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Toronto Argonauts’ Chad Owens sets pro football all-purpose yards mark
TORONTO – Chad Owens has set pro football’s record for all-purpose yards in a season.
The Toronto Argonaut speedster came into the game needing 73 combined yards to break Michael (Pinball) Clemons’ 1997 mark of 3,840.
The Flyin’ Hawaiian did it with a 29-yard kickoff return against Hamilton midway through the second quarter of the Argos’ final game of the regular season.
He also started the day leading the league in receiving yards (1,289) and kickoff return yards (1,524).
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