1945 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-1 10
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Ross Trimble (5-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1945 Ottawa Rough Riders StatisticsTeam Record: 5-1 10
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Ross Trimble (5-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1945 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 5 wins and 1 losses for 10 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, the Rough Riders paced the league with 105 points. Meanwhile, the defensive unit allowed 40 points.
Ross Trimble coached the team. The 1945 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Abson | HB | 5'9" | 190 | Ottawa Gladstones Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 5 | |
| Roy Ananny | HB | October 11, 1924 | 205 | Ottawa, ON | 2 | ||
| Joe Asquini | FW | 6'0" | 190 | 4 | |||
| Ken Charlton | HB/P | April 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Regina Dales Jr. | Regina, SK | 5 |
| Eric Chipper | T/K | 5'11" | 200 | Strathcona Jr. | 4 | ||
| Tommy Daley | HB | 185 | 6 | ||||
| Allie Donaldson | G | 220 | 1 | ||||
| Frank Dunlap | FW | August 10, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Ottawa, ON | 5 | |
| Jake Dunlap | G/T | August 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 220 | St. Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 4 |
| George Fraser | T/K | 195 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Fulton | G | 1 | |||||
| Tony Golab | HB | January 17, 1919 | 6'2" | 210 | Kennedy Collegiate (HS) | Windsor, ON | 3 |
| Don Grimes | G | Ottawa St. Pat's | 5 | ||||
| Bert Haigh | E/K | 6'0" | 185 | Vaughn Road Collegiate | 6 | ||
| Pete Kaluski | G | 6'0" | 150 | 6 | |||
| Allan Leach | E | 165 | Toronto West Siders Int. | 6 | |||
| Bill Linegar | E/T | 1 | |||||
| Brian Lynch | E/QB | 6'0" | 185 | Manitoba | 6 | ||
| Steve Marko | QB | May 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | none | Philadelphia, PA USA | 2 |
| Frank Mathers | HB | March 29, 1924 | 6'1" | 182 | Winnipeg, MB | 1 | |
| Tony McCarthy | E | 5'11" | 186 | St. Patrick's | 6 | ||
| Gord McCullagh | QB | Ottawa | 2 | ||||
| Joseph Moynahan | C | 6'1" | 180 | Strathcona | 6 | ||
| Carl Norton | C | 190 | 6 | ||||
| Mike Ozarko | T | March 18, 1916 | 190 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes | 6 | ||
| Don Pelton | HB | 1 | |||||
| Clayton Powell | FW/HB | 5'8" | 190 | Ottawa Jr. | 6 | ||
| Ken Preston | QB | October 19, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | Queen's | Portland, ON | 6 |
| Godfrey Reaume | FB | 5 | |||||
| Leo Seguin | G | September 2, 1917 | 6'1" | 180 | 6 | ||
| Harold Shaughnessy | G | 5 | |||||
| Doc Smiley | G/T | 4 | |||||
| Wilf Tremblay | HB | 5'7" | 140 | Ottawa-New Edinburgh Jrs. | 6 |
