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League | Canadian Football League (CFL) |
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Awarded for | Having the most rushing yards in the West Division of the CFL |
Country | Canada |
History | |
First award | 1950 |
Editions | 73 |
First winner | Tom Casey |
Most wins | George Reed (6 titles) |
Most recent | Brady Oliveira |
Website | cfl |
The Eddie James Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the leading rusher in the West Division of the Canadian Football League. Unlike other CFL trophies, there is no equivalent for the East Division.
This trophy, first awarded in the 1950 season, is named after Eddie James, a running back for the Regina Roughriders in the 1930s.[1] In 1995, as part of the American expansion, the trophy was awarded to the leading rusher in the North Division.
Although this award is typically won by running backs, two quarterbacks (Tracy Ham and Damon Allen) have also won the award. George Reed currently has the most trophies with six and the award-winner with the most rushing yards in a season is Willie Burden with 1,896.
Eddie James Memorial Trophy Winners
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eddie James". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 Rushing Stats". Canadian Football League. CFL Enterprises. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Daniel, Steve; Krever, Jeff (eds.). 2023 CFL Guide and Record Book (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 280. ISSN 2371-2422.
- ^ "2021 Rushing Stats". Canadian Football League. CFL Enterprises. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Reynolds is Stamps' Rushing King". Calgary Stampeders. CFL Enterprises. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Charles Roberts". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Gaschnitz, K. Michael (2007). Statistical Encyclopedia of North American Professional Sports. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3294-3.
- ^ a b c d "Kelvin Anderson". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b Beamish, Mike (12 October 2007). "Smith's Reluctant March To History". Canadian Football League. CFL Enterprises. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Damon Allen: A Green and Gold Legacy". Edmonton Elks. CFL Enterprises. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Gaschnitz, K. Michael (1997). Professional Sports Statistics : a North American Team-by-team, Year-by-year Reference, 1876 through 1995. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0299-7.
- ^ a b c "Willard Reaves". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. CFL Enterprises. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Bombers, Eskimos Dominate Awards". The Vancouver Sun. 14 November 1980. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Mike Strickland". Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "George Reed". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Earl Lunsford". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Johnny Bright". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Norman 'Normie' Kwong". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Tom Casey". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 December 2023.