Bob O'Billovich was born and raised in Butte, Montana, where he was an outstanding football and basketball player at Butte High School.
23 Facts About Bob O'Billovich
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Bob O'Billovich lettered in track and played shortstop on the Butte American Legion baseball team.
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Bob O'Billovich played in the NCAA in football, basketball and baseball, where he started in all three sports for three years.
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Bob O'Billovich started three years in football for Montana as a quarterback and defensive back.
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Bob O'Billovich was an all-Skyline Conference selection in all three sports.
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Bob O'Billovich lettered at least one year in track for Montana.
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Bob O'Billovich began his CFL career with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1963 as a defensive back and backup quarterback.
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Bob O'Billovich served as a backup placekicker, completed his only one-point convert attempt.
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Bob O'Billovich recorded 24 interceptions over 69 games with the Rough Riders between 1963 and 1967 before ending his playing career.
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Bob O'Billovich was coach of the Carleton University Ravens CIAU men's basketball team from 1971 to 1973.
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From 1973 to 1974, Bob O'Billovich served as head coach for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees men's basketball team.
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In 1974, Bob O'Billovich launched his CFL coaching career with the Rough Riders, first as a guest coach, and then assistant coach.
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Bob O'Billovich was named head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in 1982, a position he held until 1989.
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Bob O'Billovich was honoured as CFL Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1987.
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Bob O'Billovich joined the BC Lions in midseason on September 14,1990, as general manager and interim coach.
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In 1993, Bob O'Billovich returned to the Argonauts as general manager.
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The Argos began that season poorly, and Bob O'Billovich took over as head coach on September 10,1993.
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Bob O'Billovich coached for the remainder of the 1993 season and for the entirety of the 1994 season.
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Bob O'Billovich finished with 89 career regular season wins as a head coach of the Argonauts, which is the most in franchise history.
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Bob O'Billovich was director of player personnel with the Lions from 2003 to 2007.
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In December 2007, Bob O'Billovich was hired as general manager by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Bob O'Billovich was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Bob O'Billovich's younger brother, Jack "Mad Dog" O'Billovich, who died in 1995 of a heart condition, was an All-American at Oregon State who helped OSU get to the Rose Bowl in 1965.