Grey Cup: A storybook finish
Broadcast Date: Nov. 30, 1969
For his farewell game Russ Jackson leads the Ottawa Rough Riders to a storybook victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Grinning ear to ear, Jackson grips the Grey Cup after the game, standing alongside a congratulatory Pierre Trudeau. Moments later, Jackson is selected as the year's most valuable player, and he'll go home with a brand new car.Grey Cup: A storybook finish
• Many have questioned the duplication of the name "Roughriders," despite the different spellings. According to The Grey Cup, by Graham Kelly, one explanation says Ottawa's Rough Riders (spelled with two words) were named after the lumberjacks who rode logs down the Ottawa River. In Saskatchewan, the story dates back to Canadian soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American war, in a troop called the Roughriders. Some of these soldiers ended up playing football, and wanted to play under that name.• The presence of the prime minister is not unusual. Trudeau's predecessors also attended, and kicked off Grey Cup games of the past. In 1964 Lester Pearson did the honours, and John Diefenbaker in 1959.
Grey Cup: A storybook finish
Medium: Television
Program: CBC Television Sports
Broadcast Date: Nov. 30, 1969
Host: Don Chevrier, Ernie Afaganis
Duration: 1:42
Last updated:
Sept. 14, 2010
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Governor General Earl Grey left a legacy to Canada in 1909. Ninety years later, his $48 trophy is still a highly regarded prize.
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In the '30s, Canadian Football becomes a national competition, uniting and sometimes dividing east and west.
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