B.C. Lions for sale, owner David Braley says team ‘has to be sold’
VANCOUVER, B.C. — After extensive rumours B.C. Lions owner David Braley was shopping the CFL team around, the 75-year-old officially confirmed on Friday it is actively on the market.
During an interview on the B.C. Lions websIte, Braley said the ideal owner would be someone local, although he said he tried to land a local owner 20 years ago and didn’t have any luck.
“It would be best if it was a local person but we tried to find a local person 20 years ago when I came out here,” said Braley. “I was ‘Mr. X’ while they were trying to find a local person but they couldn’t find a local person to look after it. Some people are kicking themselves now that they didn’t take the risk at that time.”
Braley has dealt with a myriad of health problems, and spent three months in hospital for three months last year.