. His seven-plus year tenure is the second-longest ever behind the late Jake Gaudaur (1968-84).
Ambrosie said his successor need not worry about revamping the league office.
“We have really, really good people in place,” Ambrosie told reporters. “I’d tell (new commissioner) to trust those people because they’re trustworthy and have earned the right to be trusted.
“Secondly, I’d tell him to have an open mind because you don’t know what’s coming next and there’s going to be something you’re going to learn. It’s a totally different job … there’s nothing like it. To me, what I tried to do was be a good learner, take the opportunity with everything new that came my way to try and understand it better.”
A significant accomplishment of Ambrosie’s tenure has been the CFL solidifying the ownership situations of the B.C. Lions (Amar Doman), Montreal Alouettes (Pierre Karl Peladeau) and Edmonton Elks (Larry Thompson). Currently, all nine franchises appear to be on solid footing.
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Randy Ambrosie has some friendly advice for his successor: Surround yourself with quality people and always be open-minded.
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