High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Russell Stanley "Russ" Jackson, OC (born July 28, 1936 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. 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.