Commissioner's Award

The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introduced in the 1990 CFL season.

Award winners

• 2022 - Jeff Harbin, CFL Manager, Officiating, long time on-field official, replay official, Rules Committee member, Rule Book editor.
• 2021 - Nurse Sara May, Hamilton-area nurse in honour of her work during Covid-19 pandemic.
• 2019 - Jim Lawson, chairman of the CFL’s Board of Governors
• 2018 - Pierre Vercheval
• 2017 - Rick Sowieta, former Ottawa Rough Rider
• 2016 - Jason Colero - Toronto Argonauts Director of Education & Community Programs
• 2015 - Bernie Custis, CFL's first Black Quarterback
• 2014 - Ottawa Redblack Ownership Group
• 2013 - Dwayne Mandrusiak, Edmonton Eskimos Equipment Manager
• 2012 - Every Player in the CFL
• 2011 - Larry Reda, BC Amateur Football
• 2010 - Ridernation, All the fans of Saskatchewan Roughriders
• 2009 - Wally Buono, Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions GM and Coach
• 2008 - Ron Lancaster, Outstanding career with several CFL teams as player, Coach, CBC broadcaster
• 2007 - Keith Pelley, Toronto Argonauts
• 2006 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ghosts
• 2005 - Water Boys, Vancouver
• 2004 - Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders Hall of Fame Quarterback
• 2003 - TSN, Toronto
• 2002 - Hugh Campbell, Long time Edmonton Eskimos Coach/GM/CEO & President
• 2001 - Robert Wetenhall and Larry Smith, Montreal Alouettes owners
• 2000 - Jeff Gilles, Toronto Argonauts
• 1999 - Fausto Bellomino, Toronto
• 1998 - Jim Hunt, Toronto writer, radio broadcaster
• 1997 - Bolan and Egres
• 1996 - John Tory, Toronto Argonauts
• 1995 - Don Wittman, CBC Broadcaster
• 1994 - Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions
• 1993 - Reg Wheeler, Hamilton Wildcats, helped build Canadian Football Hall of Fame
• 1992 - Tom Shepherd, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• 1991 - Jack Matheson, Winnipeg Tribune sports writer
• 1990 - Greg B. Fulton, played for Calgary, he developed play-by-play summaries and record stats for the CFL, & member of CFL rules committee.

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