1951 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-5 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (7-5)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1951 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5 14
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (7-5)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1951 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses for 14 points, finishing third in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Toronto racked up 226 points, while the defense yielded 205.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1951 Toronto Argonauts lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | George Arnett | T | 6'3" | 240 | McMaster | 3 | 0 | ||
| 93 | George Arnott | QB | 5'11" | 162 | Western Ontario | 10 | 1 | ||
| 52 | Les Ascott | C/G | October 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 235 | Peterborough, ON | 12 | 3 | |
| 77 | Bill Bass | HB | 5'10" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Greensboro, NC | 12 | 12 | |
| 54 | Pete Bennett | T | 6'3" | 240 | Toronto Balmy Beach Jr. | 12 | 3 | ||
| 63 | Fred Black | C/G | May 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Michael's (Toronto) | Toronto, ON | 11 | 10 |
| Ed Cody | HB | February 27, 1923 | 5'10" | 191 | Boston Col. | Newington, CT USA | 2 | 2 | |
| 75 | Ulysses Curtis | HB | May 10, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Florida A&M | Albion, MI | 10 | 10 |
| 66 | Al Dekdebrun | QB | May 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY USA | 4 | 4 |
| 62 | Don Durno | T/K | October 31, 1918 | 6'3" | 235 | none | Thurso, Scotland | 9 | 3 |
| 94 | Johnny Farmer | HB | June 29, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| 68 | Oatten Fisher | T | April 1, 1924 | 6'3" | 225 | North Carolina | Salisbury, NC | 5 | 3 |
| 76 | Bill Ford | G | 6'0" | 185 | Western Ontario | 4 | 2 | ||
| 92 | Bud Fowler | E | 6'0" | 192 | none | 7 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Jack Gray | E | May 16, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Toronto | 3 | 0 | |
| 84 | Tom Harpley | E | April 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Toronto Balmy Beach | Winnipeg, MB | 10 | 2 |
| 80 | Buckets Hirsch | C | March 26, 1921 | 5'10" | 207 | Northwestern | Clarence, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 73 | Ed Huycke | FB | October 30, 1926 | 5'11" | 200 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Byron Karrys | HB | June 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | none | 2 | 2 | |
| 61 | Steve Karrys | FW/HB | June 20, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Toronto | Montreal, QC | 11 | 2 |
| 60 | John Kerns | G/T | June 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio | Ashtabula, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 55 | Joe Krol | QB/P | February 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 200 | West. Ontario | Hamilton, ON Canada | 11 | 0 |
| 95 | Bob Marshall | E | October 29, 1923 | 6'3" | 235 | McGill | Oshawa, ON | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | Don McKenzie | G | August 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 247 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 11 | ||
| 51 | Lorne Parkin | T | October 2, 1922 | 6'1" | 215 | Oakwood Int. | Toronto, ON | 8 | 6 |
| 58 | Al Pfeifer | E | December 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 205 | Fordham | Newark, NJ | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Doug Pyzer | HB | October 8, 1923 | 5'8" | 175 | Toronto Balmy Beach | Toronto, ON | 10 | 7 |
| 71 | Don Scott | E | July 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 168 | Western Ontario | Windsor, ON | 5 | 3 |
| 64 | Art Scullion | E | October 22, 1930 | 6'3" | 215 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 4 | 0 | |
| 69 | Johnny Shore | C/G | 6'0" | 205 | Toronto | 9 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Doug Smylie | HB/FW | June 3, 1922 | 6'1" | 190 | Cornell | Toronto, ON | 11 | 1 |
| 70 | Rod Smylie | HB/FW | June 2, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | Ottawa Trojans | Toronto, ON | 10 | 9 |
| 74 | Teddy Toogood | HB | August 27, 1924 | 5'8" | 165 | Toronto | 10 | 2 | |
| Gerry Tuttle | QB | March 6, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kent State | Brady Lake, OH | 0 | ||
| 67 | Nick Volpe | HB/K | February 23, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Bill Wardle | E | April 7, 1924 | 6'1" | 187 | North Carolina | London, ON | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob Westlake | FB | 6'1" | 201 | Toronto | 1 | 0 | ||
| 81 | Marv Whaley | E | June 25, 1924 | 6'4" | 205 | Morgan State | Haynesville, LA | 12 | 11 |
| 56 | Norbert Wirkowski | QB | August 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Miami (Ohio) | Chicago, IL | 9 | 10 |
