Bob Ackles

Infobox Gridiron football person
Name=Bob Ackles
team=British Columbia Lions


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Position=President
General Manager
DateOfBirth=Birth date|1938|09|16
Birthplace=Sarnia, Ontario
DateOfDeath=Death date and age|2008|07|06|1938|09|16
Deathplace=Vancouver, British Columbia
administrating_years=1975–1986
1987–1991
1992–1994
1995
1996–2000
2001
2002–2008
administrating_teams=BC Lions
Dallas Cowboys
Phoenix Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Miami Dolphins
Las Vegas Outlaws
BC Lions
career_highlights=
* instrumental in the development of the short lived XFL.
Awards=
* BC Amateur Football Builders Award, 1980
* Schenley Award (1986)
* Special Award Contribution to Junior Football - British Columbia
Honors=
* Bob Ackles Day - Vancouver, 1986
* Key to the City of Vancouver, 1986
* Key to the City of Kelowna, 1986
CFHOF=28&builder=Ackles,%20Bob

Robin Ackles (September 16 1938 – July 6 2008) was a Canadian Football League executive for the British Columbia Lions. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Bob Ackles was born in Sarnia, Ontario and joined the BC Lions as a water boy in their founding year, 1953, at the age of 15.cite web|url=http://cfhof.ca/index.php?module=page&id=28&builder=Ackles,%20Bob|title=Bob Ackles|work=Hall of Famers|publisher=Canadian Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-07-06] He worked his way through the ranks of the organisation becoming the director of football development in 1966, assistant general manager in 1971 and, from 1975 until 1986 general manager. [cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/page/staff-bob-ackles|title=Bob Ackles - President and CEO|work=Lions Staff|publisher=BC Lions Football Club|accessdate=2008-07-06]

After that, he spent time in the National Football League most notably six years as Vice President of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys and was instrumental in the development of the XFL.cite news|url=http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=242666&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main|title=CFL Hall of Famer Ackles passes away|date=2008-07-06|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2008-07-06] cite web|url=http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=288&searchall=1|title=Bob Ackles|work=Inductees|publisher=BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=2008-07-06]

In 2002, Ackles returned to the Lions as President and CEO, a position he held until his death of a heart attack on July 6 2008.

Ackles autobiography, "The Water Boy" was published in 2007 and recounted his life and time in all three leagues and the future of the CFL. Ackles was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder in 2002, the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, and is the only non-player to ever be awarded the Schenley Award (1986).

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