Russ Jackson

PLAYING CAREER
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 1958 - 1969

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-EASTERN QUARTERBACK    1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
ALL-CANADIAN QUARTERBACK   1966, 1968, 1969
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING CANADIAN AWARD 1959, 1963, 1966, 1969
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD  1963, 1966, 1969
JEFF RUSSEL MEMORIAL TROPHY   1959, 1969

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION 1960, 1966, 1968, 1969
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS 1960, 1968, 1969


RUSSELL JACKSON WAS DRAFTED BY OTTAWA IN 1958 AND NEVER MISSED A GAME DUE TO INJURY.

JACKSON LED THE ROUGH RIDERS TO THE PLAYOFFS EVERY YEAR HE WAS WITH THEM. HE COMPLETED 1,356 PASSES FOR 24,592 YARDS AND 185 TOUCHDOWNS.  HE WAS THE EASTERN CONFERENCE PASSING LEADER EVERY YEAR FROM 1963 THRU 1969.

IN 1963, RUSS JACKSON WAS THE FIRST DOUBLE WINNER OF THE SCHENLEY OUTSTANDING CANADIAN AND OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARDS. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF CANADA, AND HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE OTTAWA SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND CANADA'S SPORTS HALL OF FAME.

INDUCTED 1973 - PLAYER

Class of 1973 Leo Lewis, Moses (Moe) Lieberman, Q.C