Joe Krol

Joe Krol

Date of birth:	February 20, 1919 (1919-02-20) (age 89)
Place of birth:	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s):	Quarterback Running back Punter Placekicker
College:	University of Western Ontario
Organizations
As player:
1942-1944 1945 1945-1952 1955	Hamilton Flying Wildcats (CFL) Detroit Lions (NFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
Career highlights and Awards
Awards:	1946 Lou Marsh Trophy 1946 Jeff Russel Trophy
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Joe "King" Krol (born on February 20, 1919 in Hamilton, Ontario)^[1] was a Canadian Football League quarterback, running back, and placekicker/punter from 1942-1953 and 1955. Krol played collegiately at the University of Western Ontario.

Krol won six Grey Cups, five with the Toronto Argonauts. His #55 jersey is one of only four that has been retired by the Boatmen. He was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete in 1946. He became a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963. He also played 2 games for the Detroit Lions of the NFL in 1945. Along with Royal Copeland (Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders 1944-1956), they were known as the Gold Dust Twins. Although official statistics were not kept for the Eastern teams until 1954, according to the 2001 Unofficial Canadian Football Encyclopedia, during the 1946 season, Krol completed ten passes for 147 yards and threw four touchdowns.^[2]

In November, 2006, Krol was voted one of the CFL's top 50 players (#46) in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN.^[3]

[edit] References

^ The Hamilton Spectator-Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56 (2006-06-10). ""Tigertown Triumphs"". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
^ Ferroni, Ronald A. (2001). The 2001 Unofficial Football Encyclopedia. Hamilton.
^ TSN Top 50 CFL Players. TSN.ca (2006-11-28). Retrieved on 2007-07-05.