Jake Dunlap was a football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1949 to 1950, when he played 22 regular season and 3 playoff games. Dunlap is, perhaps, best remembered for blocking a kick that led to the only touchdown in the 38th Grey Cup game, popularly known as the "Mud Bowl". In all he played pro football for 11 seasons, and was selected as an All-Star in 1953.