1956 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Bill Swiacki (4-10)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1956 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Bill Swiacki (4-10)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1956 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.
The Argonauts scored 331 points, but the leaky defense surrendered 413, most in the circuit. Arnie Galiffa triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,682 yards. Al Pfeifer paced pass catchers, snagging 78 passes for 993 yards. Bucky Curtis provided receiving help, too.
O.K. Ferguson carried the ball for a team-best 802 yards for Toronto.
Hardiman Cureton and Johnny Sopinka each intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Bill Swiacki coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Bill Albright | G/T | April 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 233 | Wisconsin | Racine, WI USA | 12 | |
| 64 | Pete Bennett | T | 6'3" | 240 | Toronto Balmy Beach Jr. | 14 | |||
| 53 | Fred Black | C/G | May 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Michael's (Toronto) | Toronto, ON | 14 | |
| 82 | Earl Blair | HB/FW | January 10, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Mississippi | Pascagoula, MS | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Dick Brown | HB | May 9, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Toronto | Cleveland, OH | 13 | |
| 77 | Royal Copeland | E/HB | October 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Humber Collegiate | North Bay, ON | 11 | |
| 60 | Hardiman Cureton | C/G | December 8, 1933 | 5'11" | 240 | UCLA | Duarte, CA | 14 | |
| 79 | Bucky Curtis | E | March 3, 1929 | 6'3" | 212 | Vanderbilt | Wyoming, OH | 14 | |
| 86 | Gerry Doucette | QB/P | 6'1" | 190 | Etobicoke Collegiate (Toronto) | 13 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Mike Falls | G/K | March 3, 1934 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | Bemidji, MN USA | 8 | |
| 90 | O.K. Ferguson | FB | 6'0" | 205 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | 13 | ||
| 83 | Arnie Galiffa | QB | January 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Army | Donora, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 93 | Jim Hagerty | HB | December 5, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Washington State | Blanchard, LA | 3 | |
| 73 | Elgin Hirst | T/E | 6'0" | 210 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 14 | |||
| 95 | Bobby Kuntz | FW/HB | January 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 190 | McMaster | Detroit, MI | 14 | |
| Lowell Lander | HB | September 12, 1932 | 6'0" | 195 | Westminster (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 1 | ||
| 61 | Bill Lucky | T | August 24, 1931 | 6'3" | 250 | Baylor | Temple, TX USA | 6 | |
| 63 | Fran Machinsky | T/G | September 1, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | Ohio State | New Salem, PA | 12 | |
| 50 | Clarence Mackie | G | 5'11" | 220 | Toronto | Weston, ON | 14 | ||
| 56 | Ron Marciniak | G | July 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 218 | Kansas St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | |
| 62 | Carl Massin | T | 6'2" | 230 | East York Argos | 5 | |||
| 56 | Jack Maultsby | T | April 11, 1931 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina | Maysville, NC | 2 | |
| Tom McCormick | G/T | May 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Pacific | Waco, TX USA | 0 | ||
| 99 | Bill McFarlane | HB/DB | March 30, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Toronto | Hamilton, ON | 14 | |
| 84 | Bart Moll | HB/K | 6'0" | 190 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 14 | |||
| 87 | Norm Nygaard | FW | December 23, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego State | Oslo, Norway | 1 | |
| 75 | Gerry O'Flanagan | E | 6'2" | 215 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 9 | ||
| 70 | Al Pfeifer | E/K | December 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 205 | Fordham | Newark, NJ | 13 | |
| 94 | Alex Ponton | HB/P | June 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 205 | McMaster | Toronto, ON | 8 | |
| 78 | Al Romine | E | March 10, 1932 | 6'2" | 191 | Florida | Florence, AL USA | 7 | |
| 76 | Menan Schriewer | E | September 20, 1934 | 6'4" | 215 | Texas | New Braunfels, TX | 13 | |
| 88 | Dick Shatto | HB/QB | February 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 196 | Kentucky | Springfield, OH | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Danny Shaw | G | 6'1" | 235 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 14 | |||
| 69 | Billy Shipp | T | October 16, 1929 | 6'5" | 275 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 2 | |
| 92 | Johnny Sopinka | HB/DB | March 19, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Toronto | Broderick, SK | 14 | |
| 76 | John Stephans | QB | 6'2" | 195 | Holy Cross | 2 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Norm Stoneburgh | C | March 31, 1935 | 6'2" | 250 | Toronto Balmy Beach | Toronto, ON | 11 | |
| 89 | Doug Thompson | HB/FW | 5'10" | 190 | Clemson | London, ON | 14 | ||
| 72 | John Welton | E | December 9, 1929 | 6'4" | 230 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
