Jeff Fisher

 Bellingham Eagles, Puget Sound Jets, Northwest Avalanche, Bellingham Bulldogs

Defensive End/Tight End, Coach and Owner

1996-2011

One of the "good character guys" of semi pro football, Jeff Fisher earned that title off the field, but on the field, he could flip that switch and be one of the toughest and competitive players between the white lines. 

"Bigfish” started his Semi Pro career in 1996 under Richard Fleck with the Bellingham
Eagles. Coming off a professional fighting career he needed a change and not accepting an
invitation to play college football still haunted him. Coming in intimidated at first he showed up
to practice on a Wednesday night and intending to try tight end but found himself starting at
defensive end the following Saturday. Accounting for two sacks and stuffing the run, the opposing coach could be heard yelling; "RUN AWAY FROM THAT GUYS SIDE"!

So began a love affair with semi pro football for the next 15 years. Jeff Played as hard as
any and was a feared defensive end in the NWFL. He was a FASCO All-Star selection in 1996 and 2001 as an Eagle.

When the Eagles shut down in 2001 he was recruited by the 2002 Puget Sound Jets and Ken Austin. The Jets went undefeated and won a national championship with the AFA that year with Fish playing defensive tackle and backup tight end to another hall of famer Bryan Pittman who went on to play in the NFL with the Houston Texans.

Upon moving back to Bellingham in 2004 he was asked to be a player/coach for the newly formed Northwest Avalanche.  With the Avalanche, Jeff played on and coached the defensive line , eventually taking over as defensive coordinator in 2007.

In 2008 Jeff was coerced by fellow player Joe Porras to make football great again in
Bellingham by taking over the Avalanche and taking some of his marketing ideas and men’s
ministry experience re-branding the team to become the Bellingham Bulldogs. The Bulldogs
were a team built with character over talent. In only his 2nd year as an owner, the team of young
talented Northwest Washington and Canadian players rose to 3rd in the country (North American Football League)  Big Fish had built a winner with only 6 guys that had ever played semi pro ball in their past, with the rest of the squad being "new bloods".

The 2010 rolled to a 13-0 record in the NAFL and played for the NAFL National Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC falling just short to the Nashville Storm.

The proudest accomplishment for Jeff with his Bulldogs was being the only team ever awarded
the NAFL Team of the Year 2 years in a row for the class act the Bulldogs were both on and off
the field. 3 weeks later Jeff suffered a stroke and had to give up Semi Pro football but the
relationships, camaraderie and love of the game at this level will always be with him. NO matter
where Jeff ends up in his life he always has been and always will be a Seahawk fan for life.

Playing in three All-Star games and two National games including the 2002 AFA Championship with the Puget Sound Jets and the 2010 NAFL Championship with the Bellingham Bulldogs, Jeff was known to take the bests parts of the semi pro game and put behind it a business and marketing mind that was well above his peers in the Northwest Leagues as the owner of the Bulldogs.

In his words:

"LIFE: Jeff lives with his wife Allison of 18 years, his two boys Lucas (12) and Aidan (16). He is
a part time men’s minister and hopes to be doing that full time by 2020. He has coached several
youth teams with his son who played in the Pro Football Hall of Fame National Championship
Series in 2018 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.

Greatest Highlights of Jeff’s Life includes all the above, bodyguarding his greatest hero of all time Mohammed Ali. Winning men’s hearts for My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"

Honors

2010 NAFL National Championship Game - Bellingham Bulldogs

2009 NAFL Owner of the Year - Bellingham Bulldogs

2002 AFA National Champions - Puget Sound Jets

2001 - FASCO All Star - Bellingham Eagles

1996 - FASCO All Star - Bellingham Eagles

Career

Bellingham Eagles, Defensive End (1996-2001)

Puget Sound Jets, Defensive End/Tight End (2002)

Northwest Avalanche, Player/Coach (2004-2007)

Bellingham Bulldogs, Founder/Owner (2008-2010)

Jeff Fisher with his hero, Mohammad Ali in 2000 while serving as a bodyguard.