1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Filchock (8-7-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Filchock (8-7-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Roughriders scored 243 points, and the defense gave up 239. Frank Filchock passed for 925 yards, while Glenn Dobbs and Frank Tripucka spent time under center, too. Mac Speedie led the receiving corps, hauling in 57 receptions for 817 yards.
Bobby Marlow ran for a team-high 563 yards for Saskatchewan.
Herb Johnson picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Frank Filchock coached the team. The 1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Joe Aguirre | E/K | October 17, 1918 | 6'4" | 225 | St. Mary's (CA) | Rock Springs, WV USA | 1 | |
| 70 | Paul Anderson | E | October 31, 1932 | 6'5" | 230 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 64 | Ron Atchison | DT | April 21, 1930 | 6'3" | 235 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Central Butte, SK | 12 | |
| 53 | Mel Aull | G | December 23, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 9 | |
| 42 | Mel Beckett | C | 6'3" | 225 | Indiana | Chicago, IL | 5 | ||
| 83 | Scotty Bissett | HB | 5'9" | 180 | Windsor AKO Jr. | 10 | |||
| 89 | Jim Cason | HB | July 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 171 | LSU | Sondheimer, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 61 | Mike Cassidy | T | 6'3" | 210 | Alabama | 16 | |||
| 88 | Ken Charlton | HB | April 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Regina Dales Jr. | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 34 | Chick Choukalos | G/T | 6'2" | 203 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 9 | |||
| 60 | Bill Clarke | T | November 25, 1932 | 6'4" | 235 | Regina Dales Jr. | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 65 | Ray Collins | T | August 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 238 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 13 | |
| 55 | Mario DeMarco | G | July 24, 1924 | 5'11" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Boonton, NJ USA | 5 | |
| 94 | Glenn Dobbs | QB/P | July 12, 1920 | 6'4" | 210 | Tulsa | McKinney, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
| 80 | Frank Filchock | QB | October 18, 1916 | 5'10" | 193 | Indiana | Crucible, PA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 87 | Sully Glasser | HB | 5'10" | 180 | Regina HS | Regina, SK | 15 | ||
| 12 | Nels Greene | HB | 5'11" | 185 | Ottawa Jr. | St. Lambert, QC | 9 | ||
| 84 | Freddy Hamilton | HB | 6'0" | 190 | Hamilton Jr. | 16 | |||
| 96 | Jack Harper | HB | 6'3" | 195 | Montreal Int. | Hamilton, ON | 15 | ||
| 97 | Karl Hilzinger | HB | September 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | Verdun Int. | Montreal, QC | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Tony Hungle | E | 6'0" | 205 | Regina Bombers Jr. | 2 | |||
| 95 | Herb Johnson | HB | July 10, 1928 | 5'10" | 172 | Army | Beaver, OR | 14 | |
| 76 | Doug Killoh | E | 6'1" | 190 | Regina Jr. | 6 | |||
| Richard King | QB | 6'1" | 190 | Washington | 0 | ||||
| 71 | Harry Lampman | E | July 22, 1927 | 6'3" | 226 | Queen's | 16 | ||
| 92 | Bobby Marlow | HB | February 8, 1930 | 6'0" | 200 | Alabama | Athens, AL | 12 | |
| 86 | Moe Martin | HB | July 24, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Montreal, QC | 10 | |
| 00 | Mike Maruska | HB | 5'10" | 180 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Regina, ON | 6 | ||
| 52 | Art McEwan | G | 5'10" | 200 | Navy-Montreal Int. | 16 | |||
| 81 | Bob McMillan | HB | 5'11" | 180 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | 13 | |||
| 69 | Lee Munn | T | 6'2" | 218 | McMaster | 15 | |||
| Arni Olson | C | 0 | |||||||
| Don Pallen | HB | 6'3" | 195 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | 0 | ||||
| 82 | Bob Pelling | E | 6'1" | 190 | Regina Jr. | 1 | |||
| 62 | John Prechek | T | 6'5" | 230 | Washington | 5 | |||
| 66 | Wayne Pyne | G/T | December 14, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Regina Jr. | Brandon, MB | 2 | |
| Chuck Radley | T | April 16, 1925 | 6'0" | 208 | Montreal Int. | Montreal, QC | 0 | ||
| 63 | Martin Ruby | T | June 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 249 | Texas A&M | Lubbock, TX USA | 13 | |
| 51 | Sam Scoccia | G | 5'11" | 240 | Hamilton Int. | 16 | |||
| Dave Skrien | HB | April 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 205 | Minnesota | Brooten, MN | 0 | ||
| 75 | Mac Speedie | E | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 15 | |
| 73 | Gord Sturtridge | E | 6'0" | 180 | St. Boniface | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | ||
| 99 | Terry Sumner | HB | 5'11" | 190 | 2 | ||||
| 93 | Brian Timmis | HB | 6'1" | 200 | McMaster | 10 | |||
| 89 | Bill Todd | HB | July 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Vital Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 4 | 0 |
| 91 | Frank Tripucka | QB/P | December 8, 1927 | 6'2" | 192 | Notre Dame | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 4 | 4 |
| 90 | Del Wardien | HB | January 14, 1924 | 5'8" | 175 | Montana | 16 | 0 | |
| 50 | Reg Whitehouse | G/K | October 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 235 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Montreal, QC | 16 | |
| 74 | Stan Williams | E/HB | December 5, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | Baylor | Callahan County, TX USA | 9 | |
| 41 | John Wozniak | C/LB | August 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 218 | Alabama | Arnold City, PA USA | 11 |
