Royal Copeland

Bio

Full name: Royal Copeland

Born: Oct. 12, 1924 in North Bay, ON

Died: Aug. 8, 2011 (Obituary)

Last Season (1956) Vitals:
  • Height: 6′ 0″
  • Weight: 190 lbs
  • Position: E, HB
  • Jersey: #77

Resources, Notes and Discrepencies

Gold Dust Twin and Argos great dies at 86

Amateur Programs
  • Humberside HS (Toronto, ON)
13 Season Career

Active years: 1943, 1945–1956
Active teams (3):

  • TYB 1943
  • TOR 1945–1949, 1952–1956
  • CGY 1950–1951

140 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 136 regular season games
  • 4 Grey Cup appearances (4 championship wins)
4 Grey Cup Appearances
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP
Playoff
GP
Grey Cup
GP
13 seasons (3 teams)
(Rank: T204th,
98th percentile,
12 CFL seasons)
136
(Rank: T735th,
93rd percentile,
136 CFL games)
0 4
1943 TYB HB 77 Unknown -- 0
1945 TOR E, HB 77 6 -- 1
1946 TOR E, HB 77 12 -- 1
1947 TOR E, HB 77 12 -- 1
1948 TOR E, HB 77 10 -- 0
1949 TOR E, HB 77 12 -- 0
1950 CGY HB 77 14 -- 0
1951 CGY HB 77 11 -- 0
1952 TOR E, HB 99 12 -- 1
1953 TOR HB 99 14 -- 0
1954 TOR E, HB 77 13 -- 0
1955 TOR HB 77 9 -- 0
1956 TOR E, HB 77 11 -- 0
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Royal Copeland was inducted into the Player wing in 1988 (Canadian Football Hall of Fame profile).

Toronto Argonauts All-Time Argonauts

Royal Copeland was inducted into the Player wing in 1997.