1956 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (6-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1956 BC Lions Statistics
1956 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.

The Lions labored to change the scoreboard with just 251 points, and the defensive squad allowed 361. Byron Bailey carried the ball for a team-leading 620 yards for BC, while Ed Vereb and Al Pollard also buoyed the ground attack.

Jerry Gustafson passed for 1,214 yards. Dan Edwards topped pass catchers, grabbing 41 passes for 672 yards.

Rae Ross seized 6 opponent throws.

Clem Crowe coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
65Ken ArkellTDecember 6, 19306'4"235Western OntarioCalgary, AB 13
88Byron BaileyFBOctober 12, 19305'10"192Washington St.Omaha, NE USA16
41Ron BakerC/KJuly 11, 19326'2"220Ottawa Jr. SecondsOttawa, ON 16
55Bob BradyG6'0"220UBCSault Ste. Marie, ON 16
91Paul CameronHBOctober 4, 19326'0"185UCLABurbank, CA USA150
74Vic ChapmanE/PApril 28, 19326'0"200UBCVancouver, BC 16
84Glen ChristianHB5'10"190IdahoCalgary, AB 12
93Ron ClinkscaleQB/BOctober 22, 19335'11"185Texas ChristianAmarillo, TX 1
98Chuck DubuqueHB5'11"180Vancouver Cubs Jr.Edmonton, AB 2
94Ted DuncanQB/BSeptember 26, 19335'11"185UBCBarrie, ON 7
71Dan EdwardsEJuly 18, 19266'1"197GeorgiaOsage, TX USA16
75Norm FieldgateE/LBJanuary 12, 19326'2"205UBCRegina, SK 15
95Arnie GaliffaQBJanuary 29, 19276'2"193ArmyDonora, PA USA11
65Don GeorgeT/LBApril 8, 19346'3"218Notre DameMarianna, PA 1
64Tom GunnariT6'2"225Washington State8
95Jerry GustafsonQB6'2"198Stanford1010
Arnie HallgrenHB0
52Bob HantlaGOctober 3, 19316'1"230KansasSt. John, KS USA7
97Ken HiggsHBJanuary 12, 19315'11"185Oak Bay Drakes Jr.Vancouver, BC 8
86/51Laurie HodgsonFB/GJune 26, 19326'0"210Edmonton Rams8
90Bill HortieHBJanuary 4, 19316'0"205UBCGrand Prairie, AB 2
57John JankansLBOctober 3, 19326'2"220Arizona StateReading, PA 10
54Roy JensonGFebruary 9, 19276'2"210UCLACalgary, AB 13
82Ivan LivingstoneHBSeptember 6, 19305'11"175Verdun Bulldogs Sr.Montreal, QC 1
72Don LordEOctober 13, 19286'2"195UBCVancouver, BC 14
77Rommie LouddEJune 8, 19336'2"227UCLAMadisonville, TX USA9
67Norm MastersTSeptember 19, 19336'2"249Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA15
62Gord MitchellT6'3"235Vancouver Meralomas Jr.Edmonton, AB 15
81/61Jim MitchenerHBMarch 17, 19296'0"190McGillDonavon, SK 13
61George MrkonicTDecember 17, 19296'2"225KansasMcKeesport, PA USA1
99Brian MulhernHB5'10"175Portland State11
85Cal MurphyHBMarch 12, 19325'10"180UBCWinnipeg, MB 8
47Steve PalmerCSeptember 17, 19346'3"220UCLAWhittier, CA 13
86Doug PetersHBOctober 23, 19346'1"205UCLANew Orleans, LA 5
92Al PollardFB/KSeptember 7, 19286'0"196Loyola MarymountLos Angeles, CA USA13
52Charley QuilterGMay 8, 19266'1"240Tyler JCShreveport, LA USA6
61Lorne ReidGJanuary 20, 19296'2"250Vancouver Cubs Jr.Saskatoon, SK 16
64Fred RobinsonTSeptember 2, 19306'1"242WashingtonWest Haven, CT USA7
90Don RossESeptember 15, 19316'3"190UBCPontiac, MI 1
80Rae RossE/HB6'1"185UBCWinnipeg, MB 14
51Frank SmithG6'1"195Olympic College3
82Bill StuartHBJune 14, 19325'10"170Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr.Vancouver, BC 13
77Ken SwalwellE6'3"190Western Washington3
96Tony TeresaQBDecember 8, 19335'9"188San Jose St.Pittsburg, CA USA114
89Ed VerebHBMay 21, 19346'0"190MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA150
87Primo VillanuevaQBDecember 2, 19315'11"175UCLATumcumcari, NM 101
45Ron WattonC/LB6'1"210Balmy Beach Jrs.Toronto, ON 16



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