CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award

The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winner from the West Division. The winner of the award is chosen by the Football Reporters of Canada since 1954. This is the second-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted.

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners

 * 2012 - Jon Cornish (RB), Calgary Stampeders
 * 2011 - Jerome Messam (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 2010 - Andy Fantuz (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * 2009 - Ricky Foley (DE), BC Lions
 * 2008 - Kamau Peterson (WR), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 2007 - Jason Clermont, (SB), BC Lions
 * 2006 - Brent Johnson (DE), BC Lions
 * 2005 - Brent Johnson (DE), BC Lions
 * 2004 - Jason Clermont (SB), BC Lions
 * 2003 - Ben Cahoon (SB), Montreal Alouettes
 * 2002 - Ben Cahoon (WR), Montreal Alouettes
 * 2001 - Doug Brown (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 2000 - Sean Millington (RB), BC Lions
 * 1999 - Mike O'Shea (LB), Toronto Argonauts
 * 1998 - Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1997 - Sean Millington (FB), BC Lions
 * 1996 - Leroy Blugh (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1995 - Dave Sapunjis (SB), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1994 - Gerald Wilcox (SB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1993 - Dave Sapunjis (SB), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1992 - Ray Elgaard (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * 1991 - Blake Marshall (FB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1990 - Ray Elgaard (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * 1989 - Rocky DiPietro (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1988 - Ray Elgaard (SB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * 1987 - Scott Flagel (DS), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1986 - Joe Poplawski (SB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1985 - Paul Bennett (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1984 - Nick Arakgi (SB), Montreal Concordes
 * 1983 - Paul Bennett (DB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers


 * 1982 - Rocky DiPietro (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1981 - Joe Poplawski (SB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1980 - Gerry Dattilio (QB), Montreal Alouettes
 * 1979 - Dave Fennell (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1978 - Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1977 - Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1976 - Tony Gabriel (TE), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1975 - Jim Foley (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1974 - Tony Gabriel (TE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1973 - Gerry Organ (K), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1972 - Jim Young (WR), BC Lions
 * 1971 - Terry Evanshen (WR), Montreal Alouettes
 * 1970 - Jim Young (WR), BC Lions
 * 1969 - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1968 - Ken Nielsen (F), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1967 - Terry Evanshen (WR), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1966 - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1965 - Zeno Karcz (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1964 - Tommy Grant (F), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1963 - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1962 - Harvey Wylie (DB), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1961 - Tony Pajaczkowski (OG), Calgary Stampeders
 * 1960 - Ron Stewart (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1959 - Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * 1958 - Ron Howell (FW), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * 1957 - Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * 1956 - Normie Kwong (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1955 - Normie Kwong (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * 1954 - Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers