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Canadian gridiron football executive (born 1981)

Shawn Burke
Ottawa Redblacks
Burke with the Redblacks in 2023
Born:1981 (age 43–44)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)General manager
CollegeDurham College
High schoolOur Lady of Lourdes
Career history
As administrator
2007–2010Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Director of Community Relations)
2009–2010Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Director of Communications)
2011–2015Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Director of Football Operations)
2016–2018Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Assistant General Manager)
2019–2021Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Senior Director of Player Personnel and Co-Manager of Football Operations)
2022–presentOttawa Redblacks
(General Manager)

Shawn Burke (born 1981) is the general manager of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He previously spent 15 years in administrative and personnel related positions with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Burke is a graduate of the Sports Administration program at Durham College.

Administrative career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Burke was first hired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as the team's director of community relations in 2007 and would watch game film with Ron Lancaster. He added the title of director of communications in 2009, serving in both roles for two years. He then moved to the technical side of the franchise as he was named director of football operations in 2011. Burke was promoted to assistant general manager on March 11, 2016, while retaining many of his previous responsibilities. After three years in the assistant GM role, he was named senior director of personnel and co-manager of football operations, along with Drew Allemang, on January 3, 2019, effectively making the pair the team's co-general managers. Under two seasons of Burke in the top personnel position, the Tiger-Cats had a 23–9 record and appeared in two Grey Cup games.

Ottawa Redblacks

On December 19, 2021, Burke was named the general manager of the Ottawa Redblacks. In his first two years as general manager, the team lost their starting quarterback, Jeremiah Masoli to injury and posted back-to-back 4–14 records.

Personal life

Both of Burke's parents died of lung cancer by the time he was 20 years old. Burke has one brother, Dave Burke Jr.

References

  1. ^ "Guelph native Shawn Burke overcomes family tragedy to succeed as a player off the field for Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Guelph Mercury. November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Redblacks usher in new era, name Shawn Burke franchise's general manager". Ottawa Redblacks. December 19, 2021.
  3. "Eric Tillman won't be signing new GM deal with Hamilton Tiger-Cats: source". The Globe and Mail. January 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tiger-Cats name McManus head U.S. scout". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 22, 2011.
  5. "Tiger-Cats promote Tillman to general manager; Allemang, Burke appointed assistant general managers". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. March 11, 2016.
  6. "Tiger-Cats promote Allemang, Burke, GM Tillman not returning". Sportsnet. January 3, 2019.

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats general managers

# denotes interim general manager; * denotes defacto general manager

Ottawa Redblacks general managers
Formerly the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1913, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1913–1930) and Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005)

# denotes interim general manager

Canadian Football League general managers by team
West Division
East Division
  • Asterisk (*) denotes a de facto general manager, performing GM duties either under a different title or in addition to other roles
  1. "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 179. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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