1949 Hamilton Wildcats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 0-12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Gnup (0-12)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1949 Hamilton Wildcats StatisticsTeam Record: 0-12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Gnup (0-12)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1949 Hamilton Wildcats Results
The Hamilton Wildcats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 0 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.
Hamilton racked up 147 points, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 284, most in the league.
Frank Gnup coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Eddie Bevan | G | September 28, 1924 | 5'11" | 215 | none | Hamilton, ON | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Reg Bovaird | G | August 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 230 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Fred Brown | HB | 5'11" | 190 | Toronto, ON | 9 | 1 | ||
| 27 | Tom Casey | HB/K | July 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Hampton | Wellsville, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 19 | Art Cousins | G | October 29, 1912 | 5'9" | 200 | Hamilton, ON | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Currie | HB/E | 6'2" | 210 | McMaster | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Ed Czaplak | T | February 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 215 | Arizona State | Niagara Falls, NY | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Al Dekdebrun | QB | May 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY USA | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Bud Donald | T | 6'0" | 200 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Benny Dyack | HB | February 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Jake Edmiston | C | 6'0" | 175 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Fred Fitzgerald | E | 6'4" | 195 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 26 | Ted Gieruszczak | G | September 25, 1923 | 5'8" | 170 | McMaster | Sulkowice, Poland | 1 | |
| 1 | Bernie Hanula | G/T | July 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 225 | Wake Forest | 12 | 0 | |
| 38 | Jim Hart | G/T | 5'11" | 185 | Hamilton Panthers Ints. | Hamilton, ON | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | Elton Hemingway | G/T | 5'8" | 160 | Queen's | 6 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Ross Hemingway | HB | 5'9" | 185 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Robert Hood | E | 6'1" | 200 | Alabama | 12 | 12 | ||
| 32 | Ed Hughes | HB | October 23, 1927 | 6'1" | 184 | Cameron | Buffalo, NY USA | 12 | 5 |
| 25 | Art Jerome | HB | 5'10" | 186 | McMaster | 4 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Roy Jones | E | 5'10" | 192 | Hamilton Panthers Ints. | 12 | |||
| 36 | Alex Kenesky | C | 6'1" | 215 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 29 | Ralph Larue | FW | 5'11" | 195 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Jimmy Loreno | HB | February 15, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Oshawa Jr. | Oshawa, ON | 11 | 6 |
| Zeke Martin | QB | September 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | North Texas | Denton, TX | 0 | ||
| 39 | E. McComiskey | G/T | 6'1" | 185 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Frank Moroz | QB | 5'11" | 168 | Hamilton Panthers Ints. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 31 | Ed Mullen | C | 6'4" | 235 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 28 | Bill Murmylyk | FW/K | 6'0" | 200 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians Jrs. | 11 | 10 | ||
| 21 | Frank O'Hara | G/T | 5'11" | 200 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Ed Olszewski | G | January 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 195 | Niagara | Niagara Falls, NY | 0 | ||
| 37 | Paul Peterson | HB | February 26, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Boston College | Allentown, PA | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Eddie Remegis | G/T | 5'10" | 194 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 34 | Vin Scott | G | July 10, 1925 | 5'8" | 215 | Notre Dame | LeRoy, NY USA | 12 | 11 |
| 20 | Gary Smith | HB | 5'7" | 165 | Toronto High School | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Don Toms | HB | 5'11" | 190 | Hamilton Panthers Ints. | 11 | 5 | ||
| 49 | Earl Valiquette | G/T | June 26, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | none | Orilla, ON | 12 | 12 |
| 29 | Bob Westlake | FB | 6'1" | 201 | Toronto | 12 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Ron Weston | E | December 22, 1927 | 6'3" | 187 | Hamilton, ON | 3 | 0 |
