Gordon Perry (Canadian football)

Gordon Perry
Career information
Date of birth	(1903-03-18)March 18, 1903
Place of birth	Moncton, New Brunswick
Date of death	September 19, 2003(2003-09-19) (aged 100)
Place of death	Ottawa, Ontario
Position(s)	Running back
Career history
As player
1928–1934	Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
Career highlights and awards
Awards	1931 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1970

Gordon Perry (born March 18, 1903, in Moncton, New Brunswick, died September 19, 2003, in Ottawa, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1970 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

References

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile

External links

Gordon Perry at Find a Grave

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East

1928: Ernie Cox
1929: D. "Red" Wilson
1930: Frank Turville
1931: Gordie Perry
1932: Alex Denman
1933: Huck Welch
1934: Ab Box
1935: Abe Eliowitz
1936: Arnie Morrison
1937: Teddy Morris
1938: Wes Cutler
1939: Bill Davies
1940: Andy Tommy
1941: Tony Golab
1942-44: no award - World War II
1945: George Fraser
1946: Joe Krol
1947: Virgil Wagner
1948: Eric Chipper
1949: Royal Copeland
1950: Don Loney
1951: Bruce Cummings
1952: Vince Mazza
1953: Bob Cunningham
1954: Sam Etcheverry
1955: Avatus Stone
1956: Hal Patterson
1957: Dick Shatto
1958: Sam Etcheverry (2×)
1959: Russ Jackson
1960: Ron Stewart
1961: Bobby Jack Oliver
1962: George Dixon
1963: Garney Henley
1964: Dick Shatto (2×)
1965: Bernie Faloney
1966: Gene Gaines
1967: Ron Stewart (2×)
1968: Larry Fairholm
1969: Russ Jackson (2×)
1970: Bill Symons
1971: Mel Profit
1972: Garney Henley (2×)

Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 19th Grey Cup Champions

Head Coach: Clay Foran Gord Perry William "Kenny" Grant Bernard Haynes Pilann Stevenson Tommy Burns Bert Adams Warren Stevens Gordie McCaig Henry Garbarino Wally Whitty Gerry Monty Hawley "Huck" Welch John McBrearty Ernie Hempey Len Hutton Charlie Stark Johnny "Pean" Bennett Edward Tellier George Pigeon Pete Jotkus

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