Jim Daley (born July 15, 1951) is a

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coach, who currently serves as the

special teams coordinator A special teams coordinator (STC) is a Coach (sport), coach responsible for a gridiron football team's special teams unit. Generally, the special teams coordinator, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator represent the second level of a t ...

and assistant head coach for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men football team. He has previously coached in the

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from 1990 to 2014, including as

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for the

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...

and

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...

. He has also been the head coach for the

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and Ottawa Sooners. He won a

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as head coach of the Sooners in 1984 and a

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championship in

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as an assistant coach.

Coaching career

Daley served as the

for the Ottawa Sooners from 1982 to 1984 where he led the team to a

in 1984. He was then hired as the head coach for the

in 1985 and served in that role until 1990. Daley started his CFL coaching career as the

for the

Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded on September 19, 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup cham ...

in 1991. In 1993 he moved from ST co-ordinator to DL coach. He quit during the season over management's insistence to play former NFL start Dexter Manley at DE over Lybrant Robinson. In 1994 he was hired by Saskatchewan to coach the

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play closer to the line ...

s and was promoted to

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator (DC) is a coach responsible for a gridiron football team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's coaching structure, wit ...

in 1995. In 1996, he was named the team's head coach. He served as the team's head coach from 1996 to 1998, where he finished with a losing record in each of his three seasons as coach, but was able to lead the team to the 1997 Grey Cup game, where they lost to the

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47–23. Daley joined the

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as the team's

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and won his first

championship in

when the team defeated the

in the 89th Grey Cup. He served as an assistant coach with the Stampeders for four seasons. In

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, Daley joined the

as the team's special teams coordinator and defensive line coach. He became interim

after Dave Ritchie was fired part way through the 2004 season. He finished the season with a 5–6 record, but the team missed the playoffs. He was named the full-time head coach for the 2005 season, but was dismissed at the end of the year as the team finished in last place in the Western Conference. In 2007, Daley was hired by the CFL as a league official to work as senior director of officiating development. In 2009, Daley was hired by the

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as the team's

and defensive line coach. Shortly following the 2009 season on December 9, 2009, Daley later resigned from his position. On February 18, 2010, it was announced that Daley had re-joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders, this time as their special teams coordinator. He coached in the

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, but the team lost to the

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. It was announced on January 14, 2011, that his contract would not be renewed by the Roughriders. On February 3, 2012, it was announced that Daley had joined the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

' coaching staff as their special teams coordinator. Daley became the special teams coordinator of the

for the 2014 season. In January 2015, he had to turn down an offer to return for the 2015 season as Toronto's special teams coordinator for personal and health reasons. On June 5, 2015, the St. Francis Xavier X-Men announced that Daley was going to join the team's coaching staff as their special teams coordinator for the 2015 season. 2024 marked his ninth season in this position.

CFL coaching record

References

External links

St. Francis Xavier X-Men bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daley, Jim 1951 births Living people Edmonton Elks coaches Calgary Stampeders coaches Canadian football people from Ottawa Gridiron football people from Ontario Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches Ottawa Gee-Gees football coaches Ottawa Rough Riders coaches Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches St. Francis Xavier X-Men football coaches Toronto Argonauts coaches Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaches