by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Joe (King) Krol could run, kick, and pass, and became one of the greatest triple-threat players. Krol started with the Toronto Argonauts in 1945 and became one of best players for the Argonauts. Krol and his teammate Royal Copeland, was known as the ‘Goldust Twins’ as...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Edwin (Eddie) “Dynamite” James was one of the great veterans of football in Western Canada. He was an outstanding flying wing who played sandlot and junior football before moving up to the senior game with Winnipeg and Regina. James was truly a 60-minute man, equally...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Jack Jacobs, a Creek Indian from Oklahoma, was known as “Indian Jack” throughout his career. He came to Canada to play with the Blue Bombers after a successful career in the United States. During his five years in Winnipeg, “Indian Jack” completed 710 passes for...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Melvin “Fritz” Hanson was lured from North Dakota by Joe Ryan and became one of the premier running backs in Canadian football. in the 1935 Grey Cup game, the first championship won by a Western team, Fritz Hanson returned punts for more than 300 yards. After the game...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
While there are few accurate records for that era, contemporaries declared that Hugh Gall was one of the best kicking halfbacks of the day. it was said that he could punt the ball 70 yards, which is quite an accomplishment since he could do it with either foot. Gall...
