Poplawski was originally a territorial exemption his hometown team the Edmonton Eskimos and prior to the beginning of the 1978 season he was traded to the Bombers in exchange for their star receiver Tom Scott. With 75 receptions for 998 yards and 8 touchdowns, Poplawski won the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 1978.[1] That season he was also selected to the Western Conference and CFL all-star team as a wide receiver. Despite a short career Poplawski achieved many more accolades including twice winning the Most Outstanding Canadian awards in 1981 and 1986. He was also the runner-up for this award in 1980, 1984 and 1985. He was selected to the All-Star team five times, first as mentioned above and four more times as a slotback in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986. Poplawski helped the Bombers win the 72nd Grey Cup in 1984 with five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. At the age of 29, he ended career with 8,341 receiving yards on 549 receptions and with 48 touchdowns. In his final season, he temporarily filled in as the team's kicker, following an injury to Trevor Kennerd. Poplawski made 8 out of 10 field goals, totalling 233 yards, with his longest coming from 45 yards out.[2]
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.
poplawski, born, august, 1957, former, professional, canadian, football, receiver, played, winnipeg, blue, bombers, canadian, football, league, from, 1978, 1986, born, 1957, august, 1957, edmonton, alberta, canadacareer, informationstatusretiredcfl, statusnati. 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 Joe PoplawskiBorn 1957 08 02 August 2 1957 age 66 Edmonton Alberta CanadaCareer informationStatusRetiredCFL statusNationalPosition s SB WRHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Weight180 lb 82 kg UniversityAlbertaCFL Draft1978 Round Terr ExemptionDrafted byEdmonton EskimosCareer historyAs player1978Edmonton Eskimos 1978 1986Winnipeg Blue BombersCareer highlights and awardsGrey Cup champion 1984 CFL All Star1978 1981 1984 1985 1986CFL West All Star1978 1981 1984 1985 1986Awards1978 Most Outstanding RookieHonours1981 amp 1986 Most Outstanding CanadianCareer statsCanadian Football Hall of Fame 1998 Contents 1 Professional career 2 Statistics 3 Post playing career 4 External links 5 ReferencesProfessional career editPoplawski was originally a territorial exemption his hometown team the Edmonton Eskimos and prior to the beginning of the 1978 season he was traded to the Bombers in exchange for their star receiver Tom Scott With 75 receptions for 998 yards and 8 touchdowns Poplawski won the CFL s Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 1978 1 That season he was also selected to the Western Conference and CFL all star team as a wide receiver Despite a short career Poplawski achieved many more accolades including twice winning the Most Outstanding Canadian awards in 1981 and 1986 He was also the runner up for this award in 1980 1984 and 1985 He was selected to the All Star team five times first as mentioned above and four more times as a slotback in 1981 1984 1985 and 1986 Poplawski helped the Bombers win the 72nd Grey Cup in 1984 with five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown At the age of 29 he ended career with 8 341 receiving yards on 549 receptions and with 48 touchdowns In his final season he temporarily filled in as the team s kicker following an injury to Trevor Kennerd Poplawski made 8 out of 10 field goals totalling 233 yards with his longest coming from 45 yards out 2 Statistics editReceiving Regular seasonYear Team Games Rec Yards Avg Long TD1978 WPG 16 75 998 13 3 44 81979 WPG 2 3 35 11 7 17 01980 WPG 14 56 897 16 0 68 51981 WPG 16 84 1 271 15 1 55 81982 WPG 16 57 825 14 5 47 21983 WPG 15 58 971 15 7 41 81984 WPG 16 67 998 14 9 62 31985 WPG 16 75 1 271 16 9 47 61986 WPG 18 74 1 075 14 5 65 8CFL totals 129 549 8 341 15 2 68 48Post playing career editAfter 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 editJoe Poplawski biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and MuseumReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Poplawski amp oldid 1147290828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
