(1936-07-28) July 28, 1936 (age 87) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)
Quarterback
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg)
University
McMaster
CFL draft
1958, Round: 1, Pick: 6
Drafted by
Ottawa Rough Riders
Career history
As coach
1975–1976
Toronto Argonauts (HC)
As player
1958–1969
Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
3× Grey Cup champion (1960, 1968, 1969)
CFL All-Star
1966, 1968, 1969
CFL East All-Star
1962, 1963, 1966–1969
Awards
2× Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (1959, 1969)
4× Most Outstanding Canadian (1959, 1963, 1966, 1969)
3× CFL MOP (1963, 1966, 1969)
Grey Cup MVP (1969)
Lou Marsh Trophy (1969)
Honours
Order of Canada (1970)
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1975)
Retired #s
Ottawa Rough Riders #12 Ottawa Redblacks #12
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1973
Russell Stanley JacksonOC (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player.[1] Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 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.[2] 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.[2]
^"Russ Jackson '58". Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^ ab"Hamilton's Russ Jackson walk of fame". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 24, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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