Al Irwin | |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1943 |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Receiver |
College: | McMaster University |
Playing Years1: | 1964–1965 |
Playing Team1: | Montreal Alouettes |
Playing Years2: | 1966–1968 |
Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Years3: | 1969 |
Playing Team3: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Years4: | 1970 |
Playing Team4: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Awards: | 1964 - Gruen Trophy |
Al Irwin (born March 16, 1943) 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 touchdowns. 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 touchdown.)[1]