University of Calgary sport builder Dennis Kadatz dies at age 80
CALGARY — Dennis Kadatz, a man considered the father of the University of Calgary’s athletic program, died Monday at age 80.
The University of Calgary announced Kadatz’s death in a statement Thursday.
An Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Kadatz wasn’t only a proponent of university sport.
He was the president of the Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA) in the leadup to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.