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Al Irwin
Date of birth (1943-03-16) March 16, 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Receiver
US college McMaster University
Career history
As player
1964–1965 Montreal Alouettes
1966–1968 Toronto Argonauts
1969 Edmonton Eskimos
1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards1964 - 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]

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