Royal Bailey | |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1929 |
Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Import: | no |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lbs: | 205 |
Position1: | Halfback |
Highschool: | Benedictine Prep (Goochland, Virginia) |
College: | Tulane |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1953 |
Nfldraftedround: | 14 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 165 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career Highlights: |
|
Playing Years1: | 1953 |
Playing Team1: | Hamilton Tiger Cats |
Early Royall Bailey (September 23, 1929 – June 12, 2006) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats.[1] He won the Grey Cup with them in 1953. He previously played football at Tulane University from 1951 to 1952, earning a letter in the sport.[2] He signed with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen rugby team in 1957 after serving in the United States Air Force for 2 years.[3] [4]