Joey Pal

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

Games Played and Receiving
Team Year GP Rec Yds Avg Long TD
MON 1948 11




MON 1950 11




MON 1951 8




MON 1952 12




MON 1953 13




MON 1954 14 36 681 18.9 63 6
MON 1955 12 43 802 18.7 47 12
MON 1956 14 35 684 19.6 64 6
MON 1957 11 13 281 21.6 43 2

 

Rushing
Year Team TC Yds Avg TD Long
1948 MON




1950 MON




1951 MON




1952 MON




1953 MON




1954 MON 2 28 14 0 24
1955 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MON 0 0 0 0 0

 

Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1948 MON          
1950 MON          
1951 MON          
1952 MON          
1953 MON          
1954 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MON 5 85 17 0 26
1956 MON 4 155 38.8 1 81
1957 MON 2 30 15 0 18

 

Punt Returns
Year Team PR Yds Avg TD Long
1948 MON          
1950 MON          
1951 MON          
1952 MON          
1953 MON          
1954 MON 66 488 7.4 0 23
1955 MON 52 425 8.2 0 47
1956 MON 28 240 8.6 0 20
1957 MON 0 0 0 0 0

 

Interceptions
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long
1948 MON




1950 MON




1951 MON




1952 MON




1953 MON




1954 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MON 2 6 3 0 6
1956 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MON 0 0 0 0 0
Joey Pal from a 1956 Program

 

1954 Blue Ribbon Tea Joey Pal