Researching Royal Copeland
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2834 people with the Copeland surname? In that year Copeland was ranked number 1407 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Royal Copeland on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Royal Copeland and the Copeland Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 5551 people with the Copeland surname in the UK? Copeland is now ranked number 1068 for popularity in the UK. |
Copeland Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 75956 people with the Copeland surname in the USA? Copeland is ranked number 132 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Copeland Databases
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Royal Copeland (Canadian football)
Royal Copeland (October 12, 1924 – August 8, 2011) was a Canadian football running back who played at the elite level from 1943 to 1956.
Copeland won four Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts. Along with Joe Krol they were known as the Gold Dust Twins. Copeland is the only player to score a touchdown in three consecutive Grey Cup games: 1945, 1946, and 1947. He became a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
During the Second World War when the Argonaut football operations were suspended, Royal Copeland played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) in 1943 with Toronto Navy .
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