Russ Jackson

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Russell Stanley "Russ" Jackson, OC , B.Sc (born July 28, 1936 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former Canadian football quarterback.

After an amazing college career as a both a basketball and football player, Jackson graduated from McMaster University in 1958 with a B.Sc. in Mathematics. He turned down a Rhodes Scholarship to sign with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. Originally a defensive back, Jackson ended by quarterbacking the Rough Riders to three Grey Cup championship victories, the last one being in 1969.

Jackson was honoured many times during his CFL career. He won the Schenley award as the league's outstanding player in 1963, 1966 and 1969. He was also a four-time Schenley winner as the CFL's outstanding Canadian player ('59, '63, '66, '69). He was a 6-time Eastern Conference all-star quarterback ('62, '63, '66, '67, '68, '69) and the CFL all-star quarterback in 1966, 1968 and 1969.

Russ Jackson is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton, Ontario. Many consider him one of the best Canadians to play in the CFL, while most consider him to be the best Canadian to play the quarterback position.

After retiring from football, he returned to teaching, he was a mathematics teacher from 1959-1961 and head of the department of math at Rideau High School in Ottawa 1961-1966. He later became a vice-principal and principal at secondary schools in Ottawa and Mississauga.

Russ is an Officer of the Order of Canada and was awarded an honourary doctor degree in law by McMaster University in 1989.

Sources [1] (retrieved July 8, 2006)

Preceded by: Nancy Greene

Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1969

Succeeded by: Bobby Orr

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NAME	Jackson, Russell Stanley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jackson, Russ
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Canadian football quarterback
DATE OF BIRTH	July 28, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamilton, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH