1952 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-7 10
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (5-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1952 Ottawa Rough Riders StatisticsTeam Record: 5-7 10
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (5-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1952 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses for 10 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.
The Rough Riders scored 200 points, but the defensive squad conceded 238.
Clem Crowe coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Matt Anthony | E | February 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Catharines Bulldogs | St. Catharines, ON | 12 | 6 |
| 78 | Mel Aull | C/T | December 23, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | Hamilton, ON | 9 | 1 |
| 55 | Al Baldwin | E | March 21, 1923 | 6'2" | 201 | Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 54 | Walt Bashak | G | 6'1" | 240 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 12 | 2 | |
| 40 | Bruno Bitkowski | C/LB | November 11, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Assumption College (Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 12 | 6 |
| 64 | John Bove | G | April 14, 1924 | 6'1" | 240 | West Virginia | Auburn, NY | 10 | 9 |
| 75 | Al Brown | E | Toronto | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 62 | Jim Butler | G/T | November 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Chambers | G | October 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 230 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | |
| 89 | Bruce Cummings | HB/P | 5'11" | 172 | Toronto | 10 | 3 | ||
| 85 | Bob Garside | HB/LB | 6'1" | 220 | Toronto | 11 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Jack Gearding | T | November 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 240 | Xavier | Bellevue, KY | 8 | 4 |
| 84 | Don Hollingsworth | HB | 6'1" | 215 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 94 | Pete Karpuk | E/HB | 5'11" | 175 | Toronto Junior Football | Toronto, ON | 12 | 1 | |
| 72 | Alex Lawson | QB | 6'3" | 185 | Toronto | 10 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Gerry Lefebvre | G | 5'11" | 220 | none | 12 | 3 | ||
| 77 | Don Loney | C | November 16, 1923 | 6'1" | 197 | Montreal Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 5 | 1 |
| 53 | Benny MacDonnell | FW/HB | 5'11" | 190 | St. Patrick's | Ottawa, ON | 12 | 9 | |
| 87 | Geno Mazzanti | HB/FW | April 1, 1929 | 5'11" | 190 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 4 | 3 |
| 68 | Lloyd McDermott | T | December 20, 1925 | 6'3" | 240 | Kentucky | Covington, KY USA | 11 | 8 |
| 59 | Ted McLarty | G/T | 6'0" | 175 | none | 9 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Tom O'Malley | QB/P | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 12 | 11 |
| 95 | Alex Ponton | HB | June 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 205 | McMaster | Toronto, ON | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Gene Roberts | HB | January 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 188 | Kansas | 12 | 12 | |
| 73 | Buck Rogers | C/K | May 6, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Ottawa, ON | 12 | 4 | |
| 93 | Bob Rumball | HB | 5'11" | 185 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 9 | 0 | |
| 70 | Bob Simpson | E | April 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | Windsor Rockets | Windsor, ON | 12 | 9 |
| 51 | Bill Stanton | HB/E | 6'2" | 215 | North Carolina State | 6 | |||
| Joe Stracina | C/LB | July 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 230 | Lakeshore Alouettes Int. | Montreal, QC | 0 | ||
| 82 | Howie Turner | HB | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 173 | North Carolina State | Rocky Mountain, NC | 12 | 11 |
| 41 | Harry Ulinski | C | April 4, 1925 | 6'4" | 229 | Kentucky | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 66 | John Wagoner | G/T | June 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | North Carolina State | Gibsonville, NC | 12 | 11 |
| 73 | John Welton | E | December 9, 1929 | 6'4" | 230 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 12 | 1 |
