Royal Copeland (October 12, 1924 – August 8, 2011) was a
Canadian football running back who played at the elite level from 1943 to 1956.
Copeland won four
Grey Cup
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s 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
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
,
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, and
1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
. He became a member of the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about t ...
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 .
1924 births
2011 deaths
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Canadian football running backs
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Canadian football people from Toronto
Toronto Argonauts players
Ontario Rugby Football Union players
Deaths from dementia in California
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