1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-2 Lost Final
Coach: Carl Voyles (9-5)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Tiger-Cats moved the ball well, scoring 275 points, and the defensive squad conceded 207. Butch Songin tossed for 2,500 yards. Lou Kusserow grabbed 49 receptions, while Ray Ramsey contributed 770 receiving yards, while Bernie Custis contributed to the receiving game, too.

Merle Hapes carried the pigskin for a team-high 572 yards for Hamilton, while Bernie Custis also buoyed the ground attack.

Don Ettinger and Lou Kusserow each seized 5 opponent throws.

Carl Voyles coached the team. The 1954 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Final.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
46George ArnettT6'3"240McMaster14
51Eddie BevanG5'11"215Hamilton, ON 14
83Dick BrownHBMay 9, 19265'10"170TorontoCleveland, OH 13
Vincent ColizzaTFebruary 10, 19255'10"207McGill0
99Bernie CustisQB/HBSeptember 23, 19286'0"186SyracuseWashington, DC 130
52Art DarchGOctober 15, 19316'0"220Stamford Collegiate (HS)Niagara Falls, ON 14
89Bobby DawsonQB/DBFebruary 4, 19325'10"161Windsor AKO Jr.Windsor, ON 14
66Frank DempseyC/GMay 27, 19256'3"235FloridaDothan, AL USA13
94Glenn DobbsQB/PJuly 12, 19206'4"210TulsaMcKinney, TX USA10
Dunc EllisT5'11"220Toronto0
55Don EttingerG/KNovember 20, 19226'2"213KansasIndependence, MO USA12
81Bobby FlippinHBJuly 2, 19286'0"170MidwesternElectra, TX 50
71Cam FraserE/P6'3"205OttawaHamilton, ON 130
84Bob GarsideLB6'1"220Toronto14
Billy GrahamHBNovember 15, 19355'7"165Hamilton, ON 0
80Merle HapesFBMay 9, 19195'10"190MississippiGarden Grove, CA USA14
82Ron HowellHBDecember 4, 19356'0"185Westdale CollegiateHamilton, ON 10
85Pete KarpukHB/E5'11"175Toronto Junior FootballToronto, ON 14
45Ted KirkowskiC6'0"219Navy; Syracuse1
88Lou KusserowHBSeptember 6, 19276'1"200ColumbiaBraddock, PA USA140
73Jack LoganE/K6'0"200Queen's13
75Vince MazzaE/TMarch 25, 19256'1"216noneNiagara Falls, NY USA12
64Les McClellandESeptember 5, 19326'0"227SyracuseMasontown, PA 12
76Chet MikszaT/KNovember 28, 19306'2"238Hamilton Jr.Hamilton, ON 13
Alex MuzykaT/G5'11"206Hamilton Tigers Jr.Hamilton, ON 0
74Pete NeumannE5'11"215St. Catherines HS11
47Walt NikorakCFebruary 22, 19335'10"212Hamilton Tiger Jr.14
78Bill QuinlanEJune 19, 19326'3"248Michigan St.Lawrence, MA USA14
70Vito RagazzoEMarch 17, 19276'3"200William & Mary14
71Ray RamseyEJuly 18, 19216'2"166BradleySpringfield, IL USA12
86Fred RuishFBNovember 10, 19336'2"205Stamford2
Jack SamsonE6'0"190Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr.0
53Vin ScottGJuly 10, 19255'8"215Notre DameLeRoy, NY USA14
95Butch SonginQBMay 11, 19246'2"190Boston Col.Walpole, MA USA1414
78Ken StanleyE6'0"190McMasterToronto, ON 7
Dick TamburoC0
Travis TidwellQBFebruary 5, 19255'10"185AuburnFlorence, AL USA0
77Ralph ToohyEOctober 8, 19266'0"195Loyola High School (Montreal)Montreal, QC 14
87Ray TruantE/HB/KOctober 10, 19305'10"175Western Ontario140
80Hal WaggonerHBJanuary 18, 19305'10"170Tulane1
54Pete WoolleyG/TJuly 12, 19295'10"195Hamilton Wildcats Jr.7



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