Norm Fieldgate Trophy
The Norm Fieldgate Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the West Division. Each team in the West division nominates a player, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the James P. McCaffrey Trophy will also be the winner of the Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player award. The trophy is named after former British Columbia Lions linebacker, Norm Fieldgate.
The Norm Fieldgate Trophy, like the N. J. Taylor Trophy, was originally given to the Western Division Champions. In 1978, the Fieldgate Trophy supplanted the Schenley Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award, which was previously awarded to the outstanding defensive player. In addition, the players that was listed from 1974 through 1977 were the West Division nominees for the Schenley Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award. As part of the failed American expansion, the Fieldgate trophy was awarded in 1995 to the North Division's outstanding defensive player.
[edit] Norm Fieldgate Trophy winners
- 2006 - Brent Johnson (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 2005 - John Grace (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- 2004 - John Grace (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- 2003 - Joe Fleming (DT), Calgary Stampeders
- 2002 - Elfrid Payton (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
- 2001 - Barrin Simpson (LB), British Columbia Lions
- 2000 - Terry Ray (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1999 - Daved Benefield (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1998 - Alondra Johnson (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- 1997 - Willie Pless (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1996 - Willie Pless (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1995 - Willie Pless (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1994 - Willie Pless (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1993 - Jerald Baylis (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 1992 - Willie Pless (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1991 - Will Johnson (DE), Calgary Stampeders
- 1990 - Stewart Hill (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1989 - Danny Bass (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1988 - Danny Bass (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1987 - Greg Stumon (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1986 - James "Quick" Parker (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1985 - Tyrone Jones (LB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1984 - James "Quick" Parker (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1983 - Danny Bass (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- 1982 - James "Quick" Parker (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1981 - Danny Kepley (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1980 - Danny Kepley (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1979 - John Helton (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1978 - Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell, (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1977 - Danny Kepley (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
- 1976 - Bill Baker (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1975 - Bill Baker (DE), British Columbia Lions
- 1974 - John Helton (DT), Calgary Stampeders
