Royal Copeland
Royal Copeland
Born: October 12, 1924
North Bay, ON
Deceased: August 8, 2011
Toronto, ON
Position: E/HB,HB,HB/E
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Humber Collegiate
High School: Humberside (Toronto, ON)
Career: 1945-1956
Royal Copeland played from 1945 to 1956 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts. Copeland ran for 574 yards in his career on 149 attempts, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 66 passes for 923 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 3.2 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 96.9 |
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 14.3 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | ||||
| 1949 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | ||||
| 1950 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 94 | 412 | 4.4 | 52 | 5 |
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 55 | 152 | 2.8 | 12 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
| Totals | 149 | 574 | 3.9 | 52 | 24 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 20 | 236 | 11.8 | 36 | 1 |
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 19 | 248 | 13.1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 17 | 301 | 17.7 | 42 | 3 |
| 1956 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Totals | 66 | 923 | 14.0 | 42 | 15 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 187 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 207 | 17.2 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 26 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1945 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||
| 1946 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1947 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1948 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| 1949 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||
| 1950 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1951 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 1955 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| 1956 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 6 | |
| 1946 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1947 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1948 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | |
| 1949 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1950 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 14 | 0 |
| 1951 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 11 | 0 |
| 1952 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | |
| 1955 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | |
| 1956 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 11 |
Honors
1945 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1945 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1946 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1946 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1947 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1947 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1947 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1949 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1949 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1949 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1950 - CFL CFL West All-Star (2nd Team)
