DCHP-2

Grey Cup < Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• 1 n. — Canadian Football

  the trophy awarded annually to the best team in the Canadian Football League (see Image 1).

  Type: 1. Origin — The cup was first awarded in 1909. It was commissioned by and named after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851-1917), who was Canada's Governor General from 1904 to 1911. Originally, Grey wanted to endow a cup for Canada's senior amateur hockey champions. Once Grey realized that such cup already existed (the Allan Cup), he commissioned a cup for football, which at the time was very close to the game of rugby
  The cup was first awarded to amateur teams (see the 1919 quotations), but since 1954 only teams in the Canadian Football League, which is today a professional league, have competed for the cup (see Canadian Football Hall of Fame reference).

  See also: Canadian football  Stanley Cup  Canadian Football League  

• 2 n. — often in compounds, Canadian Football

  the championship game whose winner is awarded the Grey Cup.

  Type: 1. Origin — Usually held in November, this final game of the CFL season determines the champion.

  See also: Canadian football  Canadian Football League