Weight 210 lb (95 kg) Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Position(s) E/Tackle CFL status National Name Mel Aull | |
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Date of birth 1928/1929 (age 86–87) | ||
Mel Aull (born c. 1929) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with the Rough Riders in 1951.
Aull was born in Hamilton, Ontario and played junior football with the Junior Hamilton Tigers. He was notable for being the only deaf player in Canadian football during his playing years. He lost his hearing at the age of 13 in 1942 after he contracted spinal meningitis after going swimming at a local pool. He practiced lipreading in absence of his hearing and was able to talk normally.
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