OTTAWA (AP) – Damon Allen ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 27-19 in the CFL’s Grey Cup on Sunday night.

Allen, a 41-year-old grandfather and the CFL’s all-time passing leader, was named the game’s outstanding player. He scored on a pair of 1-yard plunges to lead the Argonauts to their first CFL championship since they won consecutive Grey Cups in 1996 and 1997.

“They always say that the great players have to play in the big games and I like to think, to believe, I’m one of the best Grey Cup players in the history of the CFL,” Allen said. “I look forward to these times when I get an opportunity to play.”

Robert Baker had a touchdown catch and Noel Prefontaine booted two field goals for Toronto.

Dave Dickenson, the surprise starter over CFL Outstanding Player Casey Printers for B.C., scored a touchdown and connected on another with Jason Clermont.

Michael “Pinball” Clemons, who won three Grey Cups as a player for Toronto, picked up his first as a head coach and also became the first black head coach to win the championship.