Al Irwin

Al Irwin
Career information
Date of birth	(1943-03-16)March 16, 1943
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Receiver
College	McMaster University
Career history
As player
1964-1965	Montreal Alouettes
1966-1968	Toronto Argonauts
1969	Edmonton Eskimos
1970	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards	1964 - Gruen Trophy

Al Irwin is a former award winning Canadian Football League player.

A graduate of McMaster University, Irwin joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1964. Catching 11 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns, he won the Gruen Trophy as the best rookie in the east (this during a time when only Canadians could win the award.) He played another season with the Als, catching only 2 passes for 25 yards, and then went on to a 3 year stay with the Toronto Argonauts. As a Double Blue he hauled in 54 passes for 1162 yards and 8 TDs. He played one season with the Edmonton Eskimos (26 catches for 445 yards) and a final season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5 catches for 87 yards and 1 TD.)^[1]

References

↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Al Irwin

Gruen Trophy - Best Canadian Rookie in the Big Four or CFL Eastern Conference

1946: Brennan
1947: Greene
1948: English
1949: Loreno
1950: McDonald
1951: Bitkowski
1952: Fedosoff
1953: Dawson
1954: Howell
1955: Mularchyk
1956: Grant
1957: Williams
1958: Brewer
1959: Poirier
1960: Mitchell
1961: Berretta
1962: Tucker
1963: Black
1964: Irwin
1965: Evanshen
1966: Wadsworth
1967: Giardino
1968: Knechtel
1969: Phaneuf
1970: Corrigall
1971: Foley
1972: Richardson

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