Dan Kearns (November 23, 1956 – February 28, 2022) was a Canadian professional football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
[1] He played CIS football at Simon Fraser University and attended Wexford High school in Scarborough, Ontario.
[3][4] Kearns was born in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil and played soccer as a youth.
His family moved back to Canada so Dan and his brother Steve could attend Wexford High school.
[2] Kearns was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos with the 18th pick in the 1980 CFL draft.