1954 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-15 2
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Annis Stukus (1-15)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1954 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 1-15 2
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Annis Stukus (1-15)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1954 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses for 2 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.
BC managed just 100 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defense yielded 345, most in the circuit. Gerry Tuttle tossed for 991 yards, and John Mazur took a significant amount of snaps, too. Dick Christiansen topped all receivers, grabbing 41 passes for 545 yards.
Al Pollard carried the ball for a team-leading 431 yards for the Lions, while Byron Bailey also buoyed the ground attack.
Neil Ferris picked off 5 opponent throws.
Annis Stukus coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Sam Adams | E | July 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 198 | Whitworth | Fort Worth, TX | 13 | |
| 88 | Byron Bailey | FB | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington St. | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | |
| 65 | Ed Barry | G | 6'2" | 215 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 3 | |||
| 89 | Keith Bennett | HB | 6'0" | 185 | Victoria Blue Bombers Jr. | Flin Flon, MB | 16 | ||
| 55 | George Brown | G/T | September 23, 1923 | 6'2" | 222 | TCU | Boyd, TX USA | 2 | |
| 43 | John Brown | C | April 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 230 | North Carolina Central | Belen, MS USA | 13 | |
| 87 | Jim Chambers | HB | March 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 197 | Westmount Warriors Int. | Montreal, QC | 10 | |
| 92 | Vic Chapman | E/P | April 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Chick Choukalos | G | 6'2" | 203 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 6 | |||
| 70 | Dick Christiansen | E | July 1, 1932 | 6'4" | 233 | Arizona | 14 | ||
| 74 | Bill Currie | HB | McMaster | 1 | |||||
| 50 | John Cvitanovich | C/G | 6'1" | 222 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 6 | |||
| 52 | Walt Cyz | G | 6'0" | 230 | Regina Jr. Bombers | 13 | |||
| 84 | Ray Enright | E | June 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | North Dakota | Edmonton, AB | 14 | |
| 71 | Neil Ferris | HB | October 31, 1927 | 5'11" | 181 | Loyola Marymount | Bell, CA USA | 13 | |
| 76 | Norm Fieldgate | E/LB | January 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | UBC | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| Andy Hillhouse | E | 0 | |||||||
| 82 | Bob Holburn | HB | 6'2" | 188 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 9 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Don Hollingsworth | HB | 6'1" | 215 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 5 | |||
| 90 | Bill Hortie | HB | January 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 205 | UBC | Grand Prairie, AB | 14 | |
| 81 | Jack Hutchinson | FB | 5'11" | 190 | UBC | Toronto, ON | 16 | ||
| 80 | George Klein | HB | May 15, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | McGill | 16 | ||
| 71 | Don Knowles | E | January 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 150 | Point Edwards Jr. | Sarnia, ON | 2 | |
| 54 | Bob Levenhagen | G | October 2, 1924 | 6'0" | 230 | Washington | Tacoma, WA | 14 | |
| 72 | Don Lord | E | October 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 9 | |
| 91 | John Mazur | QB | June 17, 1930 | 6'2" | 216 | Notre Dame | Plymouth, PA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 74 | Len Meltzer | HB | 6'0" | 180 | Winnipeg St. Johns Jr. | 11 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Brian Mulhern | HB | 5'10" | 175 | Portland State | 8 | |||
| 62 | Laurie Niemi | G/T | March 19, 1925 | 6'1" | 251 | Washington St. | Red Lodge, MT USA | 16 | |
| 75 | Gerry Palmer | B | July 23, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Toledo | Toledo, OH | 15 | |
| 92 | Al Pollard | FB/K | September 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 196 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Charley Quilter | T | May 8, 1926 | 6'1" | 240 | Tyler JC | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | |
| 83 | Doug Reid | HB | September 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 11 | |
| 61 | Lorne Reid | T | January 20, 1929 | 6'2" | 250 | Vancouver Cubs Jr. | Saskatoon, SK | 15 | |
| 83 | Gene Robillard | QB | January 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | McGill | 9 | 1 | |
| 51 | Robert Sikorski | G | June 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 210 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 9 | ||
| 40 | Gil Steer | C | June 20, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | UBC | Regina, SK | 12 | |
| 58 | Leo Sweeney | C/G | 6'1" | 190 | Van. CYO Red Raiders Jr. | 14 | |||
| 87 | Pete Thodos | HB | November 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 178 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 2 | |
| 86 | Gerry Tuttle | QB | March 6, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kent State | Brady Lake, OH | 11 | 5 |
| Pete Von Harten | HB | January 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 180 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 0 | ||
| 57 | John Wagoner | G | June 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | North Carolina State | Gibsonville, NC | 14 | |
| 63 | Arnie Weinmeister | T | March 23, 1923 | 6'4" | 235 | Washington | Rhein, SK Canada | 5 |
