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  • Russ Jackson
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  • Russell Stanley Jackson, OC (born July 28, 1936, in Hamilton, Ontario). Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL. In 2006, Jackson was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#8) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN, the highest-ranked Canadian-born player on the list.
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coaching teams
  • Toronto Argonauts
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Number
  • 12
Birth Date
  • 1936-07-28
CFLDraftedRound
  • 1
Status
  • Retired
CFLDraftedPick
  • 6
CFHOF
  • jacksonruss
Name
  • Jackson, Russ
  • Russ Jackson
Height in
  • 1
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 195
Import
  • no
Title
Awards
  • * Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy * Most Outstanding Canadian * CFL MOP * Grey Cup MVP * Lou Marsh Trophy
CFLDraftedTeam
CFLEastAllStar
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playing teams
CFLDraftedYear
  • 1958
Place of Birth
Before
Honours
  • * Order of Canada * Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
coaching years
  • -
CFLAllStar
  • , ,
playing years
Years
  • 1963
  • 1966
  • 1969
After
Height ft
  • 6
Career Highlights
  • * Grey Cup champion
CIS
Position
  • Quarterback
CFHOFYear
  • 1973
Date of Birth
  • 1936-07-28
Short Description
  • Canadian football player and coach
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  • Russell Stanley Jackson, OC (born July 28, 1936, in Hamilton, Ontario). Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL. In 2006, Jackson was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#8) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN, the highest-ranked Canadian-born player on the list.
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