Robert Ackles was a Canadian Football League executive for the BC Lions.
10 Facts About Bob Ackles
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Bob Ackles was a former American football executive in the National Football League.
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Bob Ackles was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Bob Ackles was born in Sarnia, Ontario and joined the BC Lions as a water boy in their founding year, 1954, at the age of 16.
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Bob Ackles grew professionally through the ranks of the BC Lions organization.
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Bob Ackles worked his way through his college studies as the Lions' equipment manager.
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Bob Ackles became the director of football development in 1966 and assistant general manager in 1971.
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Bob Ackles was promoted to general manager in 1975, a position he held for 11 years until 1986.
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Bob Ackles would perform virtually every administrative duty during his 32-year career with the BC Lions.
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Bob 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.