1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-9 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Chan Caldwell (3-9)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.

The Rough Riders scored only 174 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 337, most in the circuit. Tom Tracy carried the ball for a team-high 729 yards for Ottawa.

Jack Scarbath passed for 1,204 yards. Hugh Taylor led the receiving corps, grabbing 31 receptions, while Bob Simpson contributed 676 receiving yards.

Bob Simpson picked off 5 opponent throws.

Chan Caldwell coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP
82	Duke Bailey	QB	April 13, 1935	6'0"	195	Penn State	Pittsburgh, PA	5
41	Dick Barwegen	G/T	December 25, 1921	6'1"	227	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	5
40	Bruno Bitkowski	C/LB	November 11, 1929	6'2"	220	Assumption College (Windsor)	Windsor, ON	12
51	John Boich	G		6'1"	240	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	11
61	John Bove	G/T	April 14, 1924	6'1"	240	West Virginia	Auburn, NY	4
83	Geoff Crain	QB	December 15, 1930	6'0"	172	McGill	Rochester, NY	12
99	Bob Cunningham	HB	September 26, 1927	6'0"	180	Port Credit High School	Port Credit, ON	9
81	Bernie Custis	QB/HB	September 23, 1928	6'0"	186	Syracuse	Washington, DC	7
62	Ted Daffer	G/T	September 24, 1929	6'0"	198	Tennessee	Norfolk, VA USA	6
57	Luki Daneliuk	G/HB		6'4"	230	Windsor AKO	Windsor, ON	9
41	Frank Dempsey	C/G	May 27, 1925	6'3"	235	Florida	Dothan, AL USA	3
81	Joe Guido	HB	October 17, 1933	5'11"	190	Youngstown State	Leetonia, OH	4
93	Karl Hilzinger	HB	September 7, 1932	5'10"	185	Verdun Int.	Montreal, QC	12
	Thad Hood	G	August 11, 1932	6'2"	220	Queen's	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	7
94	Pete Karpuk	E/HB		5'11"	175	Toronto Junior Football	Toronto, ON	11
61	Don King	T	March 11, 1929	6'3"	260	Kentucky	McBee, SC USA	7
80	Boris Kotoff	FB		6'0"	190	Brantford	Hamilton, ON	11
54	Pete Ladygo	G	June 23, 1925	6'2"	218	Maryland	West Brownsville, PA USA	12
58	Mike Maruska	HB		5'10"	180	N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.	Regina, ON	7
56	Bob McKay	E		5'10"	170			1
	Donn Moomaw	C/E	October 15, 1931	6'4"	220	UCLA	Aanta Ana, CA	2
68	Joe Moss	T	April 19, 1930	6'1"	221	Maryland	Elkins, WV USA	12
	Ed Mularchyk	HB						7
71	Pete Petkoff	E	April 23, 1932	5'10"	220	Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr.	Hamilton, ON	12
	Bob Peviani	T	September 15, 1931	6'1"	210	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	4
89	Don Pinhey	HB	December 20, 1931	5'10"	180	Muskingum	Ottawa, ON	11
90	Bob Pinkney	FW		6'0"	178	Toronto		12
95	Jack Scarbath	QB	August 12, 1930	6'2"	206	Maryland	Baltimore, MD USA	7
	Sam Scoccia	G		5'11"	240	Hamilton Int.		12
70	Bob Simpson	E	April 20, 1930	6'0"	205	Windsor Rockets	Windsor, ON	12
69	Roy Smith	C	January 1, 1928	6'3"	230	Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	6
75	Bill Sowalski	E		5'11"	200	Hamilton-Bradford Barons	Hamilton, ON	10
88	Avatus Stone	HB/P	April 21, 1931	6'1"	195	Syracuse	Washington, DC USA	12
92	Joe Stracina	C/G	July 18, 1930	6'1"	230	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	10
77	Hugh Taylor	E	July 6, 1923	6'4"	194	La-Monroe	Wynne, AR USA	12
86	Tom Tracy	HB/K	September 7, 1934	5'9"	205	Tennessee	Birmingham, AL USA	12
53	Joe Upton	T		6'2"	240	Toronto	Orillia, ON	11
	Kaye Vaughan	G/T	June 30, 1931	6'2"	220	Tulsa	Concordia, KS	0
73	John Welton	E	December 9, 1929	6'4"	230	Wake Forest	Ottawa, ON	8
87	Ed Yablonski	FW		5'11"	195	Detroit	Hamilton, ON	7