Dan Payne played in the Canadian Football League as an Offensive Lineman from 1989 till 2003 for Saskatchewan, Toronto, B.C. and Hamilton. During 15 years in the CFL, Dan was on 4 Championship Grey Cup Teams with the Roughriders (1989), the Argonauts (1996 & 1997) and the B.C. Lions (2000).

At 6''7", Payne was an incredible athlete growing up, playing football at Simon Fraser University and competing as an amateur wrestler. He was the Canadian Wrestling Super Heavyweight Champion and in 1988 Dan represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.