Joe Poplawski
Date of birth | August 2, 1957 |
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Place of birth | Edmonton Eskimos* |
1978–1986 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | Most Outstanding Canadian |
Career stats | |
Joe Poplawski (born August 2, 1957) is a former professional Canadian football receiver who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1978 to 1986.
Professional career
Poplawski was originally a territorial exemption his hometown team the
Statistics
Receiving | Regular season | |||||||
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Year | Team | Games | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | |
1978 | WPG | 16 | 75 | 998 | 13.3 | 44 | 8 | |
1979 | WPG | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 | |
1980 | WPG | 14 | 56 | 897 | 16.0 | 68 | 5 | |
1981 | WPG | 16 | 84 | 1,271 | 15.1 | 55 | 8 | |
1982 | WPG | 16 | 57 | 825 | 14.5 | 47 | 2 | |
1983 | WPG | 15 | 58 | 971 | 15.7 | 41 | 8 | |
1984 | WPG | 16 | 67 | 998 | 14.9 | 62 | 3 | |
1985 | WPG | 16 | 75 | 1,271 | 16.9 | 47 | 6 | |
1986 | WPG | 18 | 74 | 1,075 | 14.5 | 65 | 8 | |
CFL totals | 129 | 549 | 8,341 | 15.2 | 68 | 48 |
Post-playing career
After leaving football Poplawski pursued a career as a professional soccer player. Currently he heads up the Cavalier Drive branch of Ranger Insurance in Winnipeg, acquired in July 2014 by Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited.[3] Poplawski also worked as an analyst for CJOB radio alongside play by play man Bob Irving.
In 2005, Poplawski was named one of the Blue Bombers 20 All-Time Greats and was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004.[4]
External links
References
- ^ Taylor Allen (1 May 2018). "Unlikely legend, Joe Pop became Mr. Popular to Bombers fans". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ Brian Snelgrove (August 12, 2010). "The 1970's - Receiver Joe Poplawski". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "Business Insurance - MaxWealth". Maximum Wealth Strategies. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ "Joe Poplawski (August 2, 1957 - )". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2019-07-18.