Robert Gordon | |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1968 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Wide receiver |
College: | Nebraska at Omaha |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Team3: | BC Lions |
Playing Team4: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Team5: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Years6: | 1998 |
Playing Team6: | Orlando Predators |
Playing Years7: | – |
Playing Team7: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years8: | 2001–2002 |
Playing Team8: | Detroit Fury |
Playing Years9: | 2005 |
Playing Team9: | Los Angeles Avengers |
Coaching Team1: | Omaha Mammoths (Asst) |
Coaching Years1: | 2014 |
Coaching Team2: | Shenyang Black Rhinos (HC) |
Coaching Team3: | Montreal Alouettes (WR) |
Career Highlights: |
Robert Gordon (born July 9, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for thirteen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), six of those for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was a CFL Eastern All Star in 1999 and 2000. In 1998, 2001–2002 and 2005, he played in the Arena Football League for several teams.
Gordan was an assistant coach for the Omaha Mammoths of the Fall Experimental Football League in 2014.[1] On May 9, 2017, Gordon was introduced as the new head coach of the Shenyang Black Rhinos of the China Arena Football League.[2]
Gordon was honoured in October 2018 at the annual Hall of Fame Legacy Dinner for the Winnipeg Football Club. [3]
Gordan was named wide receivers coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in June 2019.[4] He coached for the Alouettes for two seasons, but was not retained following the 2021 season.[5]