- Jim Barker
Jim Barker is the former
General Manager of theCalgary Stampeders .Barker served as an assistant college football coach at
San Francisco State (1978-81),Occidental (1982-84) [http://www.oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/alumni/WhereAreTheyNow] , New Mexico State (1985-87),University of Nevada, Reno (1988), and Pomona-Pitzer (1989-95). Barker also served as Pomona-Pitzer's head baseball coach concurrent to his work as the Sagehens' offensive coordinator.Barker's CFL coaching career began in 1996 as a member of the
Montreal Alouettes coaching staff. The Alouettes set a team record for wins, but lost in the Eastern Division Finals to theToronto Argonauts . In 1997, he was named the Argonauts Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach and was instrumental in guiding one of the best offenses in CFL history. In 1999 he replaced the departingDon Matthews as head coach of the Argonauts, becoming the youngest head coach in the CFL.In 2000 he moved back to the
United States and coached theLos Angeles Xtreme to the XFL Championship. His work with quarterbackTommy Maddox is well recognized as Maddox went on to win the XFL Player of the Year award and later was namedNFL Comeback Player of the Year with thePittsburgh Steelers .In 2002, Barker was hired to sere as an in-studio analyst on the
America One 's CFL telecasts [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/11/09/cfl-americaone011109.html] , but instead joined old boss Don Matthews as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach of theMontreal Alouettes , leading them to their firstGrey Cup in over 20 years. QuarterbackAnthony Calvillo enjoyed his finest season as a pro and was theTerry Evanshen Trophy winner as Eastern Division Player of the Year.He moved to Calgary in 2003 where he served as the Head Coach of the
Calgary Stampeders . He was fired after a 5-13 season and was replaced byMatt Dunigan .Jim rejoined the Stampeders in 2005 as General Manager. He acquired several big components, including
Henry Burris ,Jeremaine Copeland ,Rahim Abdullah , andSandro DeAngelis . He also played a big role in the2005 CFL Draft , selecting players such asJohn Comiskey ,Brett Ralph , and 1st overall pickMiguel Robede . These changes helped turned the Stampeders record from 4-14 to 11-7. In 2006, the Stampeders finished 10-8 and lost to theSaskatchewan Roughriders in the Division Semifinals 30-21. Barker was replaced as general manager byJohn Hufnagel after the 2007 season. He was reassigned to the position of Senior Vice-President of Football Operations and Director of Player Personnel.CFL Coaching Record
External links
* [http://www.stampeders.com/index.php?module=staff&func=display&staff_id=104 Barker's Stampeders.com bio]
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