The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. This award is presented before the Grey Cup trophy is presented.

Canadians are eligible for the award but have seldom hoisted it due to American players' dominance in the league. Andrew Harris, after winning the Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, became the first player to win both the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player and the Dick Suderman Trophy in the same edition of the championship.

Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners

YearPlayerTeam
1959Charlie Shepard (RB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1960Ron Stewart (RB)Ottawa Rough Riders
1961Ken Ploen (QB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1962Leo Lewis (RB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1963Not awarded
1964
1965
1966
1967Joe Zuger (QB)Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1968Vic Washington (RB)Ottawa Rough Riders
1969Russ Jackson (QB)Ottawa Rough Riders
1970Sonny Wade (QB)Montreal Alouettes
1971Wayne Harris (LB)Calgary Stampeders
1972Chuck Ealey (QB)Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1973Charlie Brandon (DE)Ottawa Rough Riders
Between 1974-1990 Offensive Player of the Game & Defensive Player of the Game were awarded
1974Offence: Sonny Wade (QB)Montreal Alouettes
Defence: Junior Ah You (DE)Montreal Alouettes
1975Offence: Steve Ferrughelli (RB)Montreal Alouettes[*]
Defence: Lewis Cook (DB)Montreal Alouettes[*]
1976Offence: Tom Clements (QB)Ottawa Rough Riders
Defence: Cleveland Vann (LB)Saskatchewan Roughriders[*]
1977Offence: Sonny Wade (QB)Montreal Alouettes
Defence: Glen Weir (DT)Montreal Alouettes
1978Offence: Tom Wilkinson (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
Defence: Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT)Edmonton Eskimos
1979Offence: David Green (RB)Montreal Alouettes [*]
Defence: Tom Cousineau (LB)Montreal Alouettes[*]
1980Offence: Warren Moon (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
Defence: Dale Potter (LB)Edmonton Eskimos
1981Offence: J.C. Watts (QB)Ottawa Rough Riders[*]
Defence: John Glassford (LB)Ottawa Rough Riders[*]
1982Offence: Warren Moon (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
Defence: Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT)Edmonton Eskimos
1983Offence: Joe Barnes (QB)Toronto Argonauts
Defence: Carl Brazley (DB)Toronto Argonauts
1984Offence: Tom Clements (QB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence: Tyrone Jones (LB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1985Offence: Roy Dewalt (QB)BC Lions
Defence: James "Quick" Parker (DE)BC Lions
1986Offence: Mike Kerrigan (QB)Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence: Grover Covington (DE)Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1987Offence: Damon Allen (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
Defence: Stewart Hill (DE)Edmonton Eskimos
1988Offence: James Murphy (WR)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence: Michael Gray (DT)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1989Offence: Kent Austin (QB)Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defence: Chuck Klingbeil (DT)Saskatchewan Roughriders
1990Offence: Tom Burgess (QB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence: Greg Battle (LB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Between 1974-1990 Offensive Player of the Game & Defensive Player of the Game were awarded
1991Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (WR)Toronto Argonauts
1992Doug Flutie (QB)Calgary Stampeders
1993Damon Allen (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
1994Karl Anthony (DB)Baltimore F.C.[*]
1995Tracy Ham (QB)Baltimore Stallions
1996Doug Flutie (QB)Toronto Argonauts
1997Doug Flutie (QB)Toronto Argonauts
1998Jeff Garcia (QB)Calgary Stampeders
1999Danny McManus (QB)Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000Robert Drummond (RB)BC Lions
2001Marcus Crandell (QB)Calgary Stampeders
2002Anthony Calvillo (QB)Montreal Alouettes
2003Jason Tucker (WR)Edmonton Eskimos
2004Damon Allen (QB)Toronto Argonauts
2005Ricky Ray (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
2006Dave Dickenson (QB)BC Lions
2007James Johnson (DB)Saskatchewan Roughriders
2008Henry Burris (QB)Calgary Stampeders
2009Avon Cobourne (RB)Montreal Alouettes
2010Jamel Richardson (SB)Montreal Alouettes
2011Travis Lulay (QB)BC Lions
2012Chad Kackert (RB)Toronto Argonauts
2013Kory Sheets (RB)Saskatchewan Roughriders
2014Bo Levi Mitchell (QB)Calgary Stampeders
2015Mike Reilly (QB)Edmonton Eskimos
2016Henry Burris (QB)Ottawa Redblacks
2017DeVier Posey (WR)Toronto Argonauts
2018Bo Levi Mitchell (QB)Calgary Stampeders
2019Andrew Harris (RB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2020Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
2021Zach Collaros (QB)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2022Hénoc Muamba (LB)Toronto Argonauts
2023Cody Fajardo (QB)Montreal Alouettes

^ - Denotes award winner came from losing team

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