Born: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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Career information | |
College | Ottawa |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1981–1983 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (Asst. coach) |
1984–1985 | Penn State Nittany Lions (Grad Assistant) |
1986–1987 | Florida Gators ( RC) |
1988–1992 | Penn State Nittany Lions (RC) |
1993–2000 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (RC/ QC) |
2001–2003 | UCF Knights (QC) |
2004– 2005 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats ( OC) |
2006 | BC Lions ( RBC) |
2007 | BC Lions (RC) |
2008 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (RBC) |
2009 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (QC) |
2010– 2011 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OC) |
2012 | Edmonton Eskimos ( Run game coordinator) |
2013– 2019 | Ottawa Gee-Gees ( HC) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honours | 2006 Grey Cup champion |
Jamie Barresi is a Canadian football coach who was most recently the head coach of the University of Ottawa's football team, the Ottawa Gee-Gees. [1] He was hired as the team's head coach on January 15, 2013 and coached the team for seven years with a 35-21 record. It was announced on March 20, 2020 that Barresi was leaving the program. [2] He coached professionally in the Canadian Football League for nine years including his role as running backs coach for the BC Lions in 2006 where he won a Grey Cup championship. He played CIAU football as a quarterback for the Gee-Gees from 1976 to 1979.