1959 Calgary Stampeders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Otis Douglas (8-8)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1959 Calgary Stampeders Statistics
1959 Calgary Stampeders Results

The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.

The Stampeders racked up 356 points, and the defensive squad allowed 301. Earl Lunsford carried the ball for a team-high 1,027 yards for Calgary, and Gene Filipski also aided the ground game.

Joe Kapp tossed for 2,990 yards. Ernie Warlick grabbed 53 receptions for 909 yards, while Gene Filipski provided receiving help, too.

Harvey Wylie picked off 10 opponent throws.

Otis Douglas coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
Pat AbbruzziHBAugust 29, 19325'9"210Rhode Island StateWarren, RI 0
92Wayne AikenHBAugust 5, 19356'1"190UBCKingston, ON 8
53Ron AllbrightGSeptember 28, 19346'0"220Calgary Bronks Jr.Calgary, AB 16
61Opie BandyTNovember 29, 19366'2"232TulsaKingfisher, OK 16
74John BennettE6'1"205McGill1
83Lynn BottomsHBJuly 2, 19335'10"185WashingtonHanna, AB 16
Jim BowlenHB6'0"170Western Oregon0
55Doug BrownT/K6'0"23016
50Gord BrownG/T6'0"274St. Martin'sVictoria, BC 16
81Al CarmichaelHBNovember 10, 19286'1"200USCBoston, MA USA2
93Barry CyrHB5'10"180Calgary Bronks9
86Gene FilipskiHBJune 14, 19315'11"185ArmyWebster, MA USA160
57Oatten FisherG/TApril 1, 19246'3"225North CarolinaSalisbury, NC 4
73Jack GottaENovember 14, 19296'4"220Oregon StateIronwood, MI 7
47Bob GriffinCFebruary 12, 19296'3"235ArkansasFort Worth, TX USA9
54George HansenTApril 22, 19346'2"245GeorgiaCalgary, AB 16
82Joe KappQBMarch 19, 19386'2"215CaliforniaSanta Fe, NM USA1616
91Ron KellyFBOctober 5, 19336'1"200Winnipeg Jr.16
Jack KempQBJuly 13, 19356'1"201OccidentalLos Angeles, CA USA0
58Jack LambG/TDecember 23, 19356'3"230Edmonton Wildcats Jr.Edmonton, AB 3
99Earl LunsfordFBOctober 19, 19335'11"200Oklahoma A&MStillwater, OK 16
62Don LuzziTAugust 20, 19356'0"245VillanovaNorth Branford, CT 15
45John MatskoCDecember 20, 19335'10"205Michigan StateSt. Michael, PA 9
77Bill McKennaHB/E6'3"215BrandeisSalem, MA 16
95Ron MorrisHBJuly 16, 19366'0"195Tulsa13
71Hal NewtonESeptember 14, 19336'2"205Windsor AKO Jrs.Winnipeg, MB 12
Bert NovisFB6'4"2351
51Bob O'NeilG/TFebruary 21, 19316'1"229DuquesneBridgeville, PA 15
56Tony PajaczkowskiG/KMay 31, 19366'3"225Verdun CollegiateMontreal, QC 14
67Walt RadzickTMay 25, 19356'3"260Toronto11
60Lorne ReidTJanuary 20, 19296'2"250Vancouver Cubs Jr.Saskatoon, SK 16
81Bob SawyerHBMarch 8, 19376'0"210Wyoming7
72Art ScullionE6'3"215Toronto Balmy Beach15
85Hugh SimpsonFB5'10"190Asbury CollegeCarelton Place, ON 1
66Len SkinnerT6'2"220Windsor Partterson13
94Donnie StoneHBJanuary 5, 19376'1"205ArkansasSioux City, IA USA15
65Jerry SturmTDecember 31, 19366'3"260IllinoisEnglish, IN USA12
87George TaitHB6'1"185Fort William (Int.)11
75Ernie WarlickEJuly 21, 19326'3"235North Carolina CentralWashington, DC USA16
84Norbert WirkowskiQBAugust 20, 19265'10"175Miami (Ohio)Chicago, IL 160
90Harvey WylieHBApril 6, 19345'10"180Montana StateHearst, ON 16
Bill YelvertonEMay 19, 19336'4"220MississippiTaylorsville, MS USA0



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