1. Jonathan Michael Cornish was born on November 5,1984 and is a Canadian former professional football running back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
42 Facts About Jon Cornish
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Jon Cornish was drafted 13th overall in the 2006 CFL Draft after playing college football at the University of Kansas.
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Professionally, after taking over starting duties from Calgary's all-time leading rusher Joffrey Reynolds midway through 2011, Jon Cornish rushed for 611 yards in the final seven games of the season, averaging 7.7 yards per carry.
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Jon Cornish broke Normie Kwong's 56-year-old single-season rushing record for Canadians.
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Jon Cornish was again selected for Calgary's Male Athlete of the Year award.
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Jon Cornish bettered this in 2013, rushing for 1813 yards and winning both the Most Outstanding Canadian and the Most Outstanding Player awards.
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In 2014, Jon Cornish led the CFL in rushing for the third time with 1,082 yards, an average of 7.8 yards per carry.
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Jon Cornish was a member of the 2014 Grey Cup Champion Calgary Stampeders.
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Jon Cornish averaged 14.9 yards per carry while rushing for 2,136 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior.
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Jon Cornish is credited with 152 career tackles, including 89 his senior season and holds his school career record with 37 quarterback sacks, 21 of which he had while a junior.
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Jon Cornish played in all 12 games of his junior season and was awarded the John Hadl award for most valuable offensive player of the year on his college team despite not starting a single game.
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Jon Cornish led his team in all rushing categories with 780 total yards, 9 rushing touchdowns and rushing yards per game and yards per carry with 65 and 5.8, respectively.
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Against Nebraska on his birthday, November 5,2005, Jon Cornish contributed a touchdown run of 72 yards to help seal Kansas' first victory over Nebraska in 38 years.
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In Kansas' second Bowl game appearance under Coach Mangino, playing against the Houston Cougars, Jon Cornish helped his team to their first bowl victory with 101 yards rushing.
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Jon Cornish had two touchdown receptions for 13 and 30 yards.
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Jon Cornish averaged 5.8 yards per carry, scored 8 rushing touchdowns, 1 passing touchdown, and had 8 games of 100 yards of rushing or more.
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Jon Cornish was the Big 12's leader in all-purpose yards with an average of 137.6 yards per contest.
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Jon Cornish finished the season as the 9th leading rusher in NCAA Division I-A football and the 1st in rushing in the Big 12 Conference.
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Jon Cornish's efforts were enough to earn him First Team Big XII honours and his second John Hadl team Offensive MVP award.
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Jon Cornish's career-high rushing in a single game came on November 18,2006, when he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas State helping Kansas gain bowl eligibility for the second year in a row.
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Jon Cornish signed with the Stampeders on April 30,2007, spending most of his time with the special teams unit.
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Jon Cornish went on to lead the team in special teams tackles with 21 in his first year.
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Jon Cornish contributed to the Stampeders playoff efforts and was a part of the 2008 Grey Cup Championship Team.
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Jon Cornish contributed as a receiver, making 14 catches for 226 yards and one touchdown for an average of 16.5 yards per catch, highest of all CFL running backs that year.
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Jon Cornish twice earned top Canadian honours in the CFL player of the week awards during the 2010 season as he was recognized for his efforts in Week 4 and Week 9.
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Jon Cornish picked up more league recognition in the playoffs as he was named the Canadian player of the week after rushing for 127 yards and one touchdown in the West semifinal against Edmonton.
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Jon Cornish shared the league lead with 11 rushing touchdowns and was a threat in the passing game as he had 38 catches for 338 yards and two scores.
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Jon Cornish was voted Canadian player of the week seven times and offensive player of the week once during the regular season and Canadian player of the week twice more in the playoffs.
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Jon Cornish's rushing total was the best in the CFL since 2009, the second-best since 2006 and the seventh-best single-season total in Stampeders' franchise history.
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Jon Cornish was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian and was the West Division finalist for the Most Outstanding Player.
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Jon Cornish was selected to the West Division, CFL and CFLPA all-star teams.
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Jon Cornish played in all but one game of the 18 game regular season.
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Jon Cornish's 258 rushing attempts was identical to his rushing attempts in 2012, but in 2013 he ran for 356 more yards, totalling 1,813.
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Jon Cornish's 12 rushing touchdowns and 42 pass receptions were personal bests.
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Jon Cornish was nominated by the Stampeders as their Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian.
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On November 21,2013, Jon Cornish became the third Canadian to win the CFL MOP award, followed by winning the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete for 2013.
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Jon Cornish ran for more than 100 yards six times, with four of those games being over 150 rushing yards.
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Jon Cornish won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award for the third consecutive season in 2014.
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Similar to his 2014 season Jon Cornish missed 9 games during the 2015 season due to nagging injuries.
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Jon Cornish's decision was based primarily on preserving his health.
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Jon Cornish earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2019, and has since been working as an Investment Advisor with the Royal Bank of Canada.
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In 2020 Jon Cornish founded Calgary Black Chambers, an organization of professional people who support post-college youth.