Al Irwin

Al Irwin
Career information
Date of birth	(1943-03-16)March 16, 1943
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Receiver
College	McMaster University
Career history
As player
1964–1965	Montreal Alouettes
1966–1968	Toronto Argonauts
1969	Edmonton Eskimos
1970	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards	1964 - Gruen Trophy

Al Irwin is a former award winning Canadian Football League player.

A graduate of McMaster University, Irwin joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1964. Catching 11 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns, he won the Gruen Trophy as the best rookie in the east (this during a time when only Canadians could win the award.) He played another season with the Als, catching only 2 passes for 25 yards, and then went on to a 3-year stay with the Toronto Argonauts. As a Double Blue he hauled in 54 passes for 1162 yards and 8 TDs. He played one season with the Edmonton Eskimos (26 catches for 445 yards) and a final season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5 catches for 87 yards and 1 TD.)^[1]

References

↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Al Irwin

Gruen Trophy - Best Canadian Rookie in the Big Four or CFL Eastern Conference

1946: Brennan
1947: Greene
1948: English
1949: Loreno
1950: McDonald
1951: Bitkowski
1952: Fedosoff
1953: Dawson
1954: Howell
1955: Mularchyk
1956: Grant
1957: Williams
1958: Brewer
1959: Poirier
1960: Mitchell
1961: Berretta
1962: Tucker
1963: Black
1964: Irwin
1965: Evanshen
1966: Wadsworth
1967: Giardino
1968: Knechtel
1969: Phaneuf
1970: Corrigall
1971: Foley
1972: Richardson

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