Terry Evanshen

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Terrence Anthony "Terry" Evanshen (born June 13, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) had an outstanding career as a receiver in the Canadian Football League.

Drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, Terry went on to have an outstanding career in the CFL playing for 14 years from 1965-1978, with the Montreal Alouettes, the Calgary Stampeders, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the Toronto Argonauts playing in nearly 200 games and scoring over 90 touchdowns.

Terry won the Gruen Trophy as the Eastern Rookie of the Year in 1965, the Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1967 and 1971, was an all star 7 times, won the Grey Cup in 1970 and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984.

In 1988 Terry's life was nearly ended when a car ran a red light crashing into his Jeep. His injuries were so serious that a priest was called to peform last rites. However, against great odds Terry survived. But when he awoke from the coma a month later he had no memory of his life before the crash.

In 1994, the CFL adopted the Terry Evanshen Trophy which is awarded annually to the Outstanding Player in the East Division.