1953 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-9 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Clair (5-9)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1953 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Clair (5-9)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1953 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.
The Argonauts managed just 172 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defense gave up 249.
Frank Clair coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | George Arnett | T | 6'3" | 240 | McMaster | 14 | ||
| 52 | Les Ascott | C/G | October 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 235 | Peterborough, ON | 13 | |
| Jack Barry | HB/K | December 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | Midwestern State | Childress, TX | 2 | |
| 82 | Bill Bass | HB | 5'10" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Greensboro, NC | 13 | |
| 64 | Pete Bennett | T | 6'3" | 240 | Toronto Balmy Beach Jr. | 14 | ||
| 53 | Fred Black | G | May 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Michael's (Toronto) | Toronto, ON | 11 |
| 70 | Al Bruno | E | March 28, 1927 | 6'2" | 210 | Kentucky | West Chester, PA | 10 |
| 60 | Jack Carpenter | T | July 29, 1923 | 6'0" | 240 | Columbia | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 |
| 58 | Merv Collins | G | August 10, 1933 | 6'1" | 220 | Ottawa Collegiate | Toronto, ON | 13 |
| 99 | Royal Copeland | HB | October 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Humber Collegiate | North Bay, ON | 14 |
| 81 | Ulysses Curtis | HB | May 10, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Florida A&M | Albion, MI | 12 |
| 40 | Don Ettinger | C/LB | November 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 213 | Kansas | Independence, MO USA | 14 |
| 41 | Hal Faverty | FW | September 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 220 | Wisconsin | Hammond, IN USA | 7 |
| 95 | Johnny Fedosoff | HB | November 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 190 | Mimico H.S. (Toronto) | Canora, SK | 13 |
| 79 | Bud Fowler | HB | 6'0" | 192 | none | 11 | ||
| 90 | Jack Gray | FB | May 16, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Toronto | 13 | |
| 56 | Marsh Haymes | G | 5'10" | 217 | Regina Dales Jrs.; Toronto | 13 | ||
| 88 | Steve Karrys | HB/P | June 20, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Toronto | Montreal, QC | 14 |
| 85 | Joe Krol | QB/P | February 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 200 | West. Ontario | Hamilton, ON Canada | 3 |
| 51 | Bob Marshall | E | October 29, 1923 | 6'3" | 235 | McGill | Oshawa, ON | 3 |
| 59 | Don McKenzie | T | August 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 247 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 8 | |
| 43 | Donn Moomaw | C/FW | October 15, 1931 | 6'4" | 220 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA | 7 |
| 97 | Bob Moorehead | HB | February 9, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Georgia Tech | Coral Gables, FL | 2 |
| 75 | Bill O'Connor | E | May 2, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Notre Dame | New York, NY USA | 5 |
| 96 | Don Panciera | HB | June 23, 1927 | 6'1" | 192 | Boston Col. | Westerly, RI USA | 1 |
| 66 | Lorne Parkin | T | October 2, 1922 | 6'1" | 215 | Oakwood Int. | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| 70 | Al Pfeifer | E | December 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 205 | Fordham | Newark, NJ | 5 |
| Johnny Pont | HB | November 13, 1927 | Miami (Ohio) | Canton, OH | 0 | |||
| 86 | Doug Pyzer | HB | October 8, 1923 | 5'8" | 175 | Toronto Balmy Beach | Toronto, ON | 5 |
| 50 | Jack Roberts | G | 5'10" | 210 | Toronto | 6 | ||
| 93 | Joe Scudero | HB | July 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 173 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 |
| 73 | Art Scullion | E | October 22, 1930 | 6'3" | 215 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 14 | |
| 78 | Paul Shannon | FW | 6'0" | 179 | McMaster | 2 | ||
| 77 | Bob Shaw | E/K | May 22, 1921 | 6'4" | 226 | Ohio St. | Richwood, OH USA | 8 |
| 58 | Johnny Shore | C/G | 6'0" | 205 | Toronto | 5 | ||
| 87 | Doug Smylie | HB/FW | June 3, 1922 | 6'1" | 190 | Cornell | Toronto, ON | 13 |
| 84 | Rod Smylie | HB | June 2, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | Ottawa Trojans | Toronto, ON | 9 |
| 89 | Teddy Toogood | HB | August 27, 1924 | 5'8" | 165 | Toronto | 14 | |
| 41 | Ron Watton | C/LB | July 21, 1932 | 6'1" | 210 | Balmy Beach Jrs. | Sutton, ON | 1 |
| 80 | Norbert Wirkowski | QB | August 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Miami (Ohio) | Chicago, IL | 13 |
