Russ Jackson

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Image:RussJacksonRoughRiders.jpg Russell (Russ) Stanley Jackson (born July 28 1936) is a former Canadian football quarterback.

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.

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 an Officer of the Order of Canada and was awarded an honorary doctor degree in law by McMaster University in 1989.