Place of birth Toronto, Ontario Role Canadian football Education Humber College | 1945–1949 Toronto Argonauts Positions Running back Name Royal Copeland | |
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Date of birth (1924-10-12)October 12, 1924 Date of death August 8, 2011(2011-08-08) (aged 86) 1943-1944 Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs Died August 8, 2011, Oxnard, California, United States | ||
Place of death Oxnard, California | ||
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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