Russ Jackson

Russ Jackson
OC
	Jackson with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1969
No. 12
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	July 28, 1936; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
University	McMaster
CFL draft	1958: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Career history
Playing
1958–1969	Ottawa Rough Riders
Coaching
1975–1976	Toronto Argonauts (HC)
Awards and highlights
	3× Grey Cup champion (1960, 1968, 1969); 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); 2× Lionel Conacher Award (1959, 1969); 3× CFL All-Star (1966, 1968, 1969); 6× CFL East All-Star (1962, 1963, 1966–1969); Ottawa Rough Riders #12 retired; Ottawa Redblacks #12 retired; Order of Canada (1970); Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1975);
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1973)

Russell Stanley Jackson OC (born July 28, 1936) is a Canadian former professional 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.