WINNIPEG - Shawn Coates, who worked as a media relations director for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and later with the CFLs head office, died Friday night. He was 52.The cause of death wasnt immediately known.Coates worked for the Bombers from 2000 to 04 before becoming the CFLs director of football operations. He held that post until 2007.During his time with the league, Coates established its instant replay program, developed a digital video exchange infrastructure and implemented a cardio-vascular screening program for players and coaches. He also created the CFLs code of conduct, dress code and sideline policies.Shawns passion for Canadian football ran as deep as you will find, CFL president/chief operating officer Michael Copeland said in a statement. He brought energy, enthusiasm and a winning smile to those around him.The league has lost a great friend, and he will be missed.Coates was well respected in football circles for his professionalism on the field and infectious sense of humour and pleasant demeanour off it.A native of B.C., Coates worked initially as a sports journalist, which brought him to Manitoba in the 1980s. And although he went to Toronto to work at the CFL head office, Winnipeg remained home for Coates.He returned there following his CFL tenure to become the director of marketing and communications at the University of Winnipeg.Former rush end Daved Benefield, a 13-year CFL veteran who spent the 02-03 seasons in Winnipeg, tweeted his condolences after learning of Coates death. Benefield also posted a picture of the two posing together.My friend Shawn Coates has died suddenly, Benefield said on his Twitter account. Football will miss a man, of his ilk. RIP big daddy, RIP. #CFL #Bombers.In February 2014, Coates was named the executive director of Football Manitoba after serving as the chief operating officer for Novusoft Solutions, a company that made smartphone apps.Coates was also an avid sports photographer, his work appearing in such publications as USA Today, the Winnipeg Sun, La Presse and the Toronto Sun.Funeral arrangements are pending. Ramon Foster Jersey . "Weve given ourselves now a tougher task," said Carlyle after the Friday practice, the Toronto head coach notably chipper and upbeat throughout. "But the bottom line is we just have to win our share of games [and] not worry about what anybody else is doing. JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey .The Canadian teenage golf sensation announced Thursday shell join the LPGA Tour in 2015 instead of attending the University of Florida. http://www.officialpittsburghsteelersfoo...e-jersey-womens. The Blue Jackets got goals from Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Boone Jenner and R.J. Umberger and Curtis McElhinney posted his first shutout since 2011 in a 4-0 victory on Friday night. James Washington Jersey . The 27-year-old forward has informed the Leafs that he will be unable to play in Monday nights home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joe Haden Jersey . First, Ivan Nova decided to have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery. Then Michael Pineda was suspended for 10 games for using pine tar.MANCHESTER, England - Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester Uniteds penultimate match of a lacklustre English Premier League campaign against Hull on Tuesday while still struggling to overcome a groin injury. Rooney sat out the 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Saturday due to a combination of the injury and aa stomach bug.dddddddddddd Interim manager Ryan Giggs said ahead of the Hull match at Old Trafford: "Wayne is probably struggling for the game. Hes not quite recovered." The injury will be a concern for England coach Roy Hodgson, who names his World Cup squad next Monday. Cheap Celtics JerseysWholesale Nets JerseysCheap Knicks JerseysCheap Stitched 76ers JerseysRaptors Jerseys ChinaCheap Bulls JerseysWholesale Cavaliers JerseysPistons Jerseys ChinaPacers Jerseys ChinaCheap Bucks Jerseys OnlineWholesale Hawks JerseysCheap Hornets JerseysWholesale Heat JerseysCheap Magic Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Wizards JerseysNuggets Jerseys ChinaTimberwolves Jerseys ChinaCheap Thunder Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Blazers JerseysWholesale Jazz JerseysCheap Warriors Jerseys For SaleCheap Clippers JerseysLakers Jerseys ChinaWholesale Suns JerseysCheap Kings Jerseys AuthenticCheap Mavericks JerseysRockets Jerseys ChinaCheap Grizzlies JerseysWholesale Pelicans JerseysSpurs Jerseys China ' ' '