Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ)[1]

The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.[2] In 1973, it became the award to the Most Outstanding Player of the Canadian Football League's East Division and either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy from the West would go on to win the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award. The trophy was donated to the Canadian Rugby Union in 1928, to honour former Montreal player, Jeff Russel, who was killed in 1926, while repairing damaged electric lines for the Montreal Power Company. The trophy was officially retired in 1994 at the request of the Russel family.

The Terry Evanshen Trophy replaced the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy as the official trophy to be awarded to the Most Outstanding Player of the East Division.

In 2003, it was re-established for recognizing the players in the Quebec conference of CIS football and the winner is nominated for the national Hec Crighton Trophy.[3]

List of winners

Quebec University Football League / Ontario-Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference

The Most Outstanding Player in the Quebec University Football League (QUFL). Beginning in 2003, the winner is awarded the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy.

CFL East Division / IRFU

Player best exemplifying skill, sportsmanship, and courage until 1972. The Most Outstanding Player in the East Division from 1973.

Most Outstanding Player in the CFL's East Division prior to 1973

Note: Prior to 1973 the Canadian Football League East Division's Most Outstanding Player was not the winner of the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy, which was a separate award.

References

  1. ↑ "Specific Regulations: Football" (PDF). La fédération québecoise du sport étudiant. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Russel". Honoured Members. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Laval's Groulx has arm of steel". Montreal Gazette. 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  4. ↑ 2015 RSEQ Awards: Miller named MVP, Constantin top coach
  5. ↑ 2014 RSEQ Awards: CFC 100 Laval QB Richard Player of the Year; Stingers Donovan Coach of the Year
  6. ↑ "Sherbrooke's Charbonneau-Campeau repeats as Hec Crighton nominee". CIS. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  7. ↑ Plante, Claude (2010-11-08). "Simon Charbonneau Campeau joueur par excellence du RSEQ" (in French). La Tribune, Cyberpresse. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  8. ↑ "GROULX, GREENWOOD, BOUCHARD, COLLIN ET SINOTTE HONORÉS PAR LA LFUQ" (in French). SIC. 2009-11-09.
  9. ↑ "2008 QUFL major awards announced". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  10. ↑ Vleminckx, Serge (2007-11-06). "Jamall Lee, le joueur par excellence" (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  11. ↑ "QUFL announces major award winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2007-11-05. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  12. ↑ Boutin, Richard (2006-11-07). "Benoît Groulx: le meilleur au Québec" (in French). Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  13. ↑ "QIFC announces major football award winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 2003-11-03. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
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