Toronto, ON - (January 27, 2011) - Jim Barker, Ken Miller and Marc Trestman are the nominees for the 2010 Canadian Football League Coach of the Year Award, the league announced today.
"All three of these gentlemen are tremendous leaders in our league and are well deserving of this nomination," said CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon.
"On behalf of the Board of Governors, I would like to thank them for their continued professionalism, dedication and passion for our great league."
The winner will be presented the Annis Stukus Trophy on Friday, February 25 at the 50th Coach of the Year celebration held at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.
The 2010 Coach of the Year nominees were selected by 53 voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada.
JIM BARKER
In his first season as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, Barker led his team to a 9-9 record, third place in the East Division and just one win away from a berth in the 98th Grey Cup. Barker turned a team around that had a combined record of 7-29 in the previous two seasons.
This is Barker's second stint in Toronto. In 1997, Barker was the mastermind behind the team's offence, which is regarded as one of the most successful in CFL history. Two years later Barker was named head coach of the Argos, making him the youngest head coach in the CFL at that time. Following a successful five years as a player personnel executive with the Calgary Stampeders, Barker was hired as head coach of the Argonauts during the 2010 off-season. Recently, Barker was also promoted to General Manager.
KEN MILLER
In 2010, Miller led the Saskatchewan Roughriders 10-8 record and second place in the West Division. Miller also coached his team to two playoff victories, returning the Roughriders to the Grey Cup for the second straight year. The veteran CFL coach recently retired from the sidelines and is now serving as Vice President of Football Operations for the Roughriders.
Miller first joined the Saskatchewan coaching staff in 2007 as offensive co-ordinator, playing a key role in a 'Rider offence that led the CFL in touchdowns that year and helped win the Grey Cup.
Prior to joining the CFL as an assistant coach with the Toronto Argonauts in 2002, Miller spent nearly four decades coaching at the university and high school level in southern California.
MARC TRESTMAN
Trestman led the Montreal Alouettes in 2010 to a 12-6 record, first place in the East Division and a second straight Grey Cup championship.
In his three seasons with the Alouettes, Trestman has coached them to an overall record of 38-16, three East Division Championships, three Grey Cup appearances and two championships.
His impressive NCAA and NFL coaching resume includes successful stints tutoring some of the greatest quarterbacks in U.S. history, including Bernie Kosar, Steve Young and Rich Gannon. He has been credited with helping the Alouettes' superb quarterback Anthony Calvillo, the Most Outstanding Player in the CFL in 2009 and the Most Valuable Player in the 2009 Grey Cup, reach new heights.
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