Eddie James Memorial Trophy

The Eddie James Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the leading rusher in the West Division of the Canadian Football League. Unlike other CFL trophies, there is no equivalent for the East Division.

Eddie James Memorial Trophy

Brady Oliveira, the 2024 recipient
League	Canadian Football League (CFL)
Awarded for	Having the most rushing yards in the West Division of the CFL
Country	Canada
History
First award	1950; 75 years ago (1950)
Editions	73
First winner	Tom Casey
Most wins	George Reed (6 titles)
Most recent	Brady Oliveira
Website	cfl.ca

This trophy, first awarded in the 1950 season, is named after Eddie James, a running back for the Regina Roughriders in the 1930s.^[1] In 1995, as part of the American expansion, the trophy was awarded to the leading rusher in the North Division.

Although this award is typically won by running backs, two quarterbacks (Tracy Ham and Damon Allen) have also won the award. George Reed currently has the most trophies with six, and the award-winner with the most rushing yards in a season is Willie Burden with 1,896.

Eddie James Memorial Trophy winners

Year	Player	Position	Club	Rushing yards	Ref.
2024	Brady Oliveira	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,353	[2]
2023	Brady Oliveira	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,534	[3]
2022	Ka'Deem Carey	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,088	[4]
2021	Ka'Deem Carey	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	869	[5]
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2019	Andrew Harris	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,380	[4]
2018	Andrew Harris	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,390	[4]
2017	Andrew Harris	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,035	[4]
2016	Jerome Messam	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,198	[4]
2015	Andrew Harris	(RB)	BC Lions	1,039	[4]
2014	Jon Cornish	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,082	[4]
2013	Jon Cornish	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,813	[4]
2012	Jon Cornish	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,457	[4]
2011	Jerome Messam	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,057	[4]
2010	Joffrey Reynolds	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,200	[4]
2009	Joffrey Reynolds	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,504	[6]
2008	Joffrey Reynolds	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,310	[6]
2007	Joe Smith	(RB)	BC Lions	1,510	[4]
2006	Joffrey Reynolds	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,541	[6]
2005	Charles Roberts	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,624	[7]
2004	Charles Roberts	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,522	[7]
2003	Charles Roberts	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,554	[7]
2002	John Avery	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,448	[8]: 1057
2001	Kelvin Anderson	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,383	[9]
2000	Kelvin Anderson	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,048	[9]
1999	Robert Drummond	(RB)	BC Lions	1,309	[8]: 1000
1998	Kelvin Anderson	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,325	[9]
1997	Kelvin Anderson	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,088	[9]
1996	Robert Mimbs	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,403	[8]: 947
1995	Cory Philpot	(RB)	BC Lions	1,308	[10]
1994	Cory Philpot	(RB)	BC Lions	1,451	[10]
1993	Damon Allen	(QB)	Edmonton Eskimos	920	[11]
1992	Jon Volpe	(RB)	BC Lions	941	[12]: 879
1991	Jon Volpe	(RB)	BC Lions	1,395	[12]: 863
1990	Tracy Ham	(QB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,096	[12]: 848
1989	Reggie Taylor	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,503	[12]: 833
1988	Anthony Cherry	(RB)	BC Lions	889	[12]: 818
1987	Gary Allen	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	857	[12]: 803
1986	Gary Allen	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,153	[12]: 789
1985	Willard Reaves	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,323	[13]
1984	Willard Reaves	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,733	[13]
1983	Willard Reaves	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	898	[13]
1982	William Miller	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,076	[12]: 710
1981	James Sykes	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,107	[12]: 693
1980	James Sykes	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,263	[14]
1979	Jim Germany	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,324	[12]: 675
1978	Mike Strickland	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,306	[15]
1977	Jim Washington	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,262	[12]: 640
1976	Jim Washington	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,277	[12]: 622
1975	Willie Burden	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,896	[12]: 602
1974	George Reed	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,447	[16]
1973	Roy Bell	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,455	[12]: 565
1972	Mack Herron	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1,527	[12]: 550
1971	Jim Evenson	(RB)	BC Lions	1,237	[12]: 534
1970	Hugh McKinnis	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,135	[12]: 519
1969	George Reed	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,353	[16]
1968	George Reed	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,222	[16]
1967	George Reed	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,471	[16]
1966	George Reed	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,409	[16]
1965	George Reed	(RB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1,768	[16]
1964	Lovell Coleman	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,629	[12]: 439
1963	Lovell Coleman	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,343	[12]: 429
1962	Nub Beamer	(RB)	BC Lions	1,161	[12]: 419
1961	Earl Lunsford	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,794	[17]
1960	Earl Lunsford	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,343	[17]
1959	Johnny Bright	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,340	[18]
1958	Johnny Bright	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,722	[18]
1957	Johnny Bright	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,679	[18]
1956	Normie Kwong	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,437	[19]
1955	Normie Kwong	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	1,250	[19]
1954	Howard Waugh	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	1,043	[12]: 342
1953	Billy Vessels	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	926	[12]: 334
1952	Johnny Bright	(RB)	Calgary Stampeders	815	[18]
1951	Normie Kwong	(RB)	Edmonton Eskimos	933	[19]
1950	Tom Casey	(RB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	637	[20]