Equipment Manager

Entering his 23rd season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Equipment Manager Brad Fotty is the man in charge of ordering, maintaining and repairing all equipment for players during practice and games. His foremost duty is the protection of the players by fitting each one with customized equipment for maximum protection.  Fotty also coordinates the transportation of the team’s equipment to and from each road site.

Fotty began his career with the Blue Bombers in 1990, assisting visiting teams when they came to town. In 1993, he became the Assistant Equipment Manager, a position he held until 1997 when he took on his current post.  Fotty also spent nine years as a visiting locker room attendant for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.

Fotty is instrumental in the success of the Blue Bombers, having to make quick decisions to not only ensure the safety of the players but to also give the Blue Bombers the best opportunity to succeed.

Fotty has only missed one game in the last 16 seasons – when his wife Sandy gave birth to their second daughter, Brooklyn, in 2009.  An avid fisher, Fotty resides in Winnipeg year-round with his wife and two children, Madison and Brooklyn and enjoys spending his spare time with his family.