Jim Ballard

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Jim Ballard
Career information
Date of birth:	(1972-04-16) April 16, 1972
Place of birth:	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Position(s):	Quarterback
College:	Mount Union
Organizations
As player:
1994 1995 1996, 1998 1997-1998 1999, 2002 2000 2001 2001 2002	Cincinnati Bengals London Monarchs (NFL Europe) Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe) Buffalo Bills Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)* Buffalo Destroyers (Arena Football) Indiana Firebirds (Arena Football) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
College Football Hall of Fame

James "Jim" Ballard (born April 16, 1972) is a former Arena Football League quarterback for the Buffalo Destroyers in 2001 and the Indiana Firebirds in 2002 and 2003. Ballard also played in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts in 2002 and 1999 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2000. Ballard's first experience with pro-football came in NFL Europe with the London Monarchs in 1995 and the Scottish Claymores in 1996 with whom he won the World Bowl IV Championship. Ballard would later re-join the Claymores in 1998. He also was a backup in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1994 and for the Buffalo Bills in 1997 and 1998, although he did not play a down in the regular season in the NFL.

As a coach, Ballard has experience at Mount Union College as QB coach in 1994-95, Alliance High School as QB coach in 1996 and 1998, Cuyahoga Falls High School as QB coach in 2001-04, and Assistant Head Coach of the Canton Legends of the American Indoor Football Association in 2005.

In 2011, Ballard was named as the commissioner of the Continental Indoor Football League.

Ballard was an All-American at Mount Union College. In 2008 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.^[1]

References

↑ Turner, Jamie (July 17, 2008). "Mount Union's Jim Ballard eager for College Football Hall of Fame induction". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

External links

v t e Gagliardi Trophy winners

1993: Ballard 1994: Bender 1995: Palmer 1996: Erickson 1997: Borchert 1998: Hvistendahl 1999: Ragsdale 2000: Johnson 2001: Moore 2002: Pugh 2003: Bl. Elliott 2004: Myers 2005: Br. Elliott 2006: Brehm 2007: Beaver 2008: Micheli 2009: Westemeyer 2010: Watt 2011: Zweifel 2012: Williams 2013: Burke

v t e Melberger Award winners

1993: Ballard 1994: Bender 1995: Kusick 1996: Borchert 1997: Borchert 1998: Burton 1999: Pingel 2000: Bowers 2001: Moore 2002: Pincelli 2003: Trichilo 2004: Trichilo 2005: Elliott 2006: Sharpe 2007: Boltus 2008: Kmic 2009: Tanney 2010: McLaughlin 2011: Cordivari

v t e Scottish Claymores starting quarterbacks

Lee Williamson (1995) Matt Blundin (1995) Steve Matthews (1996) Jim Ballard (1996) Dave Barr (1997) Spence Fischer (1997) Jim Ballard (1998) Dameyune Craig (1999) Kevin Daft (2000) Clint Stoerner (2001) Scott Dreisbach (2002) James Brown (2002) Craig Nall (2003) Nate Hybl (2004) Curt Anes (2004) Tom Arth (2004)

Toronto Argonauts starting quarterbacks

Persondata
Name	Ballard, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	April 16, 1972
Place of birth	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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