Hall of Fame induction top career accomplishment for former Stampeder Cornish

He’s appreciative of the nomination, but Jon Cornish won’t lose sleep wondering if he’ll be named to the CFL’s alldecade team.

The crowning achievement of Cornish’s pro football career came last year when the 35-year-old native of New Westminster, B.C., was a firstballot inductee into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. While the all-decade nod would be nice for the former Calgary Stampeders star running back, it would pale in comparison to the ‘19 honour.

“At the end of the day, there’s only 20 first-ballot Hall of Famers and there’s only one other running back and his name is not Mike Pringle (CFL career rushing leader),” Cornish said during a telephone interview. “I think it (voting for all-decade team) is fun for the fans but in my mind these are settled issues.”

Saskatchewan Roughriders legend George Reed (1979) was the only other running back to be inducted in his first year of eligibility (three years following retirement). Pringle, who ran for a CFL-leading 16,425 career yards, was enshrined in 2008, four years after retiring.