Education
He graduated with a Bachelor degree in education.
He graduated with a Bachelor degree in education.
Dean played college football at the University of Maryland, where he lettered from 1948 to 1950. He enjoyed three highly successful years with the Eskimos dynasty. Dean retired from playing after the 1956 season (though he did play one game for the Montreal Alouettes in 1957) but made Edmonton his home and continued to coach.
(Ken Brice was Head Coach).
Later he was principal at Victoria and at Mechanical Engineering Lazerte Composite High School where he coached his teams to four more City Senior Football championships. He later served on the Edmonton Police Commission and the Edmonton Public School Board.