- Jim Popp
Jim Popp (born
December 21 ,1964 inElkin ,North Carolina ) is thegeneral manager of theMontreal Alouettes football club of theCanadian Football League (CFL).One of the more successful general managers in the CFL of his generation, Popp has won two
Grey Cup s (1995Baltimore Stallions , 2002 Montreal Alouettes.)He has been the Als' general manager since 1996 has served two terms as the team's coach. The first time, he took over after management (Popp, team president
Larry Smith , and ownerRobert Wetenhall ) firedRod Rust in the midst of a long losing streak during the 2001 season. The second time, he took over onOctober 4 ,2006 following the resignation ofDon Matthews . While he remains in the position of General Manager, he was not retained as head coach after an 8-10 2007 season. [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=22114]CFL Coaching Record
External links
* [http://en.montrealalouettes.com/index.php?module=staff&func=display&staff_id=150 Montreal Alouettes profile]
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