The Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award was first awarded in 2006. It is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated great leadership and made significant contributions to the Canadian Football League. This award has not been given out each year since it was created. It is awarded to honour Hugh Campbell's years of service to Canadian football as a player, coach, and executive.
Award winners 2006 – Hugh Campbell, Edmonton Eskimos 2007 – Bob Ackles – British Columbia Lions 2008 – not awarded 2009 – Stan Schwartz, Calgary Stampeders 2010 – Tony Proudfoot – Montreal Alouettes 2011 – Rick LeLacheur 2012 – Brian Williams – CBC and TSN broadcaster 2013 – not awarded 2014 – Jim Hopson – Saskatchewan Roughriders 2015 – Bob Irving – voice of Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2016 – Norman Kwong – first Asian born CFL player with Calgary & Edmonton winning 4 Grey Cups 2017 – Paul Graham – Vice-president and executive producer of The Sports Network 2018 – Wally Buono – Head Coach and General Manager of Calgary Stampeders (1990–2002) and BC Lions (2003–2018) 2019 – John Hufnagel – Calgary Stampeders 2020 – season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada 2021 – Dr. Bob McCormack & Dr. Dhiren Naidu — the CFL's Chief Medical Officers 2022 – Rick LeLacheur, President of the BC Lions 2023 – George Hopkins, Calgary Stampeders equipment manager 2024 – Stephen Shamie 2025 – not awarded 2026 – Ron Foxcroft
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