Joe Krol
Player of American and Canadian football (1919–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Joe Krol (ice hockey).
Joseph "King" Krol (February 20, 1919 – December 16, 2008) was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955. Considered as possibly the most versatile player in Canadian football history as a triple-threat to pass, run, and kick, he was one of Canada's greatest athletes and also famously known as a "Gold Dust Twin" for his teamwork with Royal Copeland. Joe Krol was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[1] After suffering from a fall in his apartment, Krol died in a Toronto hospital on December 16, 2008.[2]
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Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | (1919-02-20)February 20, 1919 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | December 16, 2008(2008-12-16) (aged 89) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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High school: | Kennedy Collegiate Institute |
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