Mel Aull
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title:
Mel Aull
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Melvin Andrew Aull was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with the Rough Riders in 1951. Aull was born in Hamilton, Ontario and played junior football with the Junior Hamilton Tigers. He was notable for being the only deaf player in Canadian football during his playing years. He lost his hearing at the age of 13 in 1942 after he contracted spinal meningitis after going swimming at a local pool.
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Canadian football player (1928–2019)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Aull
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2023-06-04T11:31:29Z
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