The 2004 CFL season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day

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, although it is officially the 47th

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season.

CFL News in 2004

Neil Payne retired from his position as Director of Officiating in February and was replaced by George Black. Former Eskimos Head Coach, Tom Higgins was named as the 2003 Coach of the Year. CFL Commissioner Tom E. Wright, announced that

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would host the

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for 2005. Furthermore, CFL Commissioner Tom E. Wright also announced in late October, that

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would be the host of the

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for 2006. Wayne Smith of Appalachian State University was drafted first overall in the 2004 CFL Draft by the

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. Former player, broadcaster and football administrator, Mike Wadsworth died in April. In September, the

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inducted

Larry Highbaugh Larry Highbaugh (January 14, 1949 – March 21, 2017) was an American defensive back who played with the BC Lions from 1971 to 1972 and the Edmonton Eskimos from 1972 to 1983 of the Canadian Football League. He won six Grey Cup championships whi ...

Cal Murphy Cal Murphy (March 12, 1932 – February 18, 2012) was a Canadian football coach, general manager and scout, most notably for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In his career as a coach and/or general manager, he led ...

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 ...

Dan Yochum Dan Yochum (August 19, 1950 – August 26, 2020) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes from 1972–1980 and the Edmonton Eskimos in 1980 of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He wo ...

and

Ben Zambiasi Benjamin Ray Zambiasi (born August 19, 1956) is a former linebacker for the University of Georgia and in the Canadian Football League. Zambiasi was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and attended high school at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon playin ...

during the Induction Weekend ceremonies in

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. CFL partner,

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added and launched real-time, in-game statistics entry with live play-by-play and scoring on cfl.ca. On June 2, the CFL announced a partnership with FSN and launched a player-based and team-based game for the 2004 season. In addition, the CFL also launched its first ever online kids section called — the Dare CFL KidsZone. The CFL started a new international broadcasting agreement with

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, to deliver Canadian Football to more than 50 million households in 176 countries for the 2004 season.

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television coverage of the

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resulted in the largest international broadcast distribution of a

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game — when it was made available to more than 55 million television households. In addition,

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announced the start of "CFL Crunch", which is a 30-minute news segment concerning the league on June 24. On October 18, the

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announced their agreement with

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, to construct a new 25,000-seat stadium on the university's Keele campus. League attendance increased by 8% over the

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, when more than 2.2 million fans were coming into CFL stadiums. The

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home attendance figures increased by 13% over the 2003 season, by averaging about 26,697 fans per game at

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. The

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continued their strong attendance figures by recording its fifth straight year of having sell out crowds at both,

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and

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. The CFL set a new playoff attendance record with a total of 181,717 postseason crowds attending playoff games in

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, Vancouver and

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. The Grey Cup game in Ottawa had a sell-out crowd of 51,242 at

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. The attendance increases were likely caused at least in part by the lack of

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hockey in the wake of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

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: Before he retired, Edmonton running back, Mike Pringle, established two new records in 2004. The first record was accomplished on July 12, when Pringle established a new CFL career record for yards from scrimmage with 20,254 yards in the Eskimos 25–9 win over the B.C. Lions. The second record was accomplished on September 19 against the same B.C. Lions, when Pringle became the all-time leading rusher in CFL history with 16,425 yards. In addition, three CFL quarterbacks established new records as well. Edmonton's

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, entered the CFL record books by setting a new mark for most consecutive pass completions in a regular season game with 22 on July 30. On August 13, B.C.'s

Casey Printers Casey J. Printers (born May 16, 1981) is a former professional American football, Canadian football and indoor football quarterback. Printers spent most of his professional career with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League, and also played ...

, sets a new CFL record for the highest pass completion percentage in a regular season game by completing 90.9% of his passes. Furthermore, Hamilton's

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, joined the company of

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and

Ron Lancaster Ronald Lancaster (October 14, 1938 – September 18, 2008) was an American-Canadian professional football player and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 16 seasons, he ...

by surpassing the milestone of passing for 50,000 or more career yards on October 21. The Montreal Alouettes became the first team in CFL history to have four receivers on one team reach the 1000-yard receiving mark in one season: Ben Cahoon (1183 yards), Jeremaine Copeland (1154 yards), Thyron Anderson (1147 yards), and Kwame Cavil (1090 yards) The Toronto Argonauts won their 15th Grey Cup by defeating the B.C. Lions 27–19 on November 21.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. *''BC and Montreal both have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

The

are the 2004

Champions, defeating the

27–19, at

. It was the first Grey Cup for Toronto since the

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in 1997. The Argonauts'

(QB) was named the

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and the Lions'

Jason Clermont Jason Clermont (born May 24, 1978) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who retired after ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Clermont started his professional career wit ...

(SB) 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

*-Team won in Overtime.

CFL Leaders

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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 ...

2004 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, BC Lions *RB –

Troy Davis Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968 – September 21, 2011) was a man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King re ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *SB –

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 *SB –

Geroy Simon Geroy Simon (born 11 September 1975) is the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is also a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in 15 seasons in the CFL, twelve of them wit ...

, BC Lions *WR – D. J. Flick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR –

Jason Tucker Jason Tucker (born June 24, 1976) is the wide receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is formerly a gridiron football wide receiver where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL and the Dallas Cowboys i ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *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 –

Paul Lambert Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Ipswich Town. Lambert played as a midfielder and won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren as a 17-year-ol ...

, 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 *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OT –

Gene Makowsky Gene Makowsky (born April 17, 1973) is a Canadian politician and former Canadian football offensive lineman who has been a member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly representing the riding of Regina Gardiner Park since 2016 and prior to t ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Defence

*DT –

Noah Cantor Noah Cantor (born January 11, 1971) is a former football player in the Canadian Football League. Biography Cantor is Jewish. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Cantor played with the University of Saint Mary's Huskies from 1990 to 1994. He was signed a ...

, Toronto Argonauts *DT – Nate Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE – Tim Cheatwood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE –

Anwar Stewart Anwar Stewart (born February 9, 1976) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive line coach for the Kentucky Wildcats. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and played in the Canadian Football ...

, Montreal Alouettes *LB – John Grace, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Kevin Eiben, Toronto Argonauts *LB –

Barrin Simpson Barrin Simpson (born October 1, 1977) is a retired professional Canadian Football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders but was released on December 6, 2011. He ...

, BC Lions *CB –

Almondo Curry Almondo Alfonzo Curry (born August 18, 1980) is a former cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). As of 2006, he was unsigned. Curry was originally signed as a free agent by the Montreal Alouettes in 2004. He was traded to Saskatchewan ...

, Montreal Alouettes *CB –

Malcolm Frank Malcolm Frank (born November 5, 1968) is a former Canadian Football League defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won two Grey Cup championships with Edmonton in 2003 and 2005. College career While attending Baylor University, Malcolm F ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *DB – Eddie Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB –

Clifford Ivory Clifford Ivory (born August 1, 1975) is a former cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts. He once shared the Argonauts' record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns with 5 ...

, Toronto Argonauts *DS – Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts

Special teams

*P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts *K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos *ST – Keith Stokes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

2004 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, BC Lions *RB –

Kenton Keith Kenton Jermaine Keith (born July 14, 1980) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2003 Then the National Football League Colts (NFL) in 2007. He played ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *SB –

, BC Lions *SB –

, BC Lions *WR –

Ryan Thelwell Ryan Thelwell (born April 6, 1973) is a Jamaican-Canadian former professional wide receiver of American football and Canadian football. Thelwell was originally drafted 9th overall by the Lions in the 1998 CFL Draft and by the San Francisco 49ers ...

, BC Lions *WR –

, Edmonton Eskimos *C –

Angus Reid Angus Reid (born September 23, 1976, in Richmond, British Columbia) is a former offensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League. Reid went to Simon Fraser University and played for the Simon Fraser Clan. He began his career with the ...

, BC Lions *OG –

Jay McNeil Jay McNeil (born August 20, 1970) is a former offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders, of the Canadian Football League. He played from 1994 until he retired after the 2007 CFL season. He played in four Grey Cups for the Stampeders, winning ...

, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT – Seth Dittman, Calgary Stampeders *OT –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Defence

*DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders *DT – Nate Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –

Brent Johnson Brent Spencer Johnson (born March 12, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is curr ...

, BC Lions *DE –

Tom Canada Tom Canada (born January 8, 1980) is a former Canadian football defensive end. High School years Canada attended Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California, and as a senior middle linebacker, received All-League honors and was named the West ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB – John Grace, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

Reggie Hunt Reggie Hunt (born October 14, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Scottish Claymores as a street free agent in 2001. H ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB –

, BC Lions *DB –

Wes Lysack Wes Lysack (born March 3, 1978) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round with the fift ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *DB – Eddie Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB – Joey Boese, Calgary Stampeders *DS – Sam Young, BC Lions

Special teams

*P – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos *K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos *ST – Keith Stokes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

2004 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 –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB –

Josh Ranek Josh Ranek (born May 11, 1978) is a former Canadian football player. Ranek was a running back in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006), the Edmonton Eskimos (preseason 2007), and t ...

, Ottawa Renegades *SB –

, Montreal Alouettes *SB –

Jeremaine Copeland Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He has played with the Montreal Alo ...

, Montreal Alouettes *WR – D. J. Flick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR –

Kwame Cavil Kwame Cavil is a former gridiron football wide receiver. College career Cavil played college football at the University of Texas at Austin from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, he set a school single-season record by recording 100 receptions. He was the fi ...

, Montreal Alouettes *C –

, Montreal Alouettes *OG –

Scott Flory Scott Flory (born July 15, 1976) is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan's Huskies football team. He is also a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for 15 years for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian ...

, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Uzooma Okeke, 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

Defence

*DT –

, Toronto Argonauts *DT –

Ed Philion Edmond Paul Philion (born March 27, 1970) is the former defensive line coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. A former Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played eight seasons for the Montreal Alouettes, he won the 90th Grey Cup in 200 ...

, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Tim Cheatwood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE –

, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Kevin Eiben, Toronto Argonauts *LB –

Tim Strickland Timothy Strickland (born January 13, 1977) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played six seasons in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian foo ...

, 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 – Kelly Malveaux, Montreal Alouettes *DB –

, Toronto Argonauts *DS – Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts

Special teams

*P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts *K – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts *ST – Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts

2004 CFLPA All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, BC Lions *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Cory Mantyka, BC Lions *OG –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG –

Dan Comiskey Dan Comiskey (born June 30, 1972 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired Canadian football offensive lineman, turned professional speaker, who played 13 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampe ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *C –

Jamie Crysdale Jamie Crysdale (born December 14, 1968, in Calgary, Alberta) is a former offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders from 1993 to 2005. He played in three Grey Cups for the Stampeders, winning two. He was an CFL Western Division All-Star centre ...

, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

, Hamilton Tiger Cats *FB – Julian Radlein, Hamilton Tiger Cats *SB –

, BC Lions *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 ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *WR –

, Edmonton Eskimos *WR – David Flick, Hamilton Tiger Cats

Defence

*DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger Cats *DE – Timothy Cheatwood, Hamilton Tiger Cats *DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Nate Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB –

, BC Lions *LB – John Grace, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes *CB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders *HB –

, Toronto Argonauts *HB – Eddie Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders *S – Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts

Special teams

*K – Paul McCallum, Saskatchewan Roughriders *P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts *ST – Keith Stokes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Head coach

* Greg Marshall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2004 Rogers 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 ...

–

(QB), BC Lions * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –

(SB), 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. ...

–

(DE), Montreal Alouettes *

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 ...

–

(OT), Saskatchewan Roughriders *

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 ...

–

Nikolas Lewis Nikolas "Nik" Lewis (born June 3, 1982) is the receivers coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and he is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played for 15 years in the CFL. He is a two-time Grey ...

(WR), Calgary Stampeders * CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Keith Stokes (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers * CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award –

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 ...

(DB), Montreal Alouettes * Rogers Fans' Choice Award –

(QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats /

(QB), Montreal Alouettes * CFL's Coach of the Year – Greg Marshall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

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 ...

Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of t ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders

References

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