Bob Cunningham (Canadian football)

For the hockey player, see Bob Cunningham (ice hockey).

Bob Cunningham
Career information
Date of birth	September 26, 1927
Place of birth	Port Credit, Ontario
Date of death	October 8, 2006(2006-10-08) (aged 79)
Place of death	Scarborough, Ontario
Position(s)	Running back
College	none - Port Credit High School
Career history
As player
1946–1947	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1948–1951	Montreal Alouettes
1952–1955	Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1947
Awards	1953 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

Bob Cunningham was a Grey Cup champion and award-winning professional Canadian football fullback.^[1] Between 1948 and 1951, he played 29 games for the Montreal Alouettes, scoring a touchdown in their 1949 Grey Cup championship (the 37th Grey Cup.) He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1955, winning the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy in 1953 (as Eastern MVP). In 1947 he was an all-star with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.^[2]

References

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East

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