1956 Montreal Alouettes Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-4 20
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Douglas Walker (10-4)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1956 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1956 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses for 20 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Offensively, the Alouettes paced the circuit with 478 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 361 points. Sam Etcheverry triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 4,723 yards. Hal Patterson grabbed 88 passes for 1,914 yards.

Pat Abbruzzi carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,062 yards.

Jack Dwyer picked off 7 opponent throws.

Douglas Walker coached the team. The 1956 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
83Pat AbbruzziHBAugust 29, 19325'9"210Rhode Island StateWarren, RI 14
88Gerry ApostolatosHBSeptember 24, 19355'11"190Verdun StampedersMontreal, QC 4
76Charlie BaillieHBFebruary 14, 19356'0"208Lakeshore Flyers Sr.Montreal, QC 1
53Ray BaillieG/TFebruary 14, 19356'0"270Montreal, QC 9
38Bob BartholomewTApril 20, 19326'2"220Wake ForestRocky Mount, NC 2
87Jacques BelecHBSeptember 13, 19315'11"190Western OntarioTimmins, ON 6
80Bill BewleyHB/KAugust 11, 19315'11"190TorontoHamilton, ON 110
61Pat BiscegliaGJune 23, 19305'10"192Notre DameWorcester, MA 4
81John BlaicherHBMarch 5, 19305'11"205Brantford Redskins (Sr.)Hamilton, ON 11
84George BrancatoHBMay 27, 19315'9"177LSUBrooklyn, NY USA8
65Bruce CoulterQB/DBNovember 19, 19276'1"190Runneymede HS (Toronto)Toronto, ON 140
60Tex CoulterT/POctober 26, 19246'4"250Texas A&MFort Worth, TX USA140
89Jack DwyerHBJanuary 15, 19275'11"175Loyola MarymountLos Angeles, CA USA14
67Ted ElsbyTJanuary 3, 19326'0"235Brantford Redskins (Sr.)Galt, ON 14
92Sam EtcheverryQB/PMay 20, 19305'11"190DenverCarlsbad, NM USA1414
Frank FraserHBOctober 26, 19356'0"200Tennessee A&IMontreal, QC 0
52Charles GibbonsT5'11"220Rhode IslandNewport, RI 8
66Bob GolicG/TMarch 19, 19316'3"242IndianaWillowick, OH 6
52Jerry HoganEJune 17, 19336'0"240McGillMontreal, QC 1
48Tom HugoC/LBAugust 25, 19305'10"220DenverHonolulu, HI 14
99Fob JamesHBSeptember 15, 19345'9"170AuburnLanett, AL 100
91Pete KarpukHB5'11"175Toronto Junior FootballToronto, ON 14
76Bud KorchakE/KAugust 15, 19275'10"180St. Johns Grads Jr.Winnipeg, MB 4
57Mike KovacGJune 7, 19305'10"212Western OntarioHamilton, ON 14
51Joe LukasikT5'11"200St. Joseph's (Indiana)5
62Bob MacLellanC/LBMarch 16, 19306'2"225McGillToronto, ON 14
54Marty MartinelloGJanuary 11, 19315'11"225Brantford Redskins (Sr.)Sydney, NS 14
74Doug McNicholEMarch 29, 19306'4"250Western OntarioMerritton, ON 14
72Jim MillerEFebruary 20, 19325'11"225McGillMontreal, QC 14
77Tom MoranE/FWAugust 16, 19326'1"195Brantford RedskinsHamilton, ON 14
73Red O'QuinnESeptember 7, 19256'2"195Wake ForestBluett Falls, NC USA14
82Joey PalFW/HBAugust 2, 19276'0"185Hamilton Tigers Jr.Hamilton, ON 14
86Bob PascalHBJuly 20, 19345'11"185DukeGlen Ridge, NJ 14
75Hal PattersonE/DBOctober 4, 19326'2"190KansasGarden City, KS 14
64Juan SheridanC/GFebruary 2, 19255'9"220TorontoHavana, Cuba11
68Billy ShippTOctober 16, 19296'5"275AlabamaMobile, AL USA5
63Jim StatonTMay 23, 19276'4"246Wake ForestAnsonville, NC USA14
85Bill TonegussoHB5'10"185Brantford Jr.Guelph, ON 11
56Herb TrawickGFebruary 22, 19215'10"232Kentucky StateElm Grove, PA 14



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