Joe Krol

Quarterback, American football player

1919 – 2008

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Who was Joe Krol?

Joe "King" Krol 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. After suffering from a fall in his apartment, Krol died in a Toronto hospital on December 16, 2008.

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Born
Feb 20, 1919
Hamilton
Also known as
  • Joe "King" Krol
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • University of Western Ontario
Lived in
  • Hamilton
Died
Dec 16, 2008
Toronto

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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