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 StatisticsTeam 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 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. Gene Filipski contributed to the receiving game, 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 Abbruzzi | HB | August 29, 1932 | 5'9" | 210 | Rhode Island State | Warren, RI | 0 | ||
| 92 | Wayne Aiken | HB | August 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | UBC | Kingston, ON | 8 | |
| 53 | Ron Allbright | G | September 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 220 | Calgary Bronks Jr. | Calgary, AB | 16 | |
| 61 | Opie Bandy | T | November 29, 1936 | 6'2" | 232 | Tulsa | Kingfisher, OK | 16 | |
| 74 | John Bennett | E | May 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | McGill | St. Lambert, QC | 1 | |
| 83 | Lynn Bottoms | HB | July 2, 1933 | 5'10" | 185 | Washington | Hanna, AB | 16 | |
| Jim Bowlen | HB | 6'0" | 170 | Western Oregon | 0 | ||||
| 55 | Doug Brown | T/K | 6'0" | 230 | 16 | ||||
| 50 | Porky Brown | G/T | 6'0" | 274 | St. Martin's | Victoria, BC | 16 | ||
| 81 | Al Carmichael | HB | November 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Boston, MA USA | 2 | |
| 93 | Barry Cyr | HB | 5'10" | 180 | Calgary Bronks | 9 | |||
| 86 | Gene Filipski | HB | June 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | Army | Webster, MA USA | 16 | |
| 57 | Oatten Fisher | G/T | April 1, 1924 | 6'3" | 225 | North Carolina | Salisbury, NC | 4 | |
| 73 | Jack Gotta | E | November 14, 1929 | 6'4" | 220 | Oregon State | Ironwood, MI | 7 | |
| 47 | Bob Griffin | C | February 12, 1929 | 6'3" | 235 | Arkansas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 9 | |
| 54 | George Hansen | T | April 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia | Calgary, AB | 16 | |
| 82 | Joe Kapp | QB | March 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | California | Santa Fe, NM USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Ron Kelly | FB | October 5, 1933 | 6'1" | 200 | Winnipeg Jr. | 16 | ||
| Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 0 | ||
| 58 | Jack Lamb | G/T | December 23, 1935 | 6'3" | 230 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 3 | |
| 99 | Earl Lunsford | FB | October 19, 1933 | 5'11" | 200 | Oklahoma A&M | Stillwater, OK | 16 | |
| 62 | Don Luzzi | T | August 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 245 | Villanova | North Branford, CT | 15 | |
| 45 | John Matsko | C | December 20, 1933 | 5'10" | 205 | Michigan State | St. Michael, PA | 9 | |
| 77 | Bill McKenna | HB/E | 6'3" | 215 | Brandeis | Salem, MA | 16 | ||
| 95 | Ron Morris | HB | July 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Tulsa | 13 | ||
| 71 | Hal Newton | E | September 14, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Windsor AKO Jrs. | Winnipeg, MB | 12 | |
| Bert Novis | FB | November 5, 1930 | 6'4" | 235 | none | 1 | |||
| 51 | Bob O'Neil | G/T | February 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 229 | Duquesne | Bridgeville, PA | 15 | |
| 56 | Tony Pajaczkowski | G/K | May 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 225 | Verdun Collegiate | Montreal, QC | 14 | |
| 67 | Walt Radzick | T | May 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 260 | Toronto | 11 | ||
| 60 | Lorne Reid | T | January 20, 1929 | 6'2" | 250 | Vancouver Cubs Jr. | Saskatoon, SK | 16 | |
| 81 | Bob Sawyer | HB | March 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 210 | Wyoming | 7 | ||
| 72 | Art Scullion | E | October 22, 1930 | 6'3" | 215 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 15 | ||
| 85 | Hugh Simpson | FB | 5'10" | 190 | Asbury College | Carelton Place, ON | 1 | ||
| 66 | Len Skinner | T | 6'2" | 220 | Windsor Partterson | 13 | |||
| 94 | Donnie Stone | HB | January 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Sioux City, IA USA | 15 | |
| 65 | Jerry Sturm | T | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 12 | |
| 87 | George Tait | HB | 6'1" | 185 | Fort William (Int.) | 11 | |||
| 75 | Ernie Warlick | E | July 21, 1932 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina Central | Washington, DC USA | 16 | |
| 84 | Norbert Wirkowski | QB | August 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Miami (Ohio) | Chicago, IL | 16 | |
| 90 | Harvey Wylie | HB | April 6, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | Montana State | Hearst, ON | 16 | |
| Bill Yelverton | E | May 19, 1933 | 6'4" | 220 | Mississippi | Taylorsville, MS USA | 0 |
