DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy
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The DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy. It is awarded originally to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division.
The trophy was donated by the families of Mel Becket and Mario Demarco, who were two prominent Saskatchewan Roughriders players who were victims of the Mount Slesse aircraft disaster on December 9, 1956.
Since 1974 this trophy has been awarded to the Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in the West Division. Either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the Leo Dandurand Trophy will also receive the Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.
In 1995, as part of the failed American Expansion, this trophy was given to the North Division's Most Outstanding Lineman.
[edit] DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy winners
- 2006 - Rob Murphy (OG), British Columbia Lions
- 2005 - Gene Makowsky (OT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2004 - Gene Makowsky (OT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2003 - Andrew Greene (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2002 - Bruce Beaton (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 2001 - Jay McNeil (OG), Calgary Stampeders
- 2000 - Andrew Greene (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1999 - Jamie Taras (C), British Columbia Lions
- 1998 - Fred Childress (OG), Calgary Stampeders
- 1997 - Fred Childress (OG), Calgary Stampeders
- 1996 - Rocco Romano (OG), Calgary Stampeders
- 1995 - Jamie Taras (OG), British Columbia Lions
- 1994 - Rocco Romano (OG), Calgary Stampeders
- 1993 - Bruce Covernton (OT), Calgary Stampeders
- 1992 - Vic Stevenson (OT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1991 - Jim Mills (OT), British Columbia Lions
- 1990 - Jim Mills (OT), British Columbia Lions
- 1989 - Rod Connop (C), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1988 - Roger Aldag (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1987 - Bob Poley (C), Calgary Stampeders
- 1986 - Roger Aldag (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1985 - Nick Bastaja (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1984 - John Bonk (C), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1983 - John Bonk (C), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1982 - Lloyd Fairbanks (OT), Calgary Stampeders
- 1981 - Larry Butler (OG), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1980 - Mike Wilson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1979 - Mike Wilson (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1978 - Al Wilson (C), British Columbia Lions
- 1977 - Al Wilson (C), British Columbia Lions
- 1976 - Al Wilson (C), British Columbia Lions
- 1975 - Charlie Turner (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1974 - Curtis Wester (OG), British Columbia Lions
- 1973 - Ray Nettles (LB), British Columbia Lions
- 1972 - John Helton (DT), Calgary Stampeders
- 1971 - Wayne Harris (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- 1970 - Greg Pipes (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1969 - Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1968 - Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1967 - John LaGrone (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1966 - Wayne Harris (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- 1965 - Dick Fouts (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1964 - Tom Brown (MG), British Columbia Lions
- 1963 - Tom Brown (LB), British Columbia Lions
- 1962 - Tom Brown (LB), British Columbia Lions
- 1961 - Frank Rigney (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1960 - Frank Rigney (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1959 - Art Walker (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1958 - Don Luzzi (DT), Calgary Stampeders
- 1957 - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
East Division: Hamilton • Montreal • Toronto • Winnipeg
West Division: British Columbia • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan
Suspended since 2006: Ottawa
East Division Awards: Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand
West Division Awards: Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James
League Awards: Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Agro • Rogers
Playoff Awards: Grey Cup • Dixon • Taylor • Most Valuable Player • Most Valuable Canadian