Russ Jackson

Russ Jackson
OC
No. 12
Born:	July 28, 1936; 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 Jackson OC (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. 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. 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.

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