Royal Copeland (Canadian football)
This article is about the Canadian football player. For the U.S. Senator, see
Royal S. Copeland.
Royal Copeland| Date of birth |
(1924-10-12)October 12, 1924 |
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| Place of birth |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Date of death |
August 8, 2011(2011-08-08) (aged 86) |
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| Place of death |
Oxnard, California, United States |
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| Career information |
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| Position(s) |
RB |
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| College |
Humber College |
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| Career history |
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| As player |
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| 1943-1944 |
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs |
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| 1945–1949 |
Toronto Argonauts |
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| 1950–1951 |
Calgary Stampeders |
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| 1952–1956 |
Toronto Argonauts |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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| CFL All-Star |
1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 |
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| Awards |
Jeff Russel Trophy (1949) |
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| Honors |
Grey Cup champion - 1945, 46, 47, 52 |
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| Career stats |
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Royal Copeland (October 12, 1924 – August 8, 2011) was a Canadian Football League running back from 1945 to 1956.
Copeland won four Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts. He became a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988. Along with Joe Krol they were known as the Gold Dust Twins. Copeland is the only player to score a touchdown in 3 consecutive Grey Cup games: 1945, 1946, and 1947.
During the Second World War when the Argonaut Football Operations were suspended, Royal Copeland played in the ORFU in 1943 with Toronto Navy HMCS York.
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| Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East
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