1953 Calgary Stampeders Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-12-1 7
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Bob Snyder (3-12-1)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1953 Calgary Stampeders StatisticsTeam Record: 3-12-1 7
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Bob Snyder (3-12-1)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1953 Calgary Stampeders Results
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 3 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties for 7 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.
Calgary scored 190 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 313, most in the circuit. Frankie Albert threw for 1,568 yards, and Keith Spaith played quarterback, too. Pete Thodos led pass catchers, grabbing 58 receptions for 795 yards.
John Johnson carried the ball for a team-high 648 yards for the Stampeders.
John Johnson picked off 5 opponent throws.
Bob Snyder coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Frankie Albert | QB | January 27, 1920 | 5'10" | 166 | Stanford | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | |
| 00 | Sugarfoot Anderson | E | February 10, 1920 | 6'4" | 215 | Kentucky St. | Nashville, AR USA | 16 | |
| Auby Anderson | C | December 9, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | East Calgary Jr. | Calgary, AB | 0 | ||
| 31 | Keith Bennett | FB | February 23, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Victoria Blue Bombers Jr. | Flin Flon, MB | 16 | |
| Bill Bewley | HB | August 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Toronto | Hamilton, ON | 0 | ||
| 71 | Bob Branyan | T | August 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 220 | Toledo | 2 | ||
| 43 | Johnny Bright | FB | June 11, 1930 | 6'1" | 217 | Drake | Fort Wayne, IN | 9 | |
| 47 | Porky Brown | G/T | 6'0" | 274 | St. Martin's | Victoria, BC | 15 | ||
| 42 | Bob Bryant | T | June 14, 1919 | 6'3" | 226 | Texas Tech | Frederick, OK USA | 14 | |
| 37 | Glen Christian | HB | 5'10" | 190 | Idaho | Calgary, AB | 16 | ||
| 40 | Bert Clark | C | February 12, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Oklahoma | Wichita Falls, TX | 5 | |
| 98 | Joe Delvecchio | E | March 15, 1929 | 6'1" | 205 | Manitoba | Fort William, ON | 5 | |
| 86 | Al Endriss | E | February 18, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco State | Oakland, CA | 11 | |
| 34 | Bill Ewing | HB | 5'11" | 180 | UBC | 16 | |||
| 68 | Bob Frank | E | 6'1" | 200 | none | 15 | |||
| 7 | Paul Frise | C | 6'4" | 220 | Peterborough Orphans | 2 | |||
| Cal Green | HB | 5'11" | 175 | South Shore Combines Jr. | Greenfield, QC | 0 | |||
| 60 | Floyd Harrawood | T | September 8, 1929 | 6'2" | 242 | Tulsa | Kansas City, KS | 5 | |
| Stan Heath | QB/HB | March 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Wisconsin | Toledo, OH USA | 0 | ||
| 11 | Roy Jenson | G/LB | February 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Calgary, AB | 9 | |
| 35 | John Johnson | HB | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 15 | |
| 70 | Stan Kaluznick | HB | August 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 205 | St. Paul's College (Winnipeg) | St. Boniface, MB | 16 | |
| 55 | Ken Keir | G/T | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 210 | Calgary Jr. | Bassan, AB | 16 | |
| 66 | Harry Langford | G | December 6, 1929 | 6'2" | 235 | Weston Wildcats | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | |
| 29 | Bill LaRochelle | E/HB | July 12, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | Western Ontario | Windsor, ON | 12 | |
| 41 | Bob Levenhagen | T | October 2, 1924 | 6'0" | 230 | Washington | Tacoma, WA | 1 | |
| Bill Lynch | G/T | 0 | |||||||
| 85 | Dave Macfarlane | T | 6'3" | 210 | UBC | 16 | |||
| 45 | Bob Mike | T | October 29, 1923 | 6'1" | 220 | Florida A&M | Edison, GA | 14 | |
| 57 | Tony Momsen | C | January 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 13 | |
| 22 | Peter Muir | HB | May 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Western Washington | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 10 | Brian Mulhern | HB | 5'10" | 175 | Portland State | 12 | |||
| 32 | Al Passman | T | May 29, 1924 | 6'3" | 235 | Manitoba | 6 | ||
| 72 | Pete Petkoff | G/E | April 23, 1932 | 5'10" | 220 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 9 | |
| 51 | Bill Pullar | T | 6'2" | 230 | McGill | Calgary, AB | 16 | ||
| 49 | Vernon Quick | T | June 24, 1929 | 6'1" | 220 | Wofford | Bennettsville, SC | 1 | |
| 60 | Bob Shaw | E | May 22, 1921 | 6'4" | 226 | Ohio St. | Richwood, OH USA | 2 | |
| 88 | Will Sherman | E | October 20, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Mary's (CA) | Weed, CA USA | 16 | |
| 33 | Frank Smith | G | 6'1" | 195 | Olympic College | Vancouver, BC | 16 | ||
| 48 | Keith Spaith | QB/P | April 8, 1923 | 6'0" | 195 | St. Mary's | Dinuba, CA | 16 | 5 |
| 65 | Leo Sweeney | C/G | 6'1" | 190 | Van. CYO Red Raiders Jr. | 12 | |||
| 27 | Pete Thodos | HB | November 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 178 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 80 | Don Walsh | G | 6'0" | 220 | Denver | Montreal, QC | 15 | ||
| 50 | Bob Westlake | FB | 6'1" | 201 | Toronto | 15 |
