Known as "Prince" Hal, in 1956, he won the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy then the Schenley Award as the Canadian Rugby Union's Outstanding Player as a tight end. That same year, Patterson set a record that has yet to be matched, when he caught passes for 338 yards in a single game and set the record of 88 catches that stood up for 11 years before Terry Evanshen broke it in 1967. He also set records with 1914 receiving yards, 2039 scrimmage yards (he was the first player to reach 2000 scrimmage yards) and 2858 all purpose yards.[2] His receiving yards record stood until 1983 when Terry Greer beat his record with 2003 yards. His all purpose yards record stood until 1984 when Rufus Crawford beat his record with 2896 yards.
Hal Patterson still holds the record of 580 yards for most pass-receiving yards in Grey Cup history. Patterson scored 54 touchdowns in his 14-year Canadian pro career and had 34 games with at least 100 yards in pass receptions. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1971. In November 2006, Patterson was voted one of the CFL's top 50 players (#13) in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN.[1]
On November 21, 2008, the Montreal Alouettes retired Patterson's number 75. He died on November 21, 2011.[3]
Early in his career, he was a triple threat, running back kickoffs, several for touchdowns, and played defensive back.
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"TSN Top 50 CFL Players". TSN.ca. November 28, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
^"Alouettes legend Hal Patterson passes on". November 22, 2011.[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2023
patterson, harold, edward, patterson, october, 1932, november, 2011, nicknamed, prince, star, american, college, basketball, player, university, kansas, professional, canadian, football, player, with, canadian, football, league, montreal, alouettes, hamilton, . Harold Edward Patterson October 4 1932 November 21 2011 nicknamed Prince Hal was a star American college basketball player at the University of Kansas and a professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger Cats Patterson is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and in 2006 was voted one of the CFL s Top 50 players 13 of the league s modern era by Canadian sports network TSN 1 Prince Hal PattersonNo 75 Prince Hal Patterson in a Montreal Alouettes uniform c 1958 Born 1932 10 04 October 4 1932Garden City Kansas U S Died November 21 2011 2011 11 21 aged 79 Kinsley Kansas U S Career informationCFL statusAmericanPosition s WR DBHeight6 ft 2 in 188 cm Weight190 lb 86 kg CollegeKansasNFL draft1954 Round 14 Pick 165Drafted byPhiladelphia EaglesCareer historyAs player1954 1960Montreal Alouettes1961 1967Hamilton Tiger CatsCareer highlights and awards3 Grey Cup champion 1963 1965 1967 CFL All Star1962 1963 1964CFL East All Star1954 1958 1960 1962 1966Awards1956 CFL MOPCareer statsCanadian Football Hall of Fame 1971 Contents 1 Early life and college career 2 Canadian football career 2 1 1956 season 3 ReferencesEarly life and college career EditBorn in Garden City Kansas in 1932 Patterson was a football baseball and basketball star at the University of Kansas He was the second leading rebounder for Kansas 1953 national runner up team that lost the NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Championship game by a single point to Indiana University An end with the Jayhawks football team he also lettered in baseball Canadian football career EditDrafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League in the 1954 NFL Draft Hal Patterson opted to sign with the Montreal Alouettes of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1954 The IRFU became part of the CFL in 1958 1956 season Edit Known as Prince Hal in 1956 he won the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy then the Schenley Award as the Canadian Rugby Union s Outstanding Player as a tight end That same year Patterson set a record that has yet to be matched when he caught passes for 338 yards in a single game and set the record of 88 catches that stood up for 11 years before Terry Evanshen broke it in 1967 He also set records with 1914 receiving yards 2039 scrimmage yards he was the first player to reach 2000 scrimmage yards and 2858 all purpose yards 2 His receiving yards record stood until 1983 when Terry Greer beat his record with 2003 yards His all purpose yards record stood until 1984 when Rufus Crawford beat his record with 2896 yards Patterson was a member of the Alouettes until being part of a controversial trade in 1960 that sent him to the last place Hamilton Tiger Cats with fellow Montreal star quarterback Sam Etcheverry Patterson s impact was immediate as he helped to lead the Tiger Cats to the 1961 Grey Cup where the Ti Cats lost in overtime to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hal Patterson still holds the record of 580 yards for most pass receiving yards in Grey Cup history Patterson scored 54 touchdowns in his 14 year Canadian pro career and had 34 games with at least 100 yards in pass receptions He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1971 In November 2006 Patterson was voted one of the CFL s top 50 players 13 in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN 1 On November 21 2008 the Montreal Alouettes retired Patterson s number 75 He died on November 21 2011 3 Early in his career he was a triple threat running back kickoffs several for touchdowns and played defensive back References Edit a b TSN Top 50 CFL Players TSN ca November 28 2006 Retrieved May 17 2007 Hal Patterson Alouettes legend Hal Patterson passes on November 22 2011 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hal Patterson amp oldid 1147155580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
