Royal Copeland (Canadian football)
| Date of birth: | October 12, 1924 |
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| Place of birth: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Date of death: | August 8, 2011 (aged 86) |
| Place of death: | Oxnard, California |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | RB |
| College: | Humber College |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1943-1944 1945–1949 1950–1951 1952–1956 |
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs Toronto Argonauts Calgary Stampeders Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 |
| Awards: | Jeff Russel Trophy (1949) |
| Honors: | Grey Cup champion - 1945, 46, 47, 52 |
Career stats | |
Royal Copeland (October 12, 1924 – August 8, 2011) was a Canadian Football League running back from 1945 to 1956.
Copeland won four Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts. He became a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988. Along with Joe Krol they were known as the Gold Dust Twins. Copeland is the only player to score a touchdown in 3 consecutive Grey Cup games: 1945, 1946, and 1947.
During the Second World War when the Argonaut Football Operations were suspended, Royal Copeland played in the ORFU in 1943 with Toronto Navy HMCS York.
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