Royal CopelandCopeland, RoyalHeight: 6-0 Weight: 190 Born: October 12, 1924 North Bay, ON Died: August 8, 2011 Toronto, ON High School: Humberside (Toronto, ON) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| none |
| Military Service: Royal Canadian Navy |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1946 TOR IRFU | 77 | HB | 12 | 12 |
| 1947 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1947 TOR IRFU | 77 | HB | 12 | 12 |
| 1948 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1948 TOR IRFU | 77 | HB | 10 | 9 |
| 1949 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1949 TOR IRFU | 77 | HB | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1950 CAL WIFU | 77 | HB-FW | 14 | 13 |
| 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | 77 | HB | 11 | |
| 1952 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1952 TOR IRFU | 99 | HB | 12 | 1 |
| 1953 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1953 TOR IRFU | 99 | K | 14 | 0 |
| 1954 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1954 TOR IRFU | 77 | DB | 13 | |
| 1955 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1955 TOR IRFU | 77 | DE-OE | 9 | |
| 1956 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1956 TOR IRFU | 77 | E | 11 | |
| 11 Years (CFL)11 Years CFL | 130 | 59 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Free Agent | 1949 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1949 TOR IRFU | |
| Signed | 4/28/1950 | 1950 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1950 CAL WIFU |
| Free Agent | 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | |
| Signed | 1952 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1952 TOR IRFU | |
| Retired | 5/29/1957 | 1956 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1956 TOR IRFU |
| AWARDS |
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| 1988 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1946 TOR IRFU | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| 1947 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1947 TOR IRFU | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1948 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1948 TOR IRFU | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | ||||
| 1949 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1949 TOR IRFU | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| 1953 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1953 TOR IRFU | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1955 TOR IRFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1956 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1956 TOR IRFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1950 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1950 CAL WIFU | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 176 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1946 TOR IRFU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1947 TOR IRFU | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1949 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1949 TOR IRFU | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1950 CAL WIFU | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 13 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 96.9 | |||
| 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 13 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 12 | 6 | 14.3 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1946 TOR IRFU | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1947 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1947 TOR IRFU | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1948 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1948 TOR IRFU | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1949 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1949 TOR IRFU | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1955 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1955 TOR IRFU | 17 | 301 | 17.7 | 42 | 3 | |||||||
| 1956 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1956 TOR IRFU | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1950 CAL WIFU | 20 | 236 | 11.8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | 19 | 248 | 13.1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 66 | 923 | 14.0 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1946 TOR IRFU | 2 | ||||
| 1954 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1954 TOR IRFU | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1955 TOR IRFU | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 26 | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | 5 | - | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1955 TOR IRFU | 1 | - | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1951 CAL WIFU | 10 | - | 187 | 18.7 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1955 TOR IRFU | 1 | - | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1956 TOR IRFU | 1 | - | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 207 | 17.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Toronto Argonauts (IRFU)1948 TOR IRFU | 1 | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 |
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