Bernard "Bernie" Glieberman (1939 – August 26, 2024)[1] was an American real estate mogul and the president of Crosswinds Communities.
Despite having made his fortune in real estate, Glieberman was perhaps best known for, with his son Lonie, making several unsuccessful and controversial forays into sports team ownership and management in the Canadian Football League.
Before the 1993 CFL Season, the younger Glieberman fired general manager Dan Rambo, a move that he later called a serious blunder in hindsight.
He then signed former National Football League Pro Bowl defensive lineman Dexter Manley, who had been banned from the NFL for life due to cocaine abuse.
The Canadian half was sold to Bruce Firestone for $1.85 million and retained the Rough Riders' name, colours and history.
However, city officials were put out upon discovering that Glieberman had faced a number of lawsuits over his CFL career for not paying the bills, and that an antique automobile he owned had even been impounded due to his non-payment on a scoreboard for Independence Stadium.
Glieberman planned to play a 20-game season in the spring and summer and make money by having the league sell television advertising rather than the network.
Lonie's Mardi Gras promotion of trying to lure women to Renegades games by offering them beads (a reward traditionally given in the celebration for the baring of breasts) was also criticized.