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6 hours ago, Tracker said:

I have always wondered what the heck happened to Ealey- he went from all-star to a mediocre backup in such a short time. Even when he subbed in, he did nothing to redeem himself.

The play by play announcer for the Ti Cats at the time was Bob Bratina. He is one of my Facebook friends. He told me once that Ealey suffered some kind of iower body injury in Hamilton which permanently hampered his mobility. Once he lost that mobility he never was the same. 

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Real shame about Chuck Ealey. He could have been one of the greats. Ealey had a sensational rookie season winning the Grey Cup in 1972. His play at qb turned the league on its ear that year. By the time we got him for Don Jonas in 74 you could see something was wrong. His play was off. He was taking sacks where before he got away. Throwing interceptions & missing open receivers. He just wasn't the same player.

I think Brock's development was a life saver for the team. It enabled them to trade Ealey to the Argos & get Brock in there as a starter. I think Earl Lunsford got lucky with the timeline of Brock's development after he traded Jonas for Ealey. Brock becoming the starter saved his job. 

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