Mel Aull

Mel Aull
Date of birth 1928/1929 (age 87–88)
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) E/Tackle
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
As player
1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19511952 Ottawa Rough Riders
19531954 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1951)

Mel Aull (born c. 1929) 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.[1]

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. He practiced lipreading in absence of his hearing and was able to talk normally.[2][3]

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