Russ Jackson

Russ Stanley Jackson (July 28, 1936-) is a former Canadian football quarterback. ImageMetadata File history File links RussJacksonRoughRiders. ... ImageMetadata File history File links RussJacksonRoughRiders. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ...

He was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1936. In 1958, he graduated from McMaster University with a B.Sc. in Mathematics. He led the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League to three Grey Cup championship victories, the last one being in 1969. Russ Jackson is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton, Ontario. Many consider him one of the best Canadians to play in the CFL, while most consider him to be the best Canadian to play the quarterback position. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... Jump to: navigation, search McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 16,771 full-time and 3,599 part-time students (as of 2004). ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue Canadienne de Football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a museum dedicated to football in Canada (either players of Canadian football or Canadian players of football of other kinds), located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue Canadienne de Football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ...

After retiring from football, he returned to teaching, he was a mathematics teacher from 1959-1961 and head of the department of math at Rideau High School in Ottawa 1961-1966. He later became a vice-principal and principal at secondary schools in Ottawa and Mississauga.

Russ is a member of the Order of Canada and was awarded an honorary doctor degree in law by McMaster University in 1989. Jump to: navigation, search Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, They desire a better country. ... Jump to: navigation, search McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 16,771 full-time and 3,599 part-time students (as of 2004). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...