1953 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (7-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1953 Ottawa Rough Riders StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (7-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1953 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.
The Rough Riders racked up 266 points, and the defensive squad conceded 238.
Clem Crowe coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Chuck Anderson | C/LB | September 29, 1917 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio State | Montgomery, AL | 14 |
| 71 | Matt Anthony | E | 5'11" | 185 | St. Catharines Bulldogs | St. Catharines, ON | 12 | |
| 41 | Ron Baker | C/LB | July 11, 1932 | 6'2" | 220 | Ottawa Jr. Seconds | Ottawa, ON | 9 |
| Jack Barry | HB | December 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | Midwestern State | Childress, TX | 1 | |
| 60 | Walt Bashak | G/T | 6'1" | 240 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 8 | |
| 40 | Bruno Bitkowski | C/LB | November 11, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Assumption College (Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 14 |
| 64 | John Bove | G | April 14, 1924 | 6'1" | 240 | West Virginia | Auburn, NY | 4 |
| 89 | Bruce Cummings | HB/P | 5'11" | 172 | Toronto | 10 | ||
| 99 | Bob Cunningham | FB | September 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Port Credit High School | Port Credit, ON | 12 |
| 68 | Jake Dunlap | G/T | August 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 220 | St. Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 7 |
| 77 | Bernie Flowers | E | February 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Purdue | Erie, PA USA | 13 |
| 98 | Steve Fochuk | HB | 5'8" | 198 | Hamilton Jr. | 4 | ||
| 69 | Jack Gearding | T | November 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 240 | Xavier | 3 | |
| 84 | Don Hollingsworth | HB | 6'1" | 215 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 13 | ||
| 76 | Pete Karpuk | HB/E | 5'11" | 175 | Toronto Junior Football | Toronto, ON | 5 | |
| 52 | Stuart Kennedy | G/C | May 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 215 | Queen's | 6 | |
| 68 | John Kissell | T | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Boston Col. | Nashua, NH USA | 14 |
| 72 | Alex Lawson | QB | 6'3" | 185 | Toronto | 1 | ||
| 56 | Gerry Lefebvre | G | 5'11" | 220 | 14 | |||
| 54 | Benny MacDonnell | G/T | 5'11" | 190 | St. Patrick's | Ottawa, ON | 12 | |
| 80 | Tom O'Malley | QB/P | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 14 |
| 95 | Alex Ponton | HB | June 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 205 | McMaster | Toronto, ON | 13 |
| 81 | Gene Roberts | HB/K | January 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 188 | Kansas | 14 | |
| 61 | Ed Rowland | T | February 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 230 | Oklahoma | Ochelata, OK | 9 |
| 93 | Bob Rumball | HB | 5'11" | 185 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 11 | |
| 75 | Paul Salata | E | October 17, 1926 | 6'2" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 |
| 70 | Bob Simpson | E | April 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | Windsor Rockets | Windsor, ON | 13 |
| 69 | Roy Smith | G | January 1, 1928 | 6'3" | 230 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | 8 |
| 88 | Avatus Stone | HB/K | April 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Syracuse | Washington, DC USA | 13 |
| Joe Stracina | G/T | July 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 230 | Lakeshore Alouettes Int. | Montreal, QC | 0 | |
| 85 | Hank Tamowski | HB/FW | 5'10" | 170 | Toronto | Kitchener, ON | 5 | |
| 82 | Howie Turner | HB | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 173 | North Carolina State | Rocky Mountain, NC | 14 |
| 53 | Joe Upton | T | 6'2" | 240 | Toronto | Orillia, ON | 11 | |
| 55 | Kaye Vaughan | G/T | June 30, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulsa | Concordia, KS | 12 |
| 66 | John Wagoner | G | June 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | North Carolina State | Gibsonville, NC | 14 |
| 73 | John Welton | E | December 9, 1929 | 6'4" | 230 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 87 | Ed Yablonski | FW | 5'11" | 195 | Detroit | Hamilton, ON | 14 |
