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Henry Burris
The Man Behind the Legacy
Grey Cup Champion. CFL / Temple Sports Hall of Famer. Entrepreneur. Speaker. Leader on and off the field.
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GREY CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
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2-Time mop
Career Passing Yards
2-Time mop
2-Time mop
2-Time mop
2010 | 2015 CFL MOP
2-time MVP
2-Time mop
2-time MVP
2008 | 2016 GREY CUP MVP
2020
2-Time mop
2-time MVP
CFL Hall of Fame Inductee
More Than A Quarterback
His Story
Henry Burris was born to compete. Raised with the values of discipline, faith, and relentless hard work, Henry built a football career that spanned nearly two decades and left an indelible mark on Canadian football history.
A three-time Grey Cup champion and CFL Hall of Fame inductee, Henry became one of the most accomplished and respected quarterbacks in CFL history — playing for the Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Ottawa REDBLACKS. He was named the 2016 Grey Cup MVP at age 40, proving that preparation, mentality, and experience are the ultimate competitive edge.
But Henry's story has never been defined solely by statistics. It is defined by perseverance — by the ability to rise after being cut, traded, and counted out, then return stronger, wiser, and more dangerous than ever.
TIMELINE
1997
1997
1997
CFL Arrival — Calgary Stampeders
Joined the Calgary Stampeders and quickly established himself as one of the league's premier quarterbacks.
2001
1997
1997
NFL Entry — Green Bay Packers
Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers under Brett Favre, beginning a journey forged in resilience.
2008
1997
2008
Grey Cup Champion
As a starter, Led the Calgary Stampeders to his first Grey Cup victory, cementing his legacy as a championship-caliber leader.
2016
2016
2008
Grey Cup MVP — Ottawa REDBLACKS At 41 years old, delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the Grey Cup and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
2020
2016
2020
CFL Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame, recognizing a career of historic proportions.
NOW
2016
2020
Entrepreneur, Coach & Broadcaster
Founder of A1R Academy, keynote speaker, and mentor — Henry is building the next chapter of his legacy off the field.
"I was always the underdog who refused to stay down. That's not a football story — that's a life lesson."
Henry Burris
The FOUNDATION
Faith & Family
Behind every championship is a foundation. For Henry, that foundation is his wife, Nicole, and their sons, Armand and Barron. Married since 2004, Henry and Nicole have built a life rooted in faith, love, and an unshakeable commitment to their family, no matter what city, team, or season came next.
Resilience Over Results
Being cut and coming back. Being doubted and delivering. Henry's career is a masterclass in mental fortitude. He never measured himself by a single moment, but by the sustained commitment to keep showing up when it was hardest.
Leadership That Elevates
As a quarterback, your job is to make everyone around you better. Henry carried this philosophy far beyond the huddle, into the locker room, the boardroom, and the communities he serves through his coaching and speaking work today.
Legacy Through Service
Henry founded A1R Academy to give young athletes the tools he didn't always have: mental preparation, character development, and elite quarterback training. His mission is not to relive his past, but to invest in someone else's future.
Where It All Began
The Burris Family
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Before the Grey Cups, before the Hall of Fame, there was Temple University — the place where Henry Burris discovered what he was truly capable of as a quarterback, a competitor, and a man.
Temple is also where he found his greatest teammate. It was on campus that Henry met Nicole, the woman who would become his wife, his partner, and the anchor of everything he has built in life and in business.
The Burris name carries deep meaning at Temple. In 2018, Henry was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame — a recognition of the foundation he built there and the career that followed. Then in 2020, Nicole received the same honor, becoming a Temple Athletics Hall of Famer in her own right. Two Hall of Famers. One family. One university.
His Greatest Team
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Henry and Nicole have been married since 2004 — a partnership built on shared values, mutual respect, and a love that has weathered every relocation, every season, and every challenge that comes with a life lived at the highest level of professional sport.
Together they are raising two outstanding young men: Armand, 20, and Barron, 17. Both sons are thriving — in the classroom and on the athletic field — carrying forward the Burris standard of excellence in everything they do.
For Henry, this is the legacy that matters most. Championships are won and lost. Records are eventually broken. But the character, discipline, and faith that he and Nicole have poured into Armand and Barron — that lasts.
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