1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Carl Voyles (8-6)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Carl Voyles (8-6)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The Tiger-Cats ran up 229 points, but the defense surrendered 243.
Carl Voyles coached the team. The 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Quincy Armstrong | C/LB | November 22, 1928 | 6'3" | 230 | North Texas | Clyde, TX USA | 8 |
| 81 | Royal Bailey | HB | 5'8" | 205 | Tulane | Virginia, | 10 | |
| 89 | Al Baldwin | E | March 21, 1923 | 6'2" | 201 | Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR USA | 5 |
| 72 | Don Beatty | E | 6'3" | 195 | Western Ontario | 14 | ||
| 46 | Bill Berezowski | C/LB | January 31, 1928 | 6'2" | 220 | McMaster | Rouyn, QC | 14 |
| 51 | Eddie Bevan | G | September 28, 1924 | 5'11" | 215 | none | Hamilton, ON | 14 |
| 56 | Buster Brown | T | 6'0" | 210 | McMaster | 12 | ||
| 83 | Dick Brown | HB | May 9, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Toronto | Cleveland, OH | 14 |
| 94 | Bob Celeri | QB | June 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | California | Fort Bragg, CA USA | 1 |
| Vincent Colizza | T | February 10, 1925 | 5'10" | 207 | McGill | 0 | ||
| 60 | Bob Cross | T | April 3, 1931 | 6'5" | 265 | Stephen F. Austin | Ranger, TX | 11 |
| 99 | Bernie Custis | QB/HB | September 23, 1928 | 6'0" | 186 | Syracuse | Washington, DC | 13 |
| 52 | Art Darch | G | October 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 220 | Stamford Collegiate (HS) | Niagara Falls, ON | 14 |
| 89 | Bobby Dawson | QB/HB | February 4, 1932 | 5'10" | 161 | Windsor AKO Jr. | Windsor, ON | 9 |
| 34 | Louie DiFrancesco | G/T | February 21, 1924 | 5'10" | 205 | Hamilton, ON | 1 | |
| 66 | Dunc Ellis | T | 5'11" | 220 | Toronto | 1 | ||
| 71 | Cam Fraser | E/P | 6'3" | 205 | Ottawa | Hamilton, ON | 13 | |
| 84 | Bob Garside | HB | 6'1" | 220 | Toronto | 3 | ||
| 42 | Jake Gaudaur | C/LB | October 5, 1920 | 6'2" | 240 | none | Orillia, ON | 14 |
| 93 | Billy Graham | HB | November 15, 1935 | 5'7" | 165 | none | Hamilton, ON | 4 |
| Bill Gregus | FB | March 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 200 | Wake Forest | 0 | ||
| 85 | Billy Grimes | HB | July 27, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma St. | County Line, OK USA | 3 |
| 80 | Merle Hapes | FB/P | May 9, 1919 | 5'10" | 190 | Mississippi | Garden Grove, CA USA | 14 |
| 97 | Stan Heath | QB | March 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Wisconsin | Toledo, OH USA | 1 |
| Bob Jones | E | 6'4" | 220 | Texas | 0 | |||
| 88 | Lou Kusserow | HB | September 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Columbia | Braddock, PA USA | 12 |
| 88 | Auburn Lambeth | QB | June 23, 1930 | 6'0" | 200 | Davidson | Decatur, GA | 2 |
| 73 | Jack Logan | E/K | November 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Queen's | 13 | |
| 78 | Gerry MacTaggart | E/HB | 6'3" | 185 | McMaster | Orillia, ON | 12 | |
| 75 | Vince Mazza | T/E | March 25, 1925 | 6'1" | 216 | none | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 14 |
| 76 | Chet Miksza | C/G | November 28, 1930 | 6'2" | 238 | Hamilton Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 8 |
| Ron Murphy | LB | June 13, 1932 | 6'2" | 220 | McGill | Hamilton, ON | 0 | |
| 65 | Alex Muzyka | T | 5'11" | 206 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 13 | |
| 74 | Pete Neumann | E | 5'11" | 215 | St. Catherines HS | 14 | ||
| 82 | Charlie Niven | HB | February 11, 1932 | 5'9" | 188 | Duke | 1 | |
| Jack Parisson | C | 6'1" | 195 | Hamilton Jr. | 0 | |||
| 70 | Vito Ragazzo | E/DB | March 17, 1927 | 6'3" | 200 | William & Mary | 13 | |
| Fred Ruish | FB | November 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Stamford | 0 | ||
| 45 | Gerry Sazio | T | 5'10" | 228 | William & Mary | South Orange, NJ | 1 | |
| 53 | Vin Scott | G | July 10, 1925 | 5'8" | 215 | Notre Dame | LeRoy, NY USA | 14 |
| 72 | Joe Shinn | E | January 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 190 | Tulane | Russellville, AR | 1 |
| 95 | Butch Songin | QB | May 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | Boston Col. | Walpole, MA USA | 9 |
| 77 | Ralph Toohy | E/FW | October 8, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Loyola High School (Montreal) | Montreal, QC | 14 |
| 87 | Ray Truant | HB/FW | October 10, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Western Ontario | 14 | |
| 80 | Hal Waggoner | HB | January 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Tulane | 3 | |
| 54 | Pete Woolley | G/T | July 12, 1929 | 5'10" | 195 | Hamilton Wildcats Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 12 |
