Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (French: Joueur le plus précieux de la Coupe Grey) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. This award is presented before the Grey Cup trophy is presented.
Canadians are eligible for the award but have seldom hoisted it due to American players' dominance in the league. Andrew Harris, after winning the Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, became the first player to win both the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player and the Dick Suderman Trophy in the same edition of the championship.
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners[]
Year | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
1959 | Charlie Shepard (RB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1960 | Ron Stewart (RB) | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1961 | Ken Ploen (QB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1962 | Leo Lewis (RB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1963 | Not awarded | |
1964 | Not awarded | |
1965 | Not awarded | |
1966 | Not awarded | |
1967 | Joe Zuger (QB) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1968 | Vic Washington (RB) | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1969 | Russ Jackson (QB) | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1970 | Sonny Wade (QB) | Montreal Alouettes |
1971 | Wayne Harris (LB) | Calgary Stampeders |
1972 | Chuck Ealey (QB) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1973 | Charlie Brandon (DE) | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Between 1974-1990 Offensive Player of the Game & Defensive Player of the Game were awarded | ||
1974 | Offence: Sonny Wade (QB) | Montreal Alouettes |
Defence: Junior Ah You (DE) | Montreal Alouettes | |
1975 | Offence: Steve Ferrughelli (RB) | Montreal Alouettes[*] |
Defence: Lewis Cook (DB) | Montreal Alouettes[*] | |
1976 | Offence: Tom Clements (QB) | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Defence: Cleveland Vann (LB) | Saskatchewan Roughriders[*] | |
1977 | Offence: Sonny Wade (QB) | Montreal Alouettes |
Defence: Glen Weir (DT) | Montreal Alouettes | |
1978 | Offence: Tom Wilkinson (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
Defence: Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) | Edmonton Eskimos | |
1979 | Offence: David Green (RB) | Montreal Alouettes [*] |
Defence: Tom Cousineau (LB) | Montreal Alouettes[*] | |
1980 | Offence: Warren Moon (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
Defence: Dale Potter (LB) | Edmonton Eskimos | |
1981 | Offence: J.C. Watts (QB) | Ottawa Rough Riders[*] |
Defence: John Glassford (LB) | Ottawa Rough Riders[*] | |
1982 | Offence: Warren Moon (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
Defence: Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) | Edmonton Eskimos | |
1983 | Offence: Joe Barnes (QB) | Toronto Argonauts |
Defence: Carl Brazley (DB) | Toronto Argonauts | |
1984 | Offence: Tom Clements (QB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Defence: Tyrone Jones (LB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
1985 | Offence: Roy Dewalt (QB) | BC Lions |
Defence: James "Quick" Parker (DE) | BC Lions | |
1986 | Offence: Mike Kerrigan (QB) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Defence: Grover Covington (DE) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
1987 | Offence: Damon Allen (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
Defence: Stewart Hill (DE) | Edmonton Eskimos | |
1988 | Offence: James Murphy (WR) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Defence: Michael Gray (DT) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
1989 | Offence: Kent Austin (QB) | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Defence: Chuck Klingbeil (DT) | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
1990 | Offence: Tom Burgess (QB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Defence: Greg Battle (LB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
Between 1974-1990 Offensive Player of the Game & Defensive Player of the Game were awarded | ||
1991 | Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (WR) | Toronto Argonauts |
1992 | Doug Flutie (QB) | Calgary Stampeders |
1993 | Damon Allen (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
1994 | Karl Anthony (DB) | Baltimore F.C.[*] |
1995 | Tracy Ham (QB) | Baltimore Stallions |
1996 | Doug Flutie (QB) | Toronto Argonauts |
1997 | Doug Flutie (QB) | Toronto Argonauts |
1998 | Jeff Garcia (QB) | Calgary Stampeders |
1999 | Danny McManus (QB) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2000 | Robert Drummond (RB) | BC Lions |
2001 | Marcus Crandell (QB) | Calgary Stampeders |
2002 | Anthony Calvillo (QB) | Montreal Alouettes |
2003 | Jason Tucker (WR) | Edmonton Eskimos |
2004 | Damon Allen (QB) | Toronto Argonauts |
2005 | Ricky Ray (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
2006 | Dave Dickenson (QB) | BC Lions |
2007 | James Johnson (DB) | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2008 | Henry Burris (QB) | Calgary Stampeders |
2009 | Avon Cobourne (RB) | Montreal Alouettes |
2010 | Jamel Richardson (SB) | Montreal Alouettes |
2011 | Travis Lulay (QB) | BC Lions |
2012 | Chad Kackert (RB) | Toronto Argonauts |
2013 | Kory Sheets (RB) | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2014 | Bo Levi Mitchell (QB) | Calgary Stampeders |
2015 | Mike Reilly (QB) | Edmonton Eskimos |
2016 | Henry Burris (QB) | Ottawa Redblacks |
2017 | DeVier Posey (WR) | Toronto Argonauts |
2018 | Bo Levi Mitchell (QB) | Calgary Stampeders |
2019 | Andrew Harris (RB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2020 | Game Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada | |
2021 | Zach Collaros (QB) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
^ - Denotes award winner came from losing team
See also[]
- Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
References[]
Categories:
- Grey Cup
- Canadian Football League trophies and awards
- Most valuable player awards