List of Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coaches

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and are members of the West Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club was founded in 1930 as the Winnipeg Rugby Club and began as a member of the Manitoba Rugby Football Union. [1] They were a founding member of the CFL when it was formed in 1958. The current Blue Bombers head coach position is held by Mike O'Shea. [2] The general manager is Kyle Walters and the president and chief executive officer for the community-owned team is Wade Miller.

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Head coaches

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2022 CFL season.

 #NameTerm [b]  GC W L T PTS Win% PGC PW PL PWin%Achievements [3]
Jack Millidge 1930 40400.000
Pete Barnes 1931 NANANANANANA
Carl Cronin 1932–1933 NANANANANANA321.667
Greg Kabat 1934 220041.000101.000
Bob Fritz 1935–1937 19126114.658853.625 23rd Grey Cup championship
Reg Threlfall 1938–1941 36288056.66713103.778 27th Grey Cup championship
29th Grey Cup championship
Bert Warwick 1945 211.500
Jack West 1946–1948 281315026.464734.429
Frank Larson 1949–1950 281216024.429422.500
George Trafton 1951–1953 462817157.6201156.455
Allie Sherman 1954–1956 643626274.5781778.471
Bud Grant † 1957–1966 14490522182.63223158.652 1965 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
46th Grey Cup championship
47th Grey Cup championship
49th Grey Cup championship
50th Grey Cup championship
Joe Zaleski 1967–1969 481027121.219
Jim Spavital 1970–1973 642339248.375202.000
Bud Riley 1974–1977 643428270.547303.000
Ray Jauch 1978–1982 804535090.563624.667 1980 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
Cal Murphy † 1983–1986 664322159.659853.625 1983 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1984 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
72nd Grey Cup championship
Mike Riley 1987–1990 724032080.556211.500 1988 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
1990 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
76th Grey Cup championship
78th Grey Cup championship
Darryl Rogers 1991 1899018.500211.500
Urban Bowman 1992 18117022.611211.500
Cal Murphy † 1993–1996 724329086.597624.333
Jeff Reinebold 1997–1998 32626012.188
Gary Hoffman 1998 41302.250
Dave Ritchie 1999–2004 9752441105.541734.429 2001 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
Jim Daley 2004–2005 291019020.345
Doug Berry 2006–2008 542726155.509523.400
Mike Kelly 2009 18711014.389
Paul LaPolice 2010–2012 441628032.364211.500
Tim Burke 2012–2013 28721014.250
Mike O'Shea 2014–present15694620174.6031174.636 2021 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
2022 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
107th Grey Cup championship
108th Grey Cup championship

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References

General

"Coaches of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers". cfldb. Retrieved May 16, 2013.

Specific
  1. ↑ The history of the Roughriders Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Out in Winnipeg: Bombers part ways with Tim Burke". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
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