Royal Copeland (Canadian football)

Canadian football player

Royal Copeland

Date of birth| (1924-10-12)October 12, 1924
Place of birth| North Bay, Ontario, Canada[1]
Date of death| August 8, 2011(2011-08-08) (aged 86)
Place of death| Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Career information
Position(s)| Running back
High school| Humberside (Toronto)
Career history
As player
1943–1944| Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs
1945–1949| Toronto Argonauts
1950–1951| Calgary Stampeders
1952–1956| Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star| 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950
Awards| Jeff Russel Trophy (1949)
Honors| 4× Grey Cup champion - 1945, 46, 47, 52
Career stats

* Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1988

Royal Copeland (October 12, 1924 – August 8, 2011) was a Canadian football running back who played at the elite level from 1943 to 1956.[2]

Copeland won four Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts. Along with Joe Krol they were known as the Gold Dust Twins. Copeland is the only player to score a touchdown in three consecutive Grey Cup games: 1945, 1946, and 1947. He became a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

During the Second World War when the Argonaut football operations were suspended, Royal Copeland played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) in 1943 with Toronto Navy HMCS York.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Royal Copeland". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. ^ "Alzheimer's claims Argos legend Copeland". cbc.ca. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy – MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

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

* 1928: Cox
* 1929: Wilson
* 1930: Turville
* 1931: Perry
* 1932: Denman
* 1933: Welch
* 1934: Box
* 1935: Eliowitz
* 1936: Morrison
* 1937: Morris
* 1938: Cutler
* 1939: Davies
* 1940: Tommy
* 1941: Golab
* 1942–44: no award – World War II
* 1945: Fraser
* 1946: Krol
* 1947: Wagner
* 1948: Chipper
* 1949: Copeland
* 1950: Loney
* 1951: Cummings
* 1952: Mazza
* 1953: Cunningham
* 1954: Etcheverry
* 1955: Stone
* 1956: Patterson
* 1957: Shatto
* 1958: Etcheverry
* 1959: Jackson
* 1960: Stewart
* 1961: Oliver
* 1962: Dixon
* 1963: Henley
* 1964: Shatto
* 1965: Faloney
* 1966: Gaines
* 1967: Stewart
* 1968: Fairholm
* 1969: Jackson
* 1970: Symons
* 1971: Profit
* 1972: Henley

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Toronto Argonauts 33rd Grey Cup champions

* Les Ascott
* Billy Bell
* Fred Doty
* Phil Carr-Harris
* Len Cassidy
* Royal Copeland
* Ted Courtney
* Tom Glenn
* Byron Karrys
* Steve Karrys
* Joe Krol
* Steve Levantis
* Frankie Morris
* Billy Myers
* Steve Pruski
* Pat Reid
* Bruce Richardson
* Art Skidmore
* Rod Smylie
* Murray Sullivan
* Tommy Waldon
* Jack Wedley
* Art West
* Bill Zock
* Jack Obernesser
* Jack Roe
* Jack Leeming
* Frank Hickey
* Doug Smylie
* Andy Tommy
* Bob Curtin
* Tom Bainbridge
* D'Arcy Hiltz
* T.Smith
* ? Materyn
* ? Foy

* Head coach: Teddy Morris

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Toronto Argonauts 34th Grey Cup champions

* Adolph Jacobs
* Art Skidmore
* Bill Zock
* Billy Bell
* Billy Myers
* Byron Karrys
* Charles Camilleri
* Don Loney
* Frank Morris
* Jack Wedley
* Joe Krol
* John Crncich
* John Levantis
* Ken McKim
* Len Cassidy
* Les Ascott
* Murray Sullivan
* Pat Reid
* Pat Santucci
* Pete Titanic
* Phil Carr-Harris
* Rod Smylie
* Royal Copeland
* Steve Karrys
* Steve Levantis
* Steve Pruski
* Ted Courtney
* Tommy Waldon
* Head coach: Teddy Morris

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Toronto Argonauts 35th Grey Cup champions

* Les Ascott
* Billy Bell
* Bill Briggs
* Fred Brown
* Chick Camileri
* Phil Carr-Harris
* Len Cassidy
* Royal Copeland
* Ted Courtney
* Jim Crothers
* Fred Doty
* Cece Foderingham
* Rudy Grass
* Billy Haddleton
* Dick Harrison
* Bob Hazel
* Frank Hickey
* Chuck Hundey
* Byron Karrys
* Joe Krol
* John Levantis
* Steve Levantis
* Bob McKay
* Ken McKim
* George Meen
* Frankie Morris
* Doug Pyzer
* Steve Pruski
* Pat Reid
* Don Robinson
* Jimmy Sakeel
* Art Skidmore
* Bill Stukus
* Murray Sullivan
* Pete Titanic
* Ken Turnbull
* Doug Turner
* Jack Wedley
* Bill Zock

* Head coach: Teddy Morris

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Toronto Argonauts 40th Grey Cup champions

* Les Ascott
* Billy Bass
* Pete Bennett
* Fred Black
* Al Bruno
* Jack Carpenter
* Royal Copeland
* Ulysses Curtis
* Don Ettinger
* John Fedosoff
* Jack Gray
* Tom Harpley
* Steve Karrys
* Joe Krol
* Bob Marshall
* Don McKenzie
* Bill O'Connor
* Lorne Parkin
* Doug Pyzer
* Jack Roberts
* Art Scullion
* Ed Soergel
* Doug Smylie
* Rod Smylie
* Ted Toogood
* Nobby Wirkowski

* Head coach: Frank Clair

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Members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Players|

* Abendschan
* Ah You
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* Anderson
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* B. Bailey
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* Barrow
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* Batstone
* Battle
* Beach
* Benecick
* Bennett
* Bonk
* Bourke
* Bowman
* Box
* Breen
* Bright
* C. Brock
* D. Brock
* Do. Brown
* T. Brown
* Browne
* Brule
* Burden
* Burris
* Cahoon
* Calvillo
* Cameron
* J. Campbell
* Casey
* Charlton
* Childress
* Clarke
* Clements
* Clemons
* Coffey
* Conacher
* Connop
* Copeland
* Cornish
* Corrigall
* Covington
* C. Cox
* E. Cox
* R. Craig
* Crawford
* Cronin
* D. Cutler
* W. Cutler
* Dalla Riva
* DiPietro
* Dixon
* Dunigan
* Elgaard
* Elimimian
* Eliowitz
* Emerson
* Estay
* Etcheverry
* Evanshen
* Fairbanks
* Faloney
* Fear
* Fennell
* Fernandez
* Ferraro
* Ferrone
* Fieldgate
* Fleming
* Flory
* Da. Flutie
* Do. Flutie
* Flynn
* Frank
* Fryer
* Gabriel
* Gaines
* Gall
* George
* Golab
* Gorrell
* Grant
* Gray
* Griffing
* Ham
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* Harding
* D. Harris
* W. Harris
* Harrison
* Helton
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* Highbaugh
* Hinton
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* Hugo
* Ilesic
* Isbister
* Jackson
* Jacobs
* E. James
* G. James
* A. Johnson
* B. Johnson
* W. Johnson
* Ty. Jones
* Jurasin
* Kabat
* Kapp
* Keeling
* B. Kelly
* E. Kelly
* Kepley
* Krol
* Kwong
* Lapointe
* Lancaster
* Lawson
* Leadlay
* Lear
* Lehmann
* L. Lewis
* N. Lewis
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* Luster
* Luzzi
* Makowsky
* McCallum
* McCance
* McGill
* McGowan
* McManus
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* B. Miles
* R. Miles
* Mills
* Mitchell
* Molson
* Montford
* Moon
* F. Morris
* T. Morris
* Mosca
* J. Murphy
* Narcisse
* Nelson
* Nettles
* Neumann
* O'Quinn
* Okeke
* O'Shea
* Pajaczkowski
* Jac. Parker
* Jam. Parker
* Passaglia
* Patterson
* Payton
* G. Perry
* N. Perry
* Phillips
* A. Pitts
* E. Pitts
* Pless
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* Pringle
* Quilty
* Racine
* Raimey
* Ray
* Rebholz
* Reed
* Reeve
* Ridgway
* Rigney
* Roberts
* Robinson
* Romano
* Rowe
* Ruby
* Russel
* T. Scott
* V. Scott
* Shatto
* Simon
* Be. Simpson
* Bo. Simpson
* Sprague
* Stegall
* Steinauer
* Stevenson
* Stewart
* Stirling
* Sutherin
* Symons
* Thelen
* Thornton
* Timmis
* Tindale
* Tinsley
* Tommy
* Trawick
* Tubman
* Tucker
* Urness
* Uteck
* Vaughan
* Vaughn
* Vavra
* Vercheval
* Wagner
* Walby
* Walker
* Weir
* Welch
* West
* Wilkinson
* G. Williams
* A. Wilson
* D. Wilson
* Winfield
* Wylie
* Yochum
* Young
* Zambiasi
* Zock

Builders|

* Ackles
* Anselmo
* Back
* R. Bailey
* Ballard
* Barker
* Berger
* Braley
* Brook
* D. W. Brown
* Buono
* H. Campbell
* Chipman
* Clair
* Connellan
* Cooper
* Cosentino
* Coulter
* Crighton
* A. Currie
* G. Currie
* Custis
* Davies
* DeGruchy
* Dojack
* Duggan
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* Evans
* Forster
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* Grant
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* Griffith
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* Haylor
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* Henick
* Hopson
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* Bi. Hughes
* Ireland
* Keys
* Kimball
* Knight
* Kramer
* Levy
* Lieberman
* Loney
* Matthews
* McBrien
* McCaffrey
* D. McCann
* McDonald
* McNaughton
* McPherson
* Mitchell
* Metras
* Montgomery
* T. Morris
* C. Murphy
* Newton
* O'Billovich
* Pistilli
* Preston
* Reda
* A. Ritchie
* D. Ritchie
* Rodden
* Ryan
* Sazio
* Schwartz
* Shaughnessy
* Shepherd
* Shivers
* Shouldice
* J. Simpson
* F. Smith
* L. Smith
* Slocomb
* Spencer
* Spring
* Stukus
* P. Taylor
* Tindall
* Towriss
* Uteck
* Warner
* Warwick
* Wetenhall
* S. Wilson

Media|

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* A. Allen
* P. Allen
* R. Allen
* Avery
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* Beamish
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* Brisebois
* Brunt
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* Carroll
* Tom Casey
* Chevrier
* Cluff
* Cole
* Coleman
* J. Cox
* G. Craig
* Cuthbert
* Davis
* DeGeer
* Dryburgh
* Dufault
* Dunnell
* Esaw
* Frayne
* Frewin
* Gilchrist
* Good
* B. Hall
* V. Hall
* Hanley
* Hooper
* Bo. Hughes
* Hunt
* Hunter
* Hynes
* Irving
* D. Isaac
* M. Isaac
* Te. Jones
* Kearney
* G. Kelly
* Kent
* Kielty
* MacCabe
* Maki
* Marsden
* Marshall
* Martin
* Matheson
* Matsumoto
* A. McCann
* McConnell
* McKnight
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* Miller
* Milton
* Moir
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* O'Brien
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* Pascall
* Pascucci
* Pawson
* Picken
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* T. Proudfoot
* Proulx
* Purcell
* Ralph
* Reeve
* Ruckaber
* Saunders
* Schultz
* Selnes
* Sgambati
* Sigurdson
* Simmons
* D. Smith
* M. Smith
* Stephen
* Stephenson
* Stukus
* Suitor
* Sullivan
* Swangard
* Tait
* J. Taylor
* Tucker
* Ullrich
* Viney
* G. Walker
* H. Walker
* Ja. Wells
* Jo. Wells
* Westwick
* Willes
* B. Williams
* Wittman
* Zurkowsky

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