1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Final
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Rough Riders chalked up 275 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 217. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-high 1,339 yards for Ottawa.

Frank Tripucka threw for 1,119 yards, and Russ Jackson threw the ball, too. Bob Simpson grabbed 36 receptions for 787 yards.

Al Romine seized 4 opponent throws.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Final.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
64	Gilles Archambault	T	March 9, 1934	6'2"	245	Ottawa	Richelieu, QC	14
	Marv Bevan	G	July 6, 1935	6'0"	245	Hamilton Tigers Jr.		0
40	Bruno Bitkowski	C/LB	November 11, 1929	6'2"	220	Assumption College (Windsor)	Windsor, ON	14
68	John Bove	T	April 14, 1924	6'1"	240	West Virginia	Auburn, NY	13
87	George Brancato	HB	May 27, 1931	5'9"	177	LSU	Brooklyn, NY USA	14
73	Lou Bruce	E		6'0"	205	Queen's		11
89	Don Clark	HB	December 27, 1936	5'11"	190	Ohio State		8
54	Merv Collins	G/K	August 10, 1933	6'1"	220	Ottawa Collegiate	Toronto, ON	14
53	Hardiman Cureton	G	December 8, 1933	5'11"	240	UCLA	Duarte, CA	14
60	Dick Emerich	G	October 1, 1936	6'2"	240	West Chester	Lebanon, PA	1
65	Milt Graham	T	July 28, 1934	6'6"	235	Colgate	Defreestville, NY USA	14
52	Larry Hayes	G	July 21, 1935	6'3"	220	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN USA	14
72	Gerry Hughes	E	June 24, 1935	6'0"	190	none	Cornwall, ON	1
93	Dick Hunter	HB	October 12, 1935	5'8"	170	North Carolina State	Leechburg, PA	1
82	Russ Jackson	QB	July 28, 1936	6'1"	195	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	14	11
69	Jon Jelacic	E	December 19, 1936	6'3"	250	Minnesota	Brainerd, MN USA	10
61	Tom Jones	T	June 22, 1931	6'5"	255	Kentucky St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	14
86	Peter Joyce	HB		6'1"	220	Toronto		3
15	Joe Kelly	HB	July 1, 1937	5'11"	203	New Mexico State	Carlsbad, NM	6
84	Harry Lunn	HB	February 11, 1933	6'0"	185	Hamilton Int.		12
81	Gerry Nesbitt	FB/P	March 3, 1932	5'10"	200	Arkansas	Big Sandy, TX	14
26	Babe Parilli	QB/P	May 7, 1930	6'1"	196	Kentucky	Rochester, PA USA	6
78/95	Bob Pepe	E	February 3, 1937	6'2"	225	North Carolina State	Pittsburgh, PA	3
91	Joe Poirier	HB	July 30, 1937	6'1"	190	N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.	Verdun, QC	14
62	Moe Racine	T	October 14, 1937	6'4"	235	Cornwall	Cornwall, ON	4
78	Al Romine	E	March 10, 1932	6'2"	191	Florida	Florence, AL USA	10
92	Gary Schreider	HB/K		5'10"	185	Queen's		14
50	Sam Scoccia	G		5'11"	240	Hamilton Int.		14
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
75	Bill Sowalski	E		5'11"	200	Hamilton-Bradford Barons	Hamilton, ON	14
80	Ron Stewart	HB	September 25, 1934	5'8"	180	Queen's	Toronto, ON	13
41	Joe Stracina	C/LB	July 18, 1930	6'1"	230	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	14
88	Dave Thelen	FB	September 2, 1936	6'0"	200	Miami (Ohio)		14
83	Frank Tripucka	QB/P	December 8, 1927	6'2"	192	Notre Dame	Bloomfield, NJ USA	8	3
55	Kaye Vaughan	G/T	June 30, 1931	6'2"	220	Tulsa	Concordia, KS	14
90	Davey West	HB	May 12, 1928	5'9"	175	Tulsa		14
77	Mack Yoho	E/K	June 14, 1936	6'2"	230	Miami (OH)	Reader, WV USA	4