The Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy is a
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division (CFL), East Division and f ...
trophy, given to the top scorer in the
West Division. Unlike other CFL trophies, there is no
East Division counterpart.
The trophy was established in November 1948, by sportswriters in Western Canada to honour
Dave Dryburgh, the sports editor of the ''
Regina Leader-Post
The ''Regina Leader-Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Regina, Saskatchewan, owned by Postmedia Network.
Founding
The newspaper was first published as ''The Leader'' in 1883 by Nicholas Flood Davin, soon after Edgar Dewdney, Lieutenan ...
'' who died in a boating accident in 1948. It was originally awarded to the top scorer in the
Western Interprovincial Football Union
The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), its counterpart being the East Division.
With a few exceptions, a senior men's football championship has been contested in Western Canada since 1911 ...
.
Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy winners
References
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Canadian Football League trophies and awards