Eric Tillman was born on July 24,1957 and is an American-born Canadian football executive who is the vice president of football operations for the Atlantic Schooners.
21 Facts About Eric Tillman
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Eric Tillman was previously the general manager of the BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Renegades, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Eric Tillman began his career as a football executive in 1981 as a member of the Houston Oilers' public relations department.
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From 1984 to 1993, Eric Tillman served as Executive Director of the Senior Bowl, a game sponsored by National Football League designed to showcase top players graduating from United States colleges.
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From 1993 to 1995, Eric Tillman was the General Manager of the BC Lions.
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Eric Tillman was to be the club's general manager, however plans fell through and the relocation did not take place and Eric Tillman remained with BC.
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Eric Tillman, however preferred overseeing a single team so in 1997 he returned to the CFL as general manager of the Toronto Argonauts.
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On October 23,2001, Eric Tillman was named the first General Manager of the expansion Ottawa Renegades.
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Part way through the 2006 CFL season, Eric Tillman was hired as the Roughriders general manager after they fired long time GM Roy Shivers.
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Eric Tillman promised to clean up the team's image and the Roughriders adopted a code of conduct which required players to obey the law, act with honesty and integrity, respect others, and take responsibility for their actions.
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Eric Tillman acquired many key players who would be part of the Roughriders 2013 championship season, including Darian Durant, Chris Getzlaf, and John Chick.
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In July 2008, Eric Tillman was given a contract extension through 2010.
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Eric Tillman was placed on paid administrative leave by the Roughriders on February 2,2009.
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Eric Tillman pleaded guilty to the charge on January 4,2010, the day his trial on this summary offence was to begin.
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Eric Tillman was granted an absolute discharge the following day and subsequently received no criminal record but was fined $50.00.
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On September 14,2010, Eric Tillman was hired as General Manager of the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Eric Tillman stated that his primary goal would be improving the team's Canadian players.
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On December 12,2011, Eric Tillman traded quarterback Ricky Ray to the Toronto Argonauts for quarterback Steven Jyles, kicker Grant Shaw, and a first-round pick.
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On November 3,2012, eight days before the Eskimos playoff game against the Toronto Argonauts, Eskimos president Len Rhodes announced that Eric Tillman had been fired.
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Rhodes stated that there "no specific reason" as to why Eric Tillman was fired, but he did point to Eric Tillman's lack of presence in the community as an issue.
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In 2014 Eric Tillman was given the title of director of US scouting and US pro personnel.