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Award in the Canadian Football League
The George Reed Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League . The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division , and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from the West Division . The winner of the award is chosen by the Football Reporters of Canada .[ 1]
The award was created in 1953 as the Schenley Award , named after Schenley Distillers Corporation , to honour the most outstanding player in Canadian Rugby Union , one of the forerunner leagues of the CFL; Schenley ended its sponsorship of the awards in 1988, and the awards have been unsponsored since.[ 1] Ernie Calcutt , John Badham and Pierre Dufault were regular presenters of the Schenley Award.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
[ edit ] [ edit ] Note: Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy or Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winners. Finalists were first announced in 1953 and during the first years there were multiple runners-up.
1972 – Mack Herron (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 – Leon McQuay (RB), Toronto Argonauts 1970 – Tommy Joe Coffey (WR), Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1969 – George Reed (RB), Saskatchewan Roughriders 1968 – George Reed (RB), Saskatchewan Roughriders 1967 – Tommy Joe Coffey (WR), Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1966 – Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders 1965 – Garney Henley (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts 1963 – Joe Kapp (QB), BC Lions 1962 – Tommy Joe Coffey (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
1961 – Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos 1960 – Cookie Gilchrist (RB), Toronto Argonauts 1959 – Bernie Faloney (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1958 – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts 1957 – Hal Patterson (DB/OE), Montreal Alouettes 1956 – Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos 1955 – Jackie Parker , Edmonton ; Dick Shatto , Toronto ; Ken Carpenter , Saskatchewan 1954 – Rollie Miles , Edmonton & Alex Webster , Montreal 1953 – Tex Coulter , Montreal ; John Henry Johnson , Calgary , Gene Roberts , Ottawa
Most MOP Wins by Player
Rank
Player
Position
Team(s)
Years Won
Total Wins
1
Doug Flutie QB
BC Lions , Calgary Stampeders , Toronto Argonauts 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
6
T-2
Anthony Calvillo QB
Montreal Alouettes 2003, 2008, 2009
3
T-2
Russ Jackson QB
Ottawa Rough Riders 1963, 1966, 1969
3
T-2
Jackie Parker QB
Edmonton Eskimos 1957, 1958, 1960
3
T-5
Bo Levi Mitchell QB
Calgary Stampeders 2016, 2018
2
T-5
Zach Collaros QB
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2021, 2022
2
T-5
Henry Burris QB
Calgary Stampeders , Ottawa RedBlacks 2010, 2015
2
T-5
Dieter Brock QB
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1980, 1981
2
T-5
Mike Pringle RB
Baltimore Stallions , Montreal Alouettes 1995, 1998
2
T-5
Tom Clements QB
Ottawa Rough Riders , Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1987
2
Positional Breakdown of Winners
Rank
Position
Total Wins
Most Recent Win
1
Quarterback (QB)
50
2023
2
Running Back (RB)
16
2013
3
Wide Receiver (WR)
10
2019
4
Slotback (SB)
5
2006
5
Linebacker (LB)
1
2014
6
Defensive Back / Offensive End (DB/OE)
1
1956
7
Tight End (TE)
1
1978
