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 Statistics
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.

Toronto scored 331 points, while 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, while Bucky Curtis was targeted regularly, too.

O.K. Ferguson carried the ball for a team-best 802 yards for the Argonauts.

Johnny Sopinka and Hardiman Cureton each intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Bill Swiacki coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
51Bill AlbrightG/TApril 4, 19296'1"233WisconsinRacine, WI USA12
64Pete BennettT6'3"240Toronto Balmy Beach Jr.14
53Fred BlackC/G6'0"205St. Michael's (Toronto)14
82Earl BlairHB/FWJanuary 10, 19345'9"180MississippiPascagoula, MS 60
81Dick BrownHBMay 9, 19265'10"170TorontoCleveland, OH 13
77Royal CopelandE/HBOctober 12, 19246'0"190Humber CollegiateNorth Bay, ON 11
60Hardiman CuretonC/GDecember 8, 19335'11"240UCLADuarte, CA 14
79Bucky CurtisE6'3"212VanderbiltWyoming, OH 14
86Gerry DoucetteQB/P6'1"190Etobicoke Collegiate (Toronto)130
57Mike FallsG/KMarch 3, 19346'2"240MinnesotaBemidji, MN USA8
90O.K. FergusonFB6'0"205LSUBaton Rouge, LA 13
83Arnie GaliffaQBJanuary 29, 19276'2"193ArmyDonora, PA USA1212
93Jim HagertyHBDecember 5, 19336'0"190Washington StateBlanchard, LA 3
73Elgin HirstT/E6'0"210Toronto Balmy Beach14
95Bobby KuntzFW/HBJanuary 10, 19325'11"190McMasterDetroit, MI 14
Lowell LanderHBSeptember 12, 19326'0"195Westminster (PA)Pittsburgh, PA USA1
61Bill LuckyTAugust 24, 19316'3"250BaylorTemple, TX USA6
63Fran MachinskyT/GSeptember 1, 19356'0"215Ohio StateNew Salem, PA 12
50Clarence MackieG5'11"220TorontoWeston, ON 14
56Ron MarciniakGJuly 16, 19326'1"218Kansas St.Pittsburgh, PA USA9
62Carl MassinT6'2"230East York Argos5
56Jack MaultsbyTApril 11, 19316'2"230North CarolinaMaysville, NC 2
Tom McCormickG/TMay 16, 19305'11"185PacificWaco, TX USA0
99Bill McFarlaneHB/DB5'10"180TorontoHamilton, ON 14
84Bart MollHB/K6'0"190Toronto Balmy Beach14
87Norm NygaardFWDecember 23, 19315'11"190San Diego StateOslo, Norway1
75Gerry O'FlanaganE6'2"215UBCVancouver, BC 9
70Al PfeiferE/K6'1"205Fordham13
94Alex PontonHB/PJune 26, 19316'1"205McMasterToronto, ON 8
78Al RomineEMarch 10, 19326'2"191FloridaFlorence, AL USA7
76Menan SchriewerESeptember 20, 19346'4"215TexasNew Braunfels, TX 13
88Dick ShattoHB/QBFebruary 5, 19336'2"196KentuckySpringfield, OH 140
52Danny ShawG6'1"235Toronto Balmy Beach14
69Billy ShippTOctober 16, 19296'5"275AlabamaMobile, AL USA2
92Johnny SopinkaHB/DBMarch 19, 19335'11"170TorontoBroderick, SK 14
76John StephansQB6'2"195Holy Cross20
40Norm StoneburghCMarch 31, 19356'2"250Toronto Balmy BeachToronto, ON 11
89Doug ThompsonHB/FW5'10"190ClemsonLondon, ON 14
72John WeltonEDecember 9, 19296'4"230Wake ForestOttawa, ON 14



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