1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (7-7)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Ottawa racked up 326 points, while the defensive squad gave up 359. Tommy Lewis carried the ball for a team-high 645 yards for the Rough Riders.

Hal Ledyard tossed for 3,151 yards. Bob Simpson grabbed 47 receptions for 1,030 yards.

Tirrel Burton intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Semifinal.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP
77	Tom Adams	E	April 26, 1934	6'5"	215	UCLA	Keewatin, MN	12
62	Marv Bevan	T	July 6, 1935	6'0"	245	Hamilton Tigers Jr.		2
40	Bruno Bitkowski	C	November 11, 1929	6'2"	220	Assumption College (Windsor)	Windsor, ON	14
50	John Boich	G		6'1"	240	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	5
73	Lou Bruce	E		6'0"	205	Queen's		14
99	Tirrel Burton	HB	November 19, 1929	5'11"	188	Miami (Ohio)	Oxford, OH	12
61	Pat Cannamela	G	April 27, 1929	6'0"	195	USC	New London, CT USA	7
54	Merv Collins	G	August 10, 1933	6'1"	220	Ottawa Collegiate	Toronto, ON	14
75	Joe Cummings	E	July 30, 1933	6'1"	190	Alabama	Olton, TX	2
69	Luki Daneliuk	G/T	March 17, 1934	6'4"	230	Windsor AKO	Windsor, ON	14
75	Frank Fraser	HB	October 26, 1935	6'0"	200	Tennessee A&I	Montreal, QC	10
61	Milt Graham	T	July 28, 1934	6'6"	235	Colgate	Defreestville, NY USA	7
94	Don Guest	HB		6'4"	215	Toronto Balmy Beach		5
91	Chuck Harding	QB	September 7, 1931	6'1"	190	Maryland	Fredricksburg, MD	14
51	Larry Hayes	G	July 21, 1935	6'3"	220	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN USA	14
93	Karl Hilzinger	FW/HB	September 7, 1932	5'10"	185	Verdun Int.	Montreal, QC	10
	Tom Jones	T	June 22, 1931	6'5"	255	Kentucky St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	0
95	Bud Korchak	E/K	August 15, 1927	5'10"	180	St. Johns Grads Jr.	Winnipeg, MB	6
80	Boris Kotoff	HB		6'0"	190	Brantford	Hamilton, ON	14
85	Hal Ledyard	QB	July 7, 1931	6'0"	185	Tenn-Chattanooga	Montgomery, AL USA	14
82	Tommy Lewis	HB		5'11"	195	Alabama	Greenville, AL	14
	Ed Mularchyk	HB		6'2"	210	none		0
89	Don Pinhey	HB	December 20, 1931	5'10"	180	Muskingum	Ottawa, ON	14
	Bob Pinkney	HB		6'0"	178	Toronto		0
95	Bob Rumball	HB		5'11"	185	Toronto	Toronto, ON	3
92	Gary Schreider	HB/K		5'10"	185	Queen's		13
60	Sam Scoccia	G		5'11"	240	Hamilton Int.		13
70	Bob Simpson	E	April 20, 1930	6'0"	205	Windsor Rockets	Windsor, ON	14
71	Ted Smale	E		6'2"	210	Toronto	Toronto, ON	14
84	Bill Sowalski	E/HB		5'11"	200	Hamilton-Bradford Barons	Hamilton, ON	13
81	Don St. John	HB/K		5'11"	205	Xavier		14
88	Avatus Stone	HB/P	April 21, 1931	6'1"	195	Syracuse	Washington, DC USA	14
64	Joe Stracina	C/G	July 18, 1930	6'1"	230	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	14
68	Frank Sweeney	G/T	January 24, 1934	5'11"	225	Xavier	Cuyahoga County, OH	14
86	Tom Tracy	HB/K	September 7, 1934	5'9"	205	Tennessee	Birmingham, AL USA	3
53	Joe Upton	G/T		6'2"	240	Toronto	Orillia, ON	14
41	Ken Vargo	C		6'1"	200	Ohio State	Martin's Ferry, OH	14
55	Kaye Vaughan	G/T	June 30, 1931	6'2"	220	Tulsa	Concordia, KS	14
87	Gary Williams	HB		5'10"	180	Britsh Columbia		1