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The
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
is a trophy awarded to the
Canadian Football League West Division
's most outstanding player, chosen from the nominees from each team in the division. Either this trophy winner or the winner of the
Terry Evanshen Trophy
also receives the
Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award
.
The Nicklin Memorial Trophy was donated to the
Western Interprovincial Football Union
in 1946 by the
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
, in memory of their commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel
Jeff Nicklin
, who was killed in action on March 24, 1945. Nicklin was known as an outstanding defensive end for the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
before he entered military service.
When first donated, the trophy was awarded annually to the player in the Western Division considered to be the most valuable to his team.
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Since 1973, the trophy is awarded to the Most Outstanding Player of the
West Division
. As part of the
failed American expansion
in
1995
, the trophy was awarded to the Most Outstanding Player of the North Division.
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winners (1946?1972)
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Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winners (1973?present)
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Bold
indicates a player who went on to win the
CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award
Note:
Prior to 1973 the
Canadian Football League West Division
's Most Outstanding Player was not the winner of the
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
, which was a separate award.
Bold
indicates a player who went on to win the
CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award
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Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winners (1946?1972)
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Prior to 1973, the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy was awarded in the WIFU/WFC to the player considered to be the most valuable to his team.
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Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winners (1973?present)
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From 1973, the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is awarded to the
West Division
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Prior to 1973, the WIFU/WFC's Most Outstanding Player was separate from the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy.
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