Canadian Football Career
In 1972, Ealey signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He did not start as quarterback until game four, but then proceeded to have an astonishing rookie season, leading Hamilton to an 11-3 record (good for first place in the East), winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award and becoming an All-Star. Best of all, he helped secure a thrilling 13–10 last minute victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 60th Grey Cup, when he also won the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award after passing for 291 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 63 yards.
He later played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1974 and 1975 and with the Toronto Argonauts, for 48 games, in 1975 to 1978. Ealey suffered a career-ending collapsed lung injury in 1978. In total, Ealey played for seven seasons with Hamilton, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the Toronto Argonauts, passing for 13,326 yards and 82 touchdowns.
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