Joe Paopao
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Joe Paopao is a long-time coach in the Canadian Football League
, who last served as a head coach in the CFL for the Ottawa Renegades
from 2001–2005. (He was named head coach
on December 18, 2001 and fired on November 7, 2005). As of August 28, 2006, Paopao was relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator of the struggling Hamilton Tiger-Cats
.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Paopao began his CFL career as a quarterback
for the BC Lions
in 1978
. He was nicknamed the "Throwin' Samoan" for his great ability to pass, as he led the Lions in passing for the next three seasons and set a CFL record in 1979
for pass completions in a single game. By 1983
, he had lost the starting job to Roy Dewalt
. In 1984
he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders
and again led that team in passing. He was traded to the Ottawa Rough Riders
in 1987
, and the following year to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
. That year he was named the offensive backfield coach of the BC Lions, thus beginning his illustrious CFL coaching career. The next year however, he went back to his old position of quarterback for the Lions, backing up Doug Flutie
, in his last season.
In 1991
, Paopao was made the quarterback coach of the Lions. In 1992
he was made their offensive co-ordinator where he remained until becoming the offensive co-ordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos
in 1994
. In 1996
Paopao became head coach of the Lions, but later found himself as offensive co-ordinator once again, this time for the Blue Bombers. He went back to the Lions in 1999
and was made assistant head coach. In 2001
he found himself as the offensive co-ordinator of the San Francisco Demons
of the XFL
. That league only lasted one season, and he was later picked up by the new Renegades
franchise in Ottawa
where he coached from 2002–2005, compiling a 23 Win-49 Loss record. Paopao was then hired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
and named offensive co-ordinator for the 2006 season. He was later relieved of his duties with the Tiger-Cats on August 28, 2006.
Joe Paopao had many years of being an offensive co-ordinator in the CFL.
In 1992, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 472 points and were ranked 7th offensively for points scored.
In 1993, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 574 points and were ranked 3rd offensively for points scored.
In 1994, he was offensive co-ordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos and his team scored 518 points and were ranked 5th offensively for points scored.
In 1999, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 429 points and were ranked 5th offensively for points scored.
In 2000, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 513 points and were ranked 6th offensively for points scored.
In 2006, he was offensive co-ordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and his team scored 292 points and were ranked 8th offensively for points scored.
Paopao is a longtime resident of Oceanside
, California.
Paopao is currently the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the University of Waterloo
Warriors
.
He was added to the BC Lions Wall of Fame in 2007. http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=18137&writer=0
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....
, who last served as a head coach in the CFL for the Ottawa Renegades
Ottawa Renegades
Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded...
from 2001–2005. (He was named head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
on December 18, 2001 and fired on November 7, 2005). As of August 28, 2006, Paopao was relieved of his duties as offensive coordinator of the struggling Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., Paopao began his CFL career as a quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the BC Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...
in 1978
1978 CFL season
The 1978 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 25th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 21st Canadian Football League season.-Final regular season standings:...
. He was nicknamed the "Throwin' Samoan" for his great ability to pass, as he led the Lions in passing for the next three seasons and set a CFL record in 1979
1979 CFL season
The 1979 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 26th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 22nd Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1979:...
for pass completions in a single game. By 1983
1983 CFL season
The 1983 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 30th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 26th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1983:...
, he had lost the starting job to Roy Dewalt
Roy Dewalt
Roy Dewalt is a former Canadian Football League quarterback who, in a career lasting nine years, played for the BC Lions between 1980 and 1987, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders in 1988....
. In 1984
1984 CFL season
The 1984 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 31st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 27th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1984:...
he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
and again led that team in passing. He was traded to the Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
in 1987
1987 CFL season
The 1987 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 34th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1987:...
, and the following year to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
. That year he was named the offensive backfield coach of the BC Lions, thus beginning his illustrious CFL coaching career. The next year however, he went back to his old position of quarterback for the Lions, backing up Doug Flutie
Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League...
, in his last season.
In 1991
1991 CFL season
The 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1991:...
, Paopao was made the quarterback coach of the Lions. In 1992
1992 CFL season
-1992 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie , Calgary Stampeders*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ray Elgaard , Saskatchewan Roughriders*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Willie Pless , Edmonton Eskimos...
he was made their offensive co-ordinator where he remained until becoming the offensive co-ordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
in 1994
1994 CFL season
The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1994:...
. In 1996
1996 CFL season
The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1996:...
Paopao became head coach of the Lions, but later found himself as offensive co-ordinator once again, this time for the Blue Bombers. He went back to the Lions in 1999
1999 CFL season
-1999 CFL Awards:*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Danny McManus , Hamilton Tiger-Cats*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike O'Shea , Toronto Argonauts*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Calvin Tiggle , Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
and was made assistant head coach. In 2001
2001 CFL season
The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:...
he found himself as the offensive co-ordinator of the San Francisco Demons
San Francisco Demons
The San Francisco Demons were a short-lived springtime American football team based in San Francisco, California. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States...
of the XFL
XFL
The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of WWE...
. That league only lasted one season, and he was later picked up by the new Renegades
Ottawa Renegades
Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded...
franchise in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
where he coached from 2002–2005, compiling a 23 Win-49 Loss record. Paopao was then hired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
and named offensive co-ordinator for the 2006 season. He was later relieved of his duties with the Tiger-Cats on August 28, 2006.
Joe Paopao had many years of being an offensive co-ordinator in the CFL.
In 1992, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 472 points and were ranked 7th offensively for points scored.
In 1993, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 574 points and were ranked 3rd offensively for points scored.
In 1994, he was offensive co-ordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos and his team scored 518 points and were ranked 5th offensively for points scored.
In 1999, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 429 points and were ranked 5th offensively for points scored.
In 2000, he was offensive co-ordinator for the British Columbia Lions and his team scored 513 points and were ranked 6th offensively for points scored.
In 2006, he was offensive co-ordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and his team scored 292 points and were ranked 8th offensively for points scored.
Paopao is a longtime resident of Oceanside
Oceanside, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...
, California.
Paopao is currently the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
Warriors
Waterloo Warriors
The Waterloo Warriors are the athletic teams that represent the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors have found success over certain spans in football, hockey, rugby, golf and basketball among others, and the Warriors have won national championships in hockey ,...
.
He was added to the BC Lions Wall of Fame in 2007. http://www.bclions.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=18137&writer=0
CFL coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | BC 1996 BC Lions season The 1996 BC Lions finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-Western Division All-Star Selections:... |
1996 1996 CFL season The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1996:... |
5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 5th in West Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Total | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 0 West Division Championships |
0 | 0 | 0 Grey Cups | |||
| OTT 2002 Ottawa Renegades season The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL... |
2002 2002 CFL season The 2002 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 49th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 45th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2002:... |
4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 4th in East Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | ||
| OTT 2003 Ottawa Renegades season The 2003 Ottawa Renegades season was the 2nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 2nd overall. The Renegades finished the season with an improved 7–11 record, but still failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
2003 2003 CFL season The 2003 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2003:... |
7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 3rd in East Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | ||
| OTT 2004 Ottawa Renegades season The 2004 Ottawa Renegades season was the 3rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 3rd overall. The Renegades finished the season with a 5–13 record and failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-References:... |
2004 2004 CFL season The 2004 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 47th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2004:... |
5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 4th in East Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | ||
| OTT 2005 Ottawa Renegades season The 2005 Ottawa Renegades season was the 4th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and overall. The Renegades finished the season with a 7–11 record and failed to make the playoffs.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Playoffs:... |
2005 2005 CFL season The 2005 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2005:... |
7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 3rd in East Division | – | – | Missed Playoffs | ||
| OTT Total | 23 | 49 | 0 | .319 | 0 East Division Championships |
0 | 0 | 0 Grey Cups | |||
| Total | 28 | 62 | 0 | .311 | 0 Division Championships |
0 | 0 | 0 Grey Cups | |||