American football player and Canadian football executive (born 1941)
Roy Shivers
Born:
(1941-07-08) July 8, 1941 (age 82) Halley, Arkansas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)
Running back
College
Utah State
AFL draft
1965, Round: Red Shirt 8, Pick: 62
Drafted by
San Diego Chargers[1]
NFL draft
1965, Round: 19 / Pick 264
Career history
As administrator
1986–1989
BC Lions (Director of player personnel)
1990
Calgary Stampeders (U. S. Scout)
1991–1994
Calgary Stampeders (Assistant general manager)
1995
Birmingham Barracudas (General manager)
1996–1999
Calgary Stampeders (Assistant general manager)
2000–2006
Saskatchewan Roughriders (General manager)
2008–2013
BC Lions (Director of player personnel)
2014–2017
BC Lions (Football Operations Consultant, Scout)
As coach
1983–1985
BC Lions (Special Teams Coach)
As player
1966–1972
St. Louis Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
4× Grey Cup champion (1985, 1992, 1998, 2011)
Career stats
Games played
85
Rushing yards
680
Rushing touchdowns
10
Receptions
38
Receiving yards
400
Receiving touchdowns
4
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2022
Roy Shivers (born July 5, 1941) is a former professional American football running back and Canadian football personnel administrator, most notably as the first black general manager in professional football.[2] He was a general manager for eight seasons with the Birmingham Barracudas and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a four-time Grey Cup champion as a director of player personnel and assistant general manager with the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders (CFL) and he is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He played for seven years in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals.
^"1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^Maragos, Costa (2004). "Roy Shivers: Football First". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
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