17 Facts About Paul Brule

Paul Brule was born on February 21,1945 and is a Canadian former professional football player who starred at St Francis Xavier University in the 1960s before playing professionally in the Canadian Football League.

Paul Brule was inducted in to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

Paul Brule set a U Sports season record with 120 points scored.

Paul Brule did not win another championship in 1967, but his senior year at St Francis Xavier was perhaps his finest.

Paul Brule broke his own record for touchdowns in a season with 25.

On October 20,1967, Paul Brule scored seven rushing touchdowns and one punt return touchdown against Dalhousie University.

Paul Brule finished his four-year university career with 51 all-purpose touchdowns, a record that still stands as of the completion of the 2017 U Sports season.

When Paul Brule graduated after the 1967 season, he held the records for most rushing yards in a season, most touchdowns in a game, most touchdowns in a season, most touchdowns in a career, most points in a season and most points in a career.

Paul Brule was selected second overall in the first round of the Canadian Football League's 1968 amateur draft by the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Paul Brule became the property of the Blue Bombers and played both fullback and defensive back for Winnipeg from 1968 to 1971.

Paul Brule enjoyed his most productive season offensively in his rookie year, when he rushed for 32 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries and caught five passes for 43 yards.

Paul Brule had another four interceptions in 1971 with Winnipeg before moving to the Montreal Alouettes for his final season in 1972.

Besides playing fullback and defensive back, Paul Brule was used as a punt returner and kick returner, averaging over seven yards per punt return for his career.

Paul Brule was inducted into the St Francis Xavier University Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

Paul Brule was inducted into the Nova Scotia Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

In March 2018, it was announced that Paul Brule would be inducted in to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the class of 2018.

Paul Brule is the father of journalist, entrepreneur and magazine publisher Tyler Paul Brule.