1952 Calgary Stampeders Roster
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Les Lear (7-9)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1952 Calgary Stampeders Results
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Stampeders moved the ball well, scoring 293 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 340. Dave Anderson tossed for 1,350 yards, and Keith Spaith took a significant amount of snaps, too. Paul Salata led pass catchers, grabbing 65 receptions, while Bob Shaw contributed 1,094 receiving yards.
Johnny Bright carried the pigskin for a team-high 815 yards for Calgary.
Bob Redkey and Keith Bennett each seized 2 opponent throws.
Les Lear coached the team. The 1952 Calgary Stampeders lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Paul Alford | G | 5'11" | 210 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | Hamiltonl, ON | 15 | ||
| 22 | Dave Anderson | QB | 6'0" | 178 | Arkansas - Monticello | Monticello, AZ | 10 | 0 | |
| 00 | Sugarfoot Anderson | E | February 10, 1920 | 6'4" | 215 | Kentucky St. | Nashville, AR USA | 16 | |
| 72 | Don Beatty | E | 6'3" | 195 | Western Ontario | 15 | |||
| 31 | Keith Bennett | FB/LB | 6'0" | 185 | Victoria Blue Bombers Jr. | Flin Flon, MB | 15 | ||
| 45 | Mike Bilan | G/T | 6'0" | 237 | Calgary East End Golden Arrows Jrs. | 6 | |||
| 34 | Barney Bjarnson | FW | 5'11" | 175 | North Shore Lions Jr. | Elros, SK | 4 | ||
| 57 | Bill Blackburn | LB/C | February 5, 1923 | 6'6" | 228 | La-Lafayette | Weleetka, OK USA | 15 | |
| 80 | Bruce Boa | T | July 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 216 | Western Ontario | Calgary, AB | 7 | |
| 69 | Dick Bradley | April 24, 1925 | 6'0" | 215 | Louisiana State | Troy, NY | 1 | ||
| 43 | Johnny Bright | FB | June 11, 1930 | 6'1" | 217 | Drake | Fort Wayne, IN | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Bob Bryant | T | June 14, 1919 | 6'3" | 226 | Texas Tech | Frederick, OK USA | 12 | |
| 49 | Herb Capozzi | T | April 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 230 | UBC | Kelowna, BC | 15 | |
| 80 | Vic Chapman | E | April 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 1 | |
| 65 | Larry Cooper | HB | 3 | ||||||
| 47 | Cliff Cyr | T | 6'2" | 210 | Vancouver College | 15 | |||
| 71 | Hank Dermer | C/LB | 6'2" | 222 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | 16 | |||
| 35 | Gerry Duguid | HB | 5'10" | 160 | Winnipeg Rods | 15 | |||
| 33 | Wilf Godfrey | HB | September 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Biggar, SK | 14 | |
| 37 | Cal Green | HB | 5'11" | 175 | South Shore Combines Jr. | Greenfield, QC | 11 | ||
| 97 | Stan Heath | QB/HB | March 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Wisconsin | Toledo, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Harry Hood | HB | 5'10" | 175 | Winnipeg Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | ||
| 57 | Roy Jenson | G/LB | February 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Calgary, AB | 15 | |
| 70 | Stan Kaluznick | FB | August 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 205 | St. Paul's College (Winnipeg) | St. Boniface, MB | 15 | |
| 55 | Ken Keir | T | 6'0" | 210 | Calgary Jr. | 11 | |||
| Cliff Kliewer | HB | 5'9" | 175 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 0 | |||
| 98 | Gus Knickrehm | T | March 11, 1925 | 6'3" | 237 | Oregon | Hemet, CA | 2 | |
| 53 | Harry Langford | G/T | December 6, 1929 | 6'2" | 235 | Weston Wildcats | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | |
| 7 | Paul Lea | T | February 19, 1929 | 6'2" | 240 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | |
| 72 | Ross McCallum | T | 5'11" | 225 | Montreal Army | 1 | |||
| 88 | Ken McFadden | E | August 2, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Concordia (MN) | Brandon, MB | 12 | |
| 26 | Bob McKay | E | 5'10" | 170 | 4 | ||||
| 45 | Bob Mike | T | October 29, 1923 | 6'1" | 220 | Florida A&M | Edison, GA | 7 | |
| 10 | Brian Mulhern | HB | 5'10" | 175 | Portland State | 15 | |||
| 51 | Bill Pullar | E/T/LB | 6'2" | 230 | McGill | Calgary, AB | 13 | ||
| 69 | Bob Redkey | FB/LB | 5'10" | 210 | Oregon State | 8 | |||
| James Robertson | FW | 0 | |||||||
| 86 | Paul Salata | E | October 17, 1926 | 6'2" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | |
| 60 | Bob Shaw | E/K | May 22, 1921 | 6'4" | 226 | Ohio St. | Richwood, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Keith Spaith | QB/K | April 8, 1923 | 6'0" | 195 | St. Mary's | Dinuba, CA | 14 | 9 |
| 41 | Gil Steer | C | June 20, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | UBC | Regina, SK | 14 | |
| 28 | Murray Sullivan | HB | March 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Michael's | 2 | ||
| 23 | Terry Sumner | HB | 5'11" | 190 | 11 | ||||
| 27 | Pete Thodos | HB | November 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 178 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 32 | Guy Way | T | 6'0" | 220 | Camp Pendleton Marines | 1 | |||
| 30 | Davey West | HB | May 12, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | Tulsa | 15 | ||
| 50 | Bob Westlake | FB | 6'1" | 201 | Toronto | 8 |
