Royal Copeland (Canadian football)
This article is about the Canadian football player. For the U.S. Senator, see Royal S. Copeland.
| Date of birth | October 12, 1924 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of death | August 8, 2011 (aged 86) |
| Place of death | Oxnard, California, United States |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | RB |
| College | Humber College |
| 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 | Grey Cup champion - 1945, 46, 47, 52 |
| Career stats | |
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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