| Born: | October 5, 1920 Orillia, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died: | December 4, 2007 (aged 87) Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| 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 | 2× Grey Cup champion - 1942 & 1953 |
| Career stats | |
Jacob Gill 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.[1] As an amateur artist, Gaudaur made two important contributions, designing both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats "Leaping Tiger" logo,[2] as well as an early version of the CFL logo. With Ralph Sazio, he co-wrote "The Tiger-Cat Marching Song", the fight song of the Tiger-Cats.