20 Facts About Jim Speros

Jim Speros played linebacker and defensive line while at Clemson University and later served as a graduate assistant on their coaching staff.

Jim Speros was a member of the 1978 Gator Bowl winning team, and the 1981 National Championship team during his time at Clemson.

When Jim Speros accepted the job to serve on Joe Gibbs' staff, it made him the youngest full-time assistant coach in NFL history.

In 1984 Jim Speros accepted a coaching position with the Buffalo Bills, where he served from 1984 to 1985.

In 1993, the Canadian Football League finalized their six-team expansion into the United States, with Jim Speros being named the Owner and Team President of the Baltimore CFL Colts, the most successful team from the Canadian football league expansion south to the United States.

Jim Speros managed to build a successful franchise in Baltimore with crowds that consistently topped 30,000 at the renovated four-decade old Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street in northeast Baltimore over its two-year existence.

Jim Speros knew that Canadian football was very different from the American game, and stocked the Stallions with CFL veterans.

Rather than face being effectively reduced to "minor league" status, Jim Speros moved the team to Montreal to become the current incarnation of the Alouettes.

However, the CFL refused to let Jim Speros' team keep their legacy as the Stallions, though it allowed him to reclaim the history and records of the previous two incarnations of the Alouettes.

In May 2010, Jim Speros rejected an overture to buy the United Football League's Florida Tuskers.

Jim Speros named former Washington Commanders quarterback Doug Williams as the team's general manager.

In late August 2010, Jim Speros backed out of negotiations due to multiple flaws in the contracts presented to him as well as the league structure.

Jim Speros specifically cited the inability for him to acquire an entire franchise instead of investing in a single-entity league.

However, Jim Speros said he remained open to purchasing the team if terms changed, and that he continued to support the league's efforts in the region.

Jim Speros, who grew up in the restaurant business, is the founder and owner of several upscale sports restaurants in the Northern Virginia area.

Jim Speros served as chairman, President and CEO of Chalk, Inc.

Jim Speros served on the Board of Directors from 2000 through 2008.

Jim Speros served for twelve years as member of the Board of Directors of Braintech, Inc.

Jim Speros is a founding partner, owner and served as Vice Chairman of National Capital Golf Ventures, LLC, a privately held golf and real estate development company with properties in the Mid Atlantic.

Jim Speros is a 1977 graduate from St John's College High School, a Christian Brothers Roman Catholic high school in Washington, DC.