1948 Hamilton Wildcats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-10-1 3
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Gnup (1-10-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1948 Hamilton Wildcats StatisticsTeam Record: 1-10-1 3
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Gnup (1-10-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1948 Hamilton Wildcats Results
The Hamilton Wildcats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 1 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 3 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.
The Wildcats netted 88 points, but the leaky defense allowed 240, most in the league.
Frank Gnup coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Beatty | G | 6'1" | 210 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Reg Bovaird | G/T | August 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 230 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Jim Brady | E | February 3, 1926 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Niagara Falls, NY | 12 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Art Cousins | G | October 29, 1912 | 5'9" | 200 | Hamilton, ON | 12 | 12 | |
| 29 | Bill Damiano | E | March 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 204 | Buffalo | Niagara Falls, NY | 12 | 10 |
| 18 | Bud Donald | T | 6'0" | 200 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 22 | Benny Dyack | HB | February 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 23 | Fred Gabriel | C | January 10, 1920 | 5'11" | 215 | Niagara | 9 | 6 | |
| Walter Gibb | HB/K | 2 | |||||||
| 26 | Ted Gieruszczak | G | September 25, 1923 | 5'8" | 170 | McMaster | Sulkowice, Poland | 2 | |
| 24 | Frank Gnup | HB | April 5, 1917 | 5'10" | 177 | Manhattan | Aliquippa, PA | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Elton Hemingway | G/T | 5'8" | 160 | Queen's | 10 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Ross Hemingway | E | 5'9" | 185 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 32 | George Kapulos | HB | 6 | ||||||
| 29/7 | Ralph Larue | HB/K | 5'11" | 195 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Gord Lawson | E | February 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Toronto | Hamilton, ON | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Mel Lawson | QB | February 14, 1923 | 6'0" | 195 | Toronto | Hamilton, ON | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | Doug MacLennan | October 4, 1924 | Eyebrow, SK | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Norm Marratto | HB/FW | 6'0" | 185 | Hamilton Wildcats Jr. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Zeke Martin | C | September 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | North Texas | Denton, TX | 12 | |
| 27 | Bob McKay | QB | 5'10" | 170 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Gord Miller | HB | 10 | ||||||
| 12 | Frank Moroz | QB | 5'11" | 168 | Hamilton Panthers Ints. | 12 | 1 | ||
| Andy Mullan | QB/HB | 6'4" | 235 | 2 | |||||
| 28 | Bill Murmylyk | FW/K | 6'0" | 200 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians Jrs. | 11 | 10 | ||
| 21 | Frank O'Hara | HB | 5'11" | 200 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 34 | Jim Oldenburg | HB/K | 6'2" | 225 | Canisius | 12 | |||
| 2 | Ed Olszewski | G | January 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 195 | Niagara | Niagara Falls, NY | 12 | 12 |
| 1 | Ed Otto | T | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 26 | Vic Otto | T | 6 | 5 | |||||
| 31 | Ed Paar | HB | 7 | ||||||
| 37 | Paul Peterson | HB/FW | February 26, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Boston College | Allentown, PA | 12 | 5 |
| 17 | Don Sinclair | G | 5'10" | 230 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Jack Stewart | HB | 5'9" | 170 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Don Toms | HB | 5'11" | 190 | Hamilton Panthers Ints. | 11 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Earl Valiquette | T | June 26, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | none | Orilla, ON | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Ted Wheeler | G/T | 6 |
