Eric Tillman

Eric Tillman
Atlantic Schooners
Date of birth (1957-07-24) July 24, 1957 (age 67)
Place of birthJackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Vice president of football operations
US collegeMississippi
Career history
As administrator
1981Houston Oilers (PR)
19821983Montreal Concordes (PP)
1984–1992Senior Bowl (ED)
19931994BC Lions (GM)
1995–1996WLAF (ED)
1997, 1999Toronto Argonauts (GM)
20012004Ottawa Renegades (GM)
20062009Saskatchewan Roughriders (GM)
20102012Edmonton Eskimos (GM)
As Administrator (cont)
2013Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Consultant)
20142015Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Scout./PP)
20162018Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM)
2019–presentAtlantic Schooners (VP)
Career highlights and awards

Eric Tillman (born July 24, 1957)[1][2] is an American-born Canadian football executive who is the vice president of football operations for the Atlantic Schooners. He was previously the general manager of the BC Lions (1993–94), Toronto Argonauts (1997, 1999), Ottawa Renegades (2002–04),[2] Saskatchewan Roughriders (2006–2010),[3][4] Edmonton Eskimos (2010–2012), and Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2016–2018). As a general manager, Tillman has won the Grey Cup three times (1994, 1997, and 2007).[2][3] In addition to his career as an executive, Tillman has also worked as a CFL analyst for TSN, the CBC, and Rogers Sportsnet in 1998, 2000, and 2005.[3]

  1. ^ "'This has become home for us': Tillman". The Leader-Post. July 16, 2008. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Tillman is fan friendly". www.canada.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Tillman's future in CFL in doubt". CBC. January 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ Murray McCormick (January 5, 2010). "Tillman stands behind Saskatchewan Roughriders' code of conduct". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-06-28.