Jake Gaudaur
| Date of birth | October 5, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Orillia, Ontario |
| Date of death | December 4, 2007 (aged 87) |
| Place of death | Burlington, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | C/LB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1954–1955 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (President) |
| 1956–1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Pres. & GM) |
| 1968–1984 | CFL Commissioner |
| As player | |
| 1940 | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1941 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1942 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes |
| 1943 | Ottawa Combines |
| 1944 | Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes |
| 1945–1946 | Toronto Indians |
| 1947 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1948–1949 | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1950–1953 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors | Grey Cup champion - 1942 & 1953 |
| Career stats | |
For the former world champion sculler see Jake Gaudaur Snr.
Jacob Gill "Jake" Gaudaur, Jr., OC (October 5, 1920 – December 4, 2007) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) player, executive, and commissioner. His 45-year career in Canadian football, including 16 years as the league's fourth commissioner (and its longest-serving commissioner), oversaw the start of the modern era of professional Canadian football. As an amateur artist Gauduar made two important contributions, designing both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats "Leaping Tiger" logo, as well as an early version of the CFL logo.
Jake Gaudaur, Jr., born in Orillia, Ontario October 5, 1920, was an all-around athlete at Orillia Collegiate Institute. Like his father, Jake Gaudaur Snr., he was a national rowing champion as well as an excellent lacrosse player.
In 1940, aged 19, he began playing football and joined the Hamilton Tigers. The following year he played for the Toronto Argonauts. Gaudaur served as a pilot in the Second World War and won the 30th Grey Cup with the Toronto RCAF Hurricanes in the 1942 season.
Following the war, Gaudaur played for, and was part owner of, the Toronto Indians of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (1945–1946) and then played for the Montreal Alouettes during the 1947 season.
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