Adam Rita at the Argos' practice facility on June 14, 2009.
Born:
(1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 76) Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)
Head coach
Career history
As administrator
1997–2002
BC Lions (GM)
2004–2010
Toronto Argonauts (GM)
As coach
1969–1976
Boise State Broncos (AC)
1977–1978
UNLV Rebels (AC)
1979–1982
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (AC)
1983–1988
BC Lions (OC)
1989
UBC Thunderbirds (HC)
1990
Toronto Argonauts (OC)
1991–1992
Toronto Argonauts (HC)
1993
Edmonton Eskimos (OC)
1994
Ottawa Rough Riders (HC)
1995
Memphis Mad Dogs (OC)
1996
Toronto Argonauts (OC)
1997–1998
BC Lions (HC)
2002
BC Lions (IHC)
2003
Toronto Argonauts (OC)
2012–2015
Trinity College School (AC/OC)
2012
Prague Panthers (HC)
2013–2014
Calanda Broncos (HC)
2016–2019
Clarkson Secondary School (OC)
2017–2019
Bergamo Lions (HC/OC)
2019
Clarkson Secondary School (AC)
2020
Berlin Adler (HC)
2021
Barcelona Dragons (ELF) (HC)
2022-present
Bergamo Lions (HC)
Career highlights and awards
As coach
4× Grey Cup champion – (1985, 1991, 1993, 1996)
Swiss Bowl champion (2013)
As executive
2× Grey Cup champion – (2000, 2004)
Adam Rita (born September 21, 1947) is a gridiron football coach & general manager, most notably in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has served as the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders, and BC Lions and as general manager of the Lions and Argonauts. Since leaving the CFL in 2012, Rita has been coaching American football in Europe. Coaching the Bergamo Lions in the Italian Football League (IFL), Calanda Broncos in Switzerland, Prague Panthers in Czech, Berlin Adler Germany, Barcelona Dragons in Spain, in the newly formed European League of Football (ELF) in 2021 and returned again to the Bergamo Lions in 2022.
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