Jim Popp is the general manager

General manager

General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...

 of the Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

 football club of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

 (CFL).

One of the more successful general managers in CFL history, Popp has won four Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

s (1995 with the Baltimore Stallions

Baltimore Stallions

The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team...

; 2002, 2009, and 2010

98th Grey Cup

The 98th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game played between the Eastern Division champion Montreal Alouettes and Western Division champion Saskatchewan Roughriders to decide the champion of the Canadian Football League for the 2010 season...

 with the Montreal Alouettes). He is under contract through the 2014 season.

He was named general manager of the Stallions in 1995, and followed the team to Montreal in 1996. He has also served two terms as the team's head coach. The first time, he took over after management (Popp, team president Larry Smith, and owner Robert Wetenhall) fired Rod Rust

Rod Rust

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 in the midst of a long losing streak during the 2001 season

2001 CFL season

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. The second time, he took over on October 4, 2006 following the resignation of Don Matthews

Don Matthews

Don Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", is a former head coach of several teams in the Canadian Football League and is the second winningest head coach in CFL history with 231 wins...

  and continued until after the 2007 season. http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=22114

CFL coaching record

Team

|Regular Season

MTL Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

2001

0

1

0

.000

3rd in East Division

0

1

Lost in Division Semis

MTL

2006

2

2

0

.500

1st in East Division

1

1

Lost in Grey Cup

MTL

2007

8

10

0

.444

3rd in East Division

0

1

Lost in Division Semis

External links

• Montreal Alouettes profile