1951 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-5 14
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 4-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Clem Crowe (7-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1951 Ottawa Rough Riders StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5 14
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 4-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Clem Crowe (7-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1951 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses for 14 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.
The Rough Riders netted 218 points, and the defensive squad conceded 197.
Clem Crowe coached the team. The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Matt Anthony | E | February 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Catharines Bulldogs | St. Catharines, ON | 12 |
| 58 | Joe Asquini | FW | March 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | none | 12 | |
| 78 | Mel Aull | C/G | December 23, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 7 |
| 55 | Al Baldwin | E | March 21, 1923 | 6'2" | 201 | Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR USA | 12 |
| 75 | Roy Battagello | QB/E | September 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Windsor AKO Jr. | Windsor, ON | 5 |
| 85 | Bruno Bitkowski | C/E | November 11, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Assumption College (Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 8 |
| 64 | John Bove | G | April 14, 1924 | 6'1" | 240 | West Virginia | Auburn, NY | 9 |
| 83 | Bernie Brennan | HB | January 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 185 | Guelph | Ottawa, ON | 2 |
| 84 | Alex Carson | G | October 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | Kennedy Collegiate(Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 9 |
| Don Crowe | HB | December 20, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | none | Toronto, ON | 2 | |
| 79 | Bruce Cummings | HB/P | 5'11" | 172 | Toronto | 12 | ||
| 67 | Frank Dunlap | FW | August 10, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Ottawa, ON | 9 | |
| 68 | Jake Dunlap | G/T | August 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 220 | St. Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 10 |
| 52 | Bob Gain | T/K | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 10 |
| 55 | Pete Gosich | G/T | 6'0" | 225 | 2 | |||
| 69 | Larry Hairston | G/T | 6'2" | 255 | Nevada - Reno | 1 | ||
| George Hall | T | 5'11" | 220 | Ottawa Gladstones Jr. | 0 | |||
| 81 | Steve Hatfield | HB/K | January 4, 1924 | 6'0" | 197 | Shippensburg State | Belwood, PA | 12 |
| 68 | Mike Kalapos | G/T | 6'2" | 240 | Purdue | 1 | ||
| 76 | Pete Karpuk | E/HB | 5'11" | 175 | Toronto Junior Football | Toronto, ON | 12 | |
| 54 | Bill LaRochelle | E | July 12, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | Western Ontario | Windsor, ON | 8 |
| 56 | Gerry Lefebvre | G | 5'11" | 220 | none | 5 | ||
| 77 | Don Loney | C | November 16, 1923 | 6'1" | 197 | Montreal Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 11 |
| 53 | Benny MacDonnell | HB/FW | 5'11" | 190 | St. Patrick's | Ottawa, ON | 12 | |
| 59 | Ted McLarty | T/HB | 6'0" | 175 | none | 12 | ||
| 65 | Ellard Miles | G/T | 6'1" | 210 | Montreal Hornets | 2 | ||
| 62 | Jack Morneau | T | December 31, 1925 | 6'0" | 210 | Assumption College (Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 9 |
| 80 | Tom O'Malley | QB/P | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 12 |
| 63 | Bruce Pirt | E | 6'1" | 185 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 5 | ||
| 73 | Buck Rogers | T/K | May 6, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Ottawa, ON | 10 | |
| 70 | Bob Simpson | E | April 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | Windsor Rockets | Windsor, ON | 12 |
| 51 | Bill Stanton | G | 6'2" | 215 | North Carolina State | 11 | ||
| 50 | Benny Steck | G/T | May 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | Rockland - Montreal (Int.) | Montreal, QC | 9 |
| Bill Stockman | E | 5'11" | 175 | Toronto | 0 | |||
| Stew Switzer | G | 0 | ||||||
| 82 | Howie Turner | HB | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 173 | North Carolina State | Rocky Mountain, NC | 12 |
| 66 | John Wagoner | G | June 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | North Carolina State | Gibsonville, NC | 12 |
