Russell Stanley Jackson is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of the Order of Canada, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and has been described as the best Canadian-born quarterback to play in the CFL. In 2006, Jackson was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#8) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN, the highest-ranked Canadian-born player on the list.
Jesse James Palmer is a Canadian television personality, sports commentator, actor, and former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons in the early 2000s. Palmer played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the NFL before spending half of the 2006 season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Palmer was cast in 2004 as the bachelor on the fifth season of the reality television series The Bachelor. He went on to become a college football analyst for ESPN/ABC in the United States, and has been a contributor to The Sports Network (TSN) in Canada. He was also a contributor to ABC's Good Morning America. In 2018, he hosted the kickoff season of The Proposal on ABC. Since 2017 he has hosted the Holiday Baking Championship on Food Network. Jesse was host of DailyMailTV from 2017 to 2020. Palmer married model Emely Fardo on June 5, 2020, at a close friend's house in Connecticut. In 2021, Palmer was named as the permanent host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
Margene Adkins is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. He also was a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League and the Chicago Winds in the World Football League. He played college football at Henderson County Junior College.
Jim Foley is a former award-winning slotback in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the 1970 CFL College Draft, winning the CFL's Rookie of the Year Award in 1971, and later won the 1975 Most Outstanding Canadian Award and two Grey Cups with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Donald "Mark" Seale is a former professional Canadian football defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League for three teams.
The Ottawa Redblacks are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Brian Mercer "Old Man of the Mountain" Timmis was a star senior Canadian football player in the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union (SRFU) and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for a combined 17 seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tigers. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, having won with the Tigers in 1928, 1929, and 1932. He later coached the Hamilton Flying Wildcats, leading them to the 1943 Grey Cup championship. He was an inaugural member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and was also inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario was named after him.
J'Michael Deane is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman. He was drafted 21st overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 10, 2011 after finishing his college eligibility. He played for three years with the Stampeders before being selected in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Redblacks. He won his first Grey Cup championship in 2016. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
Christopher Milo is a former professional Canadian football placekicker. He was drafted 30th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on June 1, 2011. He played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or. During his college career, Milo won the Vanier Cup twice and he has helped the Roughriders and Ottawa Redblacks both win a Grey Cup in the CFL.
Jeff Avery is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted as a territorial exemption in the 1976 CFL Draft by the Rough Riders and would win the Grey Cup with the team that same year. Avery played seven seasons for the Rough Riders, being named a CFL East All-Star in 1977 and 1978. He played CIAU football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees where he won the 1975 Vanier Cup. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017 as a reporter.
Matthew Albright is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently retired. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 42nd overall in the 2013 CFL Draft by the BC Lions and signed with the club on May 27, 2013. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies where he was the AUS nominee in 2012 for the Russ Jackson Award. He played high school football at Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Antoine Pruneau is a Canadian football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to being drafted into the CFL, he played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football for the Montreal Carabins.
Nolan MacMillan is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played in seven seasons for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Redblacks in 2016 and was named a CFL East Division All-Star in 2019.
Alex Peter Traian Mateas is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for five seasons for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Redblacks with the first overall pick in the 2015 CFL Draft. He won a Grey Cup championship with the Redblacks in 2016. He announced his retirement on July 5, 2021.
Nicholas Arbuckle is a professional Canadian football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts, and Edmonton Elks.
Justin Howell is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Carleton Ravens.
Ty Cranston is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Kene Onyeka is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Jesse Shimba Luketa is a Canadian-born professional gridiron football outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
Adam Auclair is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
