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Joey Pal graduated from Sir George William University with a B.Comm degree (Sir George William and Loyola merged to form what is today called Concordia University in Montreal.). Pal was a Flying Wing for the Montreal Alouttes from 1948 to 1957. The term Flying Wing has since vanished from the CFL football vocabulary, but it later became Flanker and today Pal would likely have been called a Slot Back. Pal was a three time East All-Star at Flying Wing (1954, 1955, and 1956) and was also named the Outstanding Canadian for Montreal in 1954. Unfortunately, the East did not keep individual stats until 1954, so his career totals of 127 catches for 2448 yards don't include his first 5 seasons in the CFL from 1948 to 1953 (Pal did not play in 1949). Pal was a big part of the powerful Montreal teams of the mid to late 1950s where he teamed up with star ends Hal Patterson and Red O'Quinn to catch passes from QB Sam (The Rifle) Etcheverry. Like many players of that era, Pal saw acton on both sides of the ball. In 1955 for example, Pal set career highs with 42 catches for 802 yards and also had two interceptions. Pal was also used as a punt and kickofrf returner with his career highlight in that facet of the game coming on an 81 yard kickoff return for a TD in 1956. Joey Pal In Team Picture of 1956 Montreal Als - November 20, 1956
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