Jim Barker

Jim Barker
Barker with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022
Toronto Argonauts
TitleDirector of player personnel
Personal information
Born (1956-08-25) August 25, 1956
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Career history
Coaching
1978–1981San Francisco State (AST)
1982–1984Occidental (AST)
1985–1987New Mexico State (AST)
1988Nevada (AST)
1989–1995Pomona-Pitzer (AST)
1996Montreal Alouettes (AST)
19971998Toronto Argonauts (OC/OLC)
1999Toronto Argonauts (HC)
2001Los Angeles Xtreme (OC)
2002Montreal Alouettes (OC/QC)
2003Calgary Stampeders (HC)
20102011Toronto Argonauts (HC)
20192020Hamilton Tiger-Cats (AST)
Operations
20052007Calgary Stampeders (GM)
20082009Calgary Stampeders (VP/Dir PP)
20112017Toronto Argonauts (GM)
20192020Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Consultant)
2022Toronto Argonauts (Senior advisor)
2026–presentToronto Argonauts (Dir PP)
Awards and highlights

James Barker (born August 25, 1956) is an American professional football executive who is the director of player personnel for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Barker served as the general manager of the Calgary Stampeders from 2005 to 2007, and the Argonauts from 2011 to 2016. He was also the head coach of the Argonauts in 1999, with the Stampeders in 2003, and then again with the Argos from 2010 to 2011. He has also been a sports analyst for the CFL on TSN. Barker has also served as a football operations consultant and assistant coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is a five-time Grey Cup champion having won twice as an assistant coach and three times as a football administrator.