Joe Krol

Joe Krol
No. 55
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	February 20, 1919; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died:	December 16, 2008 (aged 89); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kennedy Collegiate Institute
Career history
	Hamilton Flying Wildcats (1942–1944); Detroit Lions (1945); Toronto Argonauts (1945–1952, 1955);
Career highlights and awards
	6× Grey Cup champion (1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952); Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU) (1944); Lou Marsh Trophy (1946); Jeff Russel Trophy (1946); 2× Canadian Male Athlete of the Year (1946, 1947); 4× All-Eastern RB (1945–1948); Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1975); Toronto Argonauts No. 55 retired;
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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

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