TheJames S. Dixon Trophy is aCanadian Football League trophy, formerly awarded to theEast Division champions. The winner of this trophy faced the winner of theN. J. Taylor Trophy for theGrey Cup. Both the James S. Dixon Trophy and N. J. Taylor Trophy were retired in 2004.[1]
The Dixon Trophy was originally presented in 1912 byJames S. Dixon ofHamilton to theInter-Provincial Rugby Football Union to represent its championship, which it continually did even as the IRFU changed names to the present-day East Division. In1995, as part of thefailed American expansion, it was presented to the winners of the South Division.
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