Grey Cup Most Valuable Player

Annual Canadian football award

The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) 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

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Year | Player | Team

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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
1965
1966
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
2022 | Hénoc Muamba (LB) | Toronto Argonauts
2023 | Cody Fajardo (QB) | Montreal Alouettes

^ \- Denotes award winner came from losing team

## See also

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* Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian

## References

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Grey Cup Most Valuable Player

* 1959: Shepard
* 1960: Stewart
* 1961: Ploen
* 1962: Lewis
* 1963: Not awarded
* 1964: Not awarded
* 1965: Not awarded
* 1966: Reed
* 1967: Zuger
* 1968: Washington
* 1969: Jackson
* 1970: Wade
* 1971: W. Harris
* 1972: Ealey
* 1973: Brandon
* 1974: Ah You & Wade
* 1975: Cook & Ferrughelli
* 1976: Clements & Vann
* 1977: Wade & Weir
* 1978: Fennell & Wilkinson
* 1979: Cousineau & Green
* 1980: Moon & Potter
* 1981: Glassford & Watts
* 1982: Fennell & Moon
* 1983: Barnes & Brazley
* 1984: Clements & Jones
* 1985: Dewalt & Parker
* 1986: Covington & Kerrigan
* 1987: Allen & Hill
* 1988: Gray & Murphy
* 1989: Austin & Klingbeil
* 1990: Battle & Burgess
* 1991: Ismail
* 1992: Flutie
* 1993: Allen
* 1994: Anthony
* 1995: Ham
* 1996: Flutie
* 1997: Flutie
* 1998: Garcia
* 1999: McManus
* 2000: Drummond
* 2001: Crandell
* 2002: Calvillo
* 2003: Tucker
* 2004: Allen
* 2005: Ray
* 2006: Dickenson
* 2007: Johnson
* 2008: Burris
* 2009: Cobourne
* 2010: Richardson
* 2011: Lulay
* 2012: Kackert
* 2013: Sheets
* 2014: Mitchell
* 2015: Reilly
* 2016: Burris
* 2017: Posey
* 2018: Mitchell
* 2019: A. Harris
* 2021: Collaros
* 2022: Muamba
* 2023: Fajardo

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Grey Cup

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* 2024
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Venues|

* Autostade
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* Commonwealth Stadium
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* Empire Stadium
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* Hamilton AAA Grounds
* McMahon Stadium
* Mosaic Stadium
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* Investors Group Field / Princess Auto Stadium
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* Skydome / Rogers Centre
* Rosedale Field
* Taylor Field
* TD Place Stadium / Frank Clair Stadium / Lansdowne Park
* Tim Hortons Field
* Varsity Stadium
* Winnipeg Stadium / Canad Inns Stadium

Statistics|

* Champions
* Most Valuable Players
* Most Valuable Canadians
* Winning head coaches
* Broadcasters
* Halftime performers

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Canadian Football League

Teams|

| West Division|

* BC Lions
* Calgary Stampeders
* Edmonton Elks
* Saskatchewan Roughriders
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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East Division|

* Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Montreal Alouettes
* Ottawa Redblacks
* Toronto Argonauts

Defunct|

Canada
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Renegades
Atlantic Schooners (never played)

CFL USA
Baltimore Stallions
Birmingham Barracudas
Las Vegas Posse
Memphis Mad Dogs
Sacramento Gold Miners
San Antonio Texans
Shreveport Pirates
San Antonio Texans (1993) (never played)
Miami Manatees (never played)

Awards|

| West Division|

* Nicklin
* Martin
* Fieldgate
* Parker
* DeMarco-Becket
* Dryburgh
* James

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East Division|

* Evanshen
* Hayman
* McCaffrey
* Gibson
* Dandurand

League-wide|

* Grey Cup
* Grey Cup champions
* Grey Cup MVP
* Suderman
* Outstanding Player
* Canadian
* Defensive Player
* Offensive Lineman
* Rookie
* Stukus
* Pate
* Gaudaur
* Agro
* Commissioners
* Campbell

Defunct|

* Dominion champions
* Lineman
* Jeff Russel
* Gruen
* Rogers
* Ross
* Taylor
* Dixon

Broadcasting|

| Canada|

* CBC
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* CTV
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United States|

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