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It’s been a banner year for Jon Cornish.

Friday’s induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame is the icing on the cake of what’s been a special run of success for the Calgary Stampeders legend.

In the past year, a Canadian Football League award was introduced in his name. The Jon Cornish Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding Canadian player in NCAA football.

And now comes his inclusion in the Class of 2019 along with fellow playersMervyn Fernandez, Terry Greer, Ernie Pitts and David Williams and builders Frank Smith and Jim Hopson.

“There’s not too many people who can get into the hall of fame when they already have a trophy in the hall of fame,” said Cornish, a native of New Westminster, B.C. “That’s a pretty special thing.”

Cornish was a standout player with the NCAA’s Kansas Jayhawks, rushing for 1,457 yards in his senior year, making him the all-time single-season rusher for the Big 12 program.