Roy Shivers

Roy Shivers
Born: (1941-07-08) July 8, 1941 (age 83)
Halley, Arkansas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Running back
CollegeUtah State
AFL draft1965, round: Red Shirt 8, pick: 62
Drafted bySan Diego Chargers[1]
NFL draft1965, round: 19 / Pick 264
Career history
As administrator
1986–1989BC Lions
(Director of player personnel)
1990Calgary Stampeders
(U. S. Scout)
1991–1994Calgary Stampeders
(Assistant general manager)
1995Birmingham Barracudas
(General manager)
1996–1999Calgary Stampeders
(Assistant general manager)
2000–2006Saskatchewan Roughriders
(General manager)
2008–2013BC Lions
(Director of player personnel)
2014–2017BC Lions
(Football Operations Consultant, Scout)
As coach
1983–1985BC Lions
(Special Teams Coach)
As player
1966–1972St. Louis Cardinals
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Games played85
Rushing yards680
Rushing touchdowns10
Receptions38
Receiving yards400
Receiving touchdowns4

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.

  1. ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Maragos, Costa (2004). "Roy Shivers: Football First". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2009.