The 2000 CFL season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
, although it is officially the 43rd
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
season.
CFL News in 2000
The
CFL
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
ends the 20th century on a continued upward curve.
After the
1999 season, league attendance levels and television ratings continued to grow. Attendance around the league had an increase of 5.6%, which went over
'98 season figures as 1,718,312 fans filled their teams' stadium. Meanwhile,
TSN's television ratings also increased by 17.9% over their '98 season ratings. In 2000, CFL attendance and TSN television ratings continued to increase further going over the '99 season figures.
Both, acting Commissioner & Chairman,
John Tory
John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since 2014.
After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 ...
and President & COO,
Jeff Giles resigned from their respective posts. On Wednesday, November 1,
Michael Lysko was named as the tenth
CFL Commissioner
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
in league history.
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
hosted the
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
game and was successful in their week-long festival to celebrate the 88th championship season. The Grey Cup game, itself ended with another classic finish as the
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions played their first season ...
spoiled the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
two-point convert attempt to hang on and win the Grey Cup, 28–26. Immediately following the game, BC Lions legendary kicker
Lui Passaglia
Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a former professional Canadian football player. Passaglia was the placekicker/ punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for a record-breaking 25 years (1976–2000) and scored more points in that ...
, who kicked the winning points, retired after 25 seasons.
Regular season standings
''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points''
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
*''Teams losing in overtime are awarded one point.''
*''Calgary and Montreal both have first round byes.''
Grey Cup playoffs
The
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions played their first season ...
are the 2000
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
Champions, defeating the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
28–26, at
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
's
McMahon Stadium
McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.
The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north ...
. The Lions became the first team with a losing record (8–10, 1 OTL) to win the Grey Cup. The Lions'
Robert Drummond (RB) was named the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player
The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. This award is prese ...
and
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
(FB) was the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian
The Dick Suderman Trophy (french: Trophée Dick Suderman) for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian (''Le Canadien le plus précieux de la Coupe Grey'') is awarded annually to the Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup ...
.
Playoff bracket
CFL Leaders
*
CFL Passing Leaders
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
*
CFL Rushing Leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
See also
*List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
*List of Canadian F ...
*
CFL Receiving Leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
See also
*List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
*List of Canadian ...
2000 CFL All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian football head coach with the Calgary Stampeders and former professional player with the Stampeders and the BC Lions where he won the 2006 Grey Cup and was named the game's MVP. Dickenson als ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*RB –
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
, BC Lions
*RB –
Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
*SB –
Derrell Mitchell
Derrell Lavoice "Mookie" Mitchell (born September 16, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League slotback with the Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos and former wide receivers coach for the Edmonton Eskimos.
Junior College Career
Mitchell a ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*SB –
Milt Stegall
Milton Eugene Stegall (born January 25, 1970) is a former professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Foo ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*WR –
Curtis Marsh, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*WR –
Travis Moore
Travis Moore (born August 5, 1970) is a former professional Canadian football coach who is currently serving as the receivers and pass game coordinator coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Moore has also been a ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*C –
Bryan Chiu
Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OG –
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG –
Pierre Vercheval
Pierre Vercheval (born November 22, 1964) is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.
Vercheval played his university football at the University of Western Ontario, where he won the J. P. Metras Trophy top lineman in ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Chris Perez, BC Lions
*OT –
Bruce Beaton
Bruce Beaton (born June 13, 1968 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star three times and was ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
Defence
*DT –
Demetrious Maxie
Demetrious Maxie (born October 18, 1973) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. He has been the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Elks since 2017.
While playing with the Baltimore Stallions he won the only Grey Cup by a non-Cana ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DT –
Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Shonte Peoples, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*LB –
George White George White may refer to:
Politicians
* George White (died 1584) (c. 1530–1584), MP for Liverpool
* George White (Liberal politician) (1840–1912), British Liberal member of parliament, 1900–1912
* George E. White (politician) (1848–1935), ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*LB –
Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos
*LB –
Alondra Johnson
Alondra Johnson (born July 22, 1965) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played sixteen seasons in the CFL, mainly for the Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*CB –
Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
*CB –
Davis Sanchez
Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that c ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*DB –
Eddie Davis, Calgary Stampeders
*DB –
Barron Miles
Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tie ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*DS –
Greg Frers
Gregory Frers (born August 4, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football player who played ten years in the Canadian Football League. Frers played defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions from 1993 to 200 ...
, Calgary Stampeders
Special teams
*P –
Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
*K –
Lui Passaglia
Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a former professional Canadian football player. Passaglia was the placekicker/ punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for a record-breaking 25 years (1976–2000) and scored more points in that ...
, BC Lions
*ST –
Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2000 Western All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian football head coach with the Calgary Stampeders and former professional player with the Stampeders and the BC Lions where he won the 2006 Grey Cup and was named the game's MVP. Dickenson als ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*RB –
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
, BC Lions
*RB –
Kelvin Anderson
Kelvin Anderson (born February 4, 1972) is a former professional gridiron football player. As a running back, he rushed for over 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons in the Canadian Football League, a league record. He won the CFL's Grey Cup c ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*SB –
Terry Vaughn
Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2005, Terry Vaughn's 1113 receiving yards combined with those of his teammates (Kerry Watkins's 1364 yards, Ben C ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*SB –
Alfred Jackson, BC Lions
*WR –
Curtis Marsh, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*WR –
Travis Moore
Travis Moore (born August 5, 1970) is a former professional Canadian football coach who is currently serving as the receivers and pass game coordinator coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Moore has also been a ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*C –
Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
*OG –
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG –
Fred Childress
Fred Childress, also known as Freddie Childress (born September 17, 1966) is a former all-star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League. He was nicknamed as "the Big Chill" for his 6 feet 4 inch and 345 p ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*OT –
Chris Perez, BC Lions
*OT –
Bruce Beaton
Bruce Beaton (born June 13, 1968 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star three times and was ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
Defence
*DT –
Demetrious Maxie
Demetrious Maxie (born October 18, 1973) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. He has been the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Elks since 2017.
While playing with the Baltimore Stallions he won the only Grey Cup by a non-Cana ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DT –
Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Shonte Peoples, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Herman Smith, BC Lions
*LB –
George White George White may refer to:
Politicians
* George White (died 1584) (c. 1530–1584), MP for Liverpool
* George White (Liberal politician) (1840–1912), British Liberal member of parliament, 1900–1912
* George E. White (politician) (1848–1935), ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*LB –
Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos
*LB –
Alondra Johnson
Alondra Johnson (born July 22, 1965) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played sixteen seasons in the CFL, mainly for the Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*CB –
Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
*CB –
Eric Carter, BC Lions
*DB –
Eddie Davis, Calgary Stampeders
*DB –
Ralph Staten
Ralph Lahquan Staten (born December 3, 1974) is a former American football linebacker and defensive back. He played college football at Alabama before being selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He later al ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*DS –
Greg Frers
Gregory Frers (born August 4, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football player who played ten years in the Canadian Football League. Frers played defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions from 1993 to 200 ...
, Calgary Stampeders
Special teams
*P –
Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders
*K –
Lui Passaglia
Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a former professional Canadian football player. Passaglia was the placekicker/ punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for a record-breaking 25 years (1976–2000) and scored more points in that ...
, BC Lions
*ST –
Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
2000 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Anthony Calvillo
Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was professional football's all-time passing yards ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*RB –
Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*RB –
Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
*SB –
Derrell Mitchell
Derrell Lavoice "Mookie" Mitchell (born September 16, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League slotback with the Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos and former wide receivers coach for the Edmonton Eskimos.
Junior College Career
Mitchell a ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*SB –
Milt Stegall
Milton Eugene Stegall (born January 25, 1970) is a former professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Foo ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*WR –
Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years i ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*WR –
Robert Gordon Robert Gordon may refer to:
Entertainment
* Robert Gordon (actor) (1895–1971), silent-film actor
* Robert Gordon (director) (1913–1990), American director
* Robert Gordon (singer) (1947–2022), American rockabilly singer
* Robert Gordon (scr ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*C –
Bryan Chiu
Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OG –
Chris Burns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*OG –
Pierre Vercheval
Pierre Vercheval (born November 22, 1964) is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.
Vercheval played his university football at the University of Western Ontario, where he won the J. P. Metras Trophy top lineman in ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Dave Hack
David Hack (born April 22, 1972) is a former Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in C ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*OT –
Moe Elewonibi, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
*DT –
Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts
*DT –
Mike Philbrick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*DE –
Swift Burch, Montreal Alouettes
*DE –
Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*LB –
Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
*LB –
Calvin Tiggle
Calvin Bernard Tiggle (born November 10, 1968), is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League.
After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology (playing with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets) he played two season ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*LB –
Antonio Armstrong, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*CB –
Irvin Smith
Irvin Smith (born March 12, 1967) is a former gridiron football defensive back. Smith played college football at Maryland.
Smith attended Poolesville High School in Poolesville, Maryland, where he led the team to the state championship game ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*CB –
Davis Sanchez
Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that c ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*DB –
Chris Shelling
Christopher A. Shelling (born November 3, 1972) is a former American professional football player who was a defensive back and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), the World League of American Football (WLAF), the Canadian Football Le ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*DB –
Barron Miles
Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tie ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*DS –
Lester Smith, Montreal Alouettes
Special teams
*P –
Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
*K –
Paul Osbaldiston
Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964) is a former punter and placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 1986-2003. He was the Assistant Special Teams/Kicking Coach for the Tiger-Cats until 2014. Osbaldiston w ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*ST –
Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2000 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian football head coach with the Calgary Stampeders and former professional player with the Stampeders and the BC Lions where he won the 2006 Grey Cup and was named the game's MVP. Dickenson als ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*OT –
Moe Elewonibi, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*OT –
Chris Perez, BC Lions
*OG –
Fred Childress
Fred Childress, also known as Freddie Childress (born September 17, 1966) is a former all-star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League. He was nicknamed as "the Big Chill" for his 6 feet 4 inch and 345 p ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*OG –
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*C –
Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*RB –
Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
*FB –
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
, BC Lions
*SB –
Kez McCorvey
Kezarrick Montines McCorvey (born January 23, 1972) is a former professional football player. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He played for six years as a wide receiver and special-teams player, spend ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*SB –
Derrell Mitchell
Derrell Lavoice "Mookie" Mitchell (born September 16, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League slotback with the Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos and former wide receivers coach for the Edmonton Eskimos.
Junior College Career
Mitchell a ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*WR –
Curtis Marsh, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*WR –
Milt Stegall
Milton Eugene Stegall (born January 25, 1970) is a former professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Foo ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
*DE –
Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*DE –
Herman Smith, BC Lions
*DT –
Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts
*DT –
Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
*LB –
Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders
*LB –
Alondra Johnson
Alondra Johnson (born July 22, 1965) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played sixteen seasons in the CFL, mainly for the Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*LB –
Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos
*CB –
Juran Bolden
Juran T. Bolden (born June 27, 1974) is a former American cornerback of American and Canadian football. He last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 2007. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*CB –
Davis Sanchez
Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that c ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*HB –
Jackie Kellogg
Jackie Kellogg (born March 29, 1971) is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), Arena Football League (AFL) and XFL. He played college football at Ea ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*HB –
Barron Miles
Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tie ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*S –
Greg Frers
Gregory Frers (born August 4, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football player who played ten years in the Canadian Football League. Frers played defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions from 1993 to 200 ...
, Calgary Stampeders
Special teams
*K –
Lui Passaglia
Lui Passaglia (born June 7, 1954) is a former professional Canadian football player. Passaglia was the placekicker/ punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for a record-breaking 25 years (1976–2000) and scored more points in that ...
, BC Lions
*P –
Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
*ST –
Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Head coach
*
Charlie Taaffe
Charlie Taaffe (April 20, 1950 – October 29, 2019) was an American gridiron football coach. After retiring in 2014, he was hired by a company called Quarterback Country to run a year-round quarterback training and development program. He serve ...
, Montreal Alouettes
2000 CFL Awards
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...
–
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian football head coach with the Calgary Stampeders and former professional player with the Stampeders and the BC Lions where he won the 2006 Grey Cup and was named the game's MVP. Dickenson als ...
(QB), Calgary Stampeders
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –
Sean Millington
Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and currently does colour commentary for the CFL’s website and the CBC. He has also acted in several movies and television shows.
Before the CFL
In 1984, ...
(RB), BC Lions
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...
–
Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memor ...
–
Pierre Vercheval
Pierre Vercheval (born November 22, 1964) is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.
Vercheval played his university football at the University of Western Ontario, where he won the J. P. Metras Trophy top lineman in ...
(OG), Montreal Alouettes
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the ...
–
Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*
CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award –
Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*
CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award –
Mike Morreale
Mike Morreale (born August 10, 1971) is the Commissioner and CEO of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He is a former award-winning receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early years
A graduate of Cardinal Newman Secondary Scho ...
(SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*
CFL's Coach of the Year –
Charlie Taaffe
Charlie Taaffe (April 20, 1950 – October 29, 2019) was an American gridiron football coach. After retiring in 2014, he was hired by a company called Quarterback Country to run a year-round quarterback training and development program. He serve ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*
Commissioner's Award The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introd ...
-
Jeff Giles, Toronto
References
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