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 Statistics
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.

Hamilton ran up 229 points, while 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
45Quincy ArmstrongC/LBNovember 22, 19286'3"230North TexasClyde, TX USA8
81Royal BaileyHB5'8"205TulaneVirginia, 10
89Al BaldwinEMarch 21, 19236'2"201ArkansasHot Springs, AR USA5
72Don BeattyE6'3"195Western Ontario14
46Bill BerezowskiC/LBJanuary 31, 19286'2"220McMasterRouyn, QC 14
51Eddie BevanG5'11"215Hamilton, ON 14
56Buster BrownT6'0"210McMaster12
83Dick BrownHBMay 9, 19265'10"170TorontoCleveland, OH 14
94Bob CeleriQBJune 1, 19275'10"180CaliforniaFort Bragg, CA USA1
Vincent ColizzaTFebruary 10, 19255'10"207McGill0
60Bob CrossTApril 3, 19316'5"265Stephen F. AustinRanger, TX 11
99Bernie CustisQB/HBSeptember 23, 19286'0"186SyracuseWashington, DC 13
52Art DarchGOctober 15, 19316'0"220Stamford Collegiate (HS)Niagara Falls, ON 14
89Bobby DawsonQB/HBFebruary 4, 19325'10"161Windsor AKO Jr.Windsor, ON 9
34Louie DiFrancescoG/TFebruary 21, 19245'10"205Hamilton, ON 1
66Dunc EllisT5'11"220Toronto1
71Cam FraserE/P6'3"205OttawaHamilton, ON 13
84Bob GarsideHB6'1"220Toronto3
42Jake GaudaurC/LBOctober 5, 19206'2"240Orillia, ON 14
93Billy GrahamHBNovember 15, 19355'7"165Hamilton, ON 4
Bill GregusFBMarch 25, 19285'10"200Wake Forest0
85Billy GrimesHBJuly 27, 19276'1"195Oklahoma St.County Line, OK USA3
80Merle HapesFB/PMay 9, 19195'10"190MississippiGarden Grove, CA USA14
97Stan HeathQBMarch 5, 19276'1"190WisconsinToledo, OH USA1
Bob JonesE6'4"220Texas0
88Lou KusserowHBSeptember 6, 19276'1"200ColumbiaBraddock, PA USA12
88Auburn LambethQBJune 23, 19306'0"200Davidson2
73Jack LoganE/K6'0"200Queen's13
78Gerry MacTaggartE/HB6'3"185McMasterOrillia, ON 12
75Vince MazzaT/EMarch 25, 19256'1"216noneNiagara Falls, NY USA14
76Chet MikszaC/GNovember 28, 19306'2"238Hamilton Jr.Hamilton, ON 8
Ron MurphyLB6'2"220McGillHamilton, ON 0
65Alex MuzykaT5'11"206Hamilton Tigers Jr.Hamilton, ON 13
74Pete NeumannE5'11"215St. Catherines HS14
82Charlie NivenHBFebruary 11, 19325'9"188Duke1
Jack ParissonC6'1"195Hamilton Jr.0
70Vito RagazzoE/DBMarch 17, 19276'3"200William & Mary13
Fred RuishFBNovember 10, 19336'2"205Stamford0
45Gerry SazioT5'10"228William & MarySouth Orange, NJ 1
53Vin ScottGJuly 10, 19255'8"215Notre DameLeRoy, NY USA14
72Joe ShinnEJanuary 5, 19305'10"190TulaneRussellville, AR 1
95Butch SonginQBMay 11, 19246'2"190Boston Col.Walpole, MA USA9
77Ralph ToohyE/FWOctober 8, 19266'0"195Loyola High School (Montreal)Montreal, QC 14
87Ray TruantHB/FWOctober 10, 19305'10"175Western Ontario14
80Hal WaggonerHBJanuary 18, 19305'10"170Tulane3
54Pete WoolleyG/TJuly 12, 19295'10"195Hamilton Wildcats Jr.12



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