Terry Evanshen

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Terry Evanshen

Date of birth:	June 13, 1944 (1944-06-13) (age 63)
Place of birth:	Montreal, Quebec
Career information
Position(s):	Wide receiver
College:	Utah State University
Organizations
As player:
1965, 1970-1973 1966-1969 1974-1977 1978	Montreal Alouettes Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and Awards
CFL All-Star:	1967
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Terrence Anthony "Terry" Evanshen (born June 13, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a motivational speaker and former star 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 perform last rites. Against great odds he survived in a coma, but when he awoke a month later he had no memory of his life before the crash. His struggles with this great loss eventually led him to become a motivational speaker. In the year 2000, author June Callwood wrote an award-winning book, The Man Who Lost Himself: The Terry Evanshen Story, which was turned into a 2005 movie for CTV starring David James Elliott and Wendy Crewson and directed by Helen Shaver.

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