Roger Scales

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Roger Scales
Born: (1944-11-25) November 25, 1944 (age 79)
Vernon, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight240 lb (110 kg)
College BYU
Career history
As player
1969 – 1972 Toronto Argonauts
1972 – 1977 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards

Roger Scales (born November 25, 1944) is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [1] He played college football at Brigham Young University.

Scales is famous in Argonaut lore for scoring their only touchdown in the 1971 Grey Cup. On a fumbled punt by Calgary's Jim Silye, he received a lateral from Joe Vijuk and rumbled 33 yards into the end zone. The Argos eventually lost the game, the final score was 14-11.

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References

  1. ↑ "Roger Scales football statistics on StatsCrew.com".


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