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 Statistics
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 GS
61Matt AnthonyEFebruary 13, 19215'11"185St. Catharines BulldogsSt. Catharines, ON 122
58Joe AsquiniFWMarch 29, 19256'0"190none123
78Mel AullC/GDecember 23, 19285'11"210Hamilton Tigers Jr.Hamilton, ON 71
55Al BaldwinEMarch 21, 19236'2"201ArkansasHot Springs, AR USA1210
75Roy BattagelloQB/ESeptember 29, 19275'11"180Windsor AKO Jr.Windsor, ON 51
85Bruno BitkowskiC/ENovember 11, 19296'2"220Assumption College (Windsor)Windsor, ON 83
64John BoveGApril 14, 19246'1"240West VirginiaAuburn, NY 98
83Bernie BrennanHBJanuary 21, 19285'10"185GuelphOttawa, ON 22
84Alex CarsonGOctober 26, 19236'0"210Kennedy Collegiate(Windsor)Windsor, ON 92
55Don CroweHBDecember 20, 19195'11"190noneToronto, ON 2
79Bruce CummingsHB/P5'11"172Toronto122
67Frank DunlapFWAugust 10, 19246'0"185Ottawa, ON 96
68Jake DunlapG/TAugust 18, 19256'0"220St. Pats Jr.Ottawa, ON 104
52Bob GainT/KJune 21, 19296'3"256KentuckyAkron, OH USA107
55Pete GosichG/T6'0"22520
69Larry HairstonG/T6'2"255Nevada - Reno11
George HallT5'11"220Ottawa Gladstones Jr.0
81Steve HatfieldHB/KJanuary 4, 19246'0"197Shippensburg StateBelwood, PA 126
68Mike KalaposG/T6'2"240Purdue11
76Pete KarpukE/HB5'11"175Toronto Junior FootballToronto, ON 125
54Bill LaRochelleEJuly 12, 19266'2"185Western OntarioWindsor, ON 83
56Gerry LefebvreG5'11"220none51
77Don LoneyCNovember 16, 19236'1"197Montreal Pats Jr.Ottawa, ON 1111
53Benny MacDonnellHB/FW5'11"190St. Patrick'sOttawa, ON 126
59Ted McLartyT/HB6'0"175none123
65Ellard MilesG/T6'1"210Montreal Hornets20
62Jack MorneauTDecember 31, 19256'0"210Assumption College (Windsor)Windsor, ON 90
80Tom O'MalleyQB/PJuly 23, 19255'11"185CincinnatiCincinnati, OH 1210
63Bruce PirtE6'1"185Winnipeg Rods Jr.50
73Buck RogersT/KMay 6, 19285'11"210Ottawa, ON 101
70Bob SimpsonEApril 20, 19306'0"205Windsor RocketsWindsor, ON 1211
51Bill StantonG6'2"215North Carolina State11
50Benny SteckG/TMay 5, 19216'0"195Rockland - Montreal (Int.)Montreal, QC 93
Bill StockmanE5'11"175Toronto0
Stew SwitzerG0
82Howie TurnerHBOctober 13, 19225'11"173North Carolina StateRocky Mountain, NC 129
66John WagonerGJune 7, 19236'0"210North Carolina StateGibsonville, NC 1211