The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winner from the West Division. The winner of the award is chosen by the Football Reporters of Canada since 1954.[1] Players born outside Canada may win the award if they become citizens and attain National status.

Player achievements

The most wins by a player is four, for both Russ Jackson (completed in 1969) and Tony Gabriel (completed in 1978).

The first two-time winner, and also the first to win the award in two consecutive seasons, is Normie Kwong, in 1955 and 1956. The first three-time winner is Jackson, achieved as of 1966, while Gabriel is the only player to win three consecutive awards, from 1976 through 1978.

When a Canadian player is voted the recipient of the CFL's overall Most Outstanding Player Award, they are, of course, the recipient of that same season's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. Only three players have achieved this recognition: Jackson (1963, 1966, 1969), Gabriel (1978) and Jon Cornish (2013).

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners

YearPlayerPositionClub
1954Gerry JamesRBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1955Normie KwongRBEdmonton Eskimos
1956Normie KwongRBEdmonton Eskimos
1957Gerry JamesRBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1958Ron HowellFWHamilton Tiger-Cats
1959Russ JacksonQBOttawa Rough Riders
1960Ron StewartRBOttawa Rough Riders
1961Tony PajaczkowskiOGCalgary Stampeders
1962Harvey WylieDBCalgary Stampeders
1963Russ JacksonQBOttawa Rough Riders
1964Tommy GrantFHamilton Tiger-Cats
1965Zeno KarczLBHamilton Tiger-Cats
1966Russ JacksonQBOttawa Rough Riders
1967Terry EvanshenWRCalgary Stampeders
1968Ken NielsenFWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1969Russ JacksonQBOttawa Rough Riders
1970Jim YoungWRBC Lions
1971Terry EvanshenWRMontreal Alouettes
1972Jim YoungWRBC Lions
1973Gerry OrganKOttawa Rough Riders
1974Tony GabrielTEHamilton Tiger-Cats
1975Jim FoleyWROttawa Rough Riders
1976Tony GabrielTEOttawa Rough Riders
1977Tony GabrielTEOttawa Rough Riders
1978Tony GabrielTEOttawa Rough Riders
1979Dave FennellDTEdmonton Eskimos
1980Gerry DattilioQBMontreal Alouettes
1981Joe PoplawskiSBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1982Rocky DiPietroSBHamilton Tiger-Cats
1983Paul BennettDBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1984Nick ArakgiSBMontreal Concordes
1985Paul BennettDBHamilton Tiger-Cats
1986Joe PoplawskiSBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1987Scott FlagelSWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1988Ray ElgaardSBSaskatchewan Roughriders
1989Rocky DiPietroSBHamilton Tiger-Cats
1990Ray ElgaardSBSaskatchewan Roughriders
1991Blake MarshallFBEdmonton Eskimos
1992Ray ElgaardSBSaskatchewan Roughriders
1993Dave SapunjisSBCalgary Stampeders
1994Gerald WilcoxSBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
1995Dave SapunjisSBCalgary Stampeders
1996Leroy BlughDEEdmonton Eskimos
1997Sean MillingtonFBBC Lions
1998Mike MorrealeSBHamilton Tiger-Cats
1999Mike O'SheaLBToronto Argonauts
2000Sean MillingtonRBBC Lions
2001Doug BrownDTWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2002Ben CahoonWRMontreal Alouettes
2003Ben CahoonSBMontreal Alouettes
2004Jason ClermontSBBC Lions
2005Brent JohnsonDEBC Lions
2006Brent JohnsonDEBC Lions
2007Jason ClermontSBBC Lions
2008Kamau PetersonWREdmonton Eskimos
2009Ricky FoleyDEBC Lions
2010Andy FantuzSBSaskatchewan Roughriders
2011Jerome MessamRBEdmonton Eskimos
2012Jon CornishRBCalgary Stampeders
2013Jon CornishRBCalgary Stampeders
2014Jon CornishRBCalgary Stampeders
2015Brad SinopoliWROttawa Redblacks
2016Jerome MessamRBCalgary Stampeders
2017Andrew HarrisRBWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2018Brad SinopoliWROttawa Redblacks
2019Henoc MuambaLBMontreal Alouettes
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Bo LokomboLBBC Lions
2022Nathan RourkeQBBC Lions
2023Brady OliveiraRBWinnipeg Blue Bombers

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Team achievements

Teams represented by Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners through the years.

Club# of WinnersMost recent
Ottawa Redblacks/Renegades/Rough Riders[lower-alpha 1]122018
BC Lions112022
Winnipeg Blue Bombers112023
Calgary Stampeders92016
Hamilton Tiger-Cats81998
Edmonton Elks/Eskimos[lower-alpha 2]72011
Montreal Alouettes/Concordes[lower-alpha 3]62019
Saskatchewan Roughriders42010
Toronto Argonauts11999
Total for Nine Clubs67

Notes:

  1. As defined in the 2023 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013).[3]
  2. Edmonton Eskimos changed their name to Edmonton Elks as of the 2021 CFL season.[3]
  3. Montreal Alouettes folded and were replaced by the Montreal Concordes during a four season (19821985), but were renamed to Alouettes in 1986.[3]

See also

References

  1. https://www.cfl.ca/gibsons Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Gibsons Finest Player Awards
  2. https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_ocanada Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Most Outstanding Canadian
  3. 1 2 3 "CFL Guide & Record Book: 2023 Edition" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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