1946 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-3 10
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jack West (5-3)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1946 Winnipeg Blue Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-3 10
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jack West (5-3)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1946 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1946 season with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses for 10 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Winnipeg ran up 69 points, while the defense yielded 46.
Jack West coached the team. The 1946 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Ernie Ahoff | G/T | April 9, 1923 | 5'10" | 230 | YMHA Jr. | 8 | 4 | |
| 19 | Steve Bohunicki | HB | none | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 45 | Steve Buchko | G/T | July 27, 1925 | none | Winnipeg, MB | 6 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Bill Ceretti | G | March 10, 1912 | 5'11" | 189 | St. John's | 7 | 3 | |
| 34 | Wally Chikowski | E | 6'0" | 190 | Winnipeg YMHA | 7 | |||
| 47 | Keith Corrigan | HB | Illinois | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | Harry Daniels | HB | 6'0" | 205 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | Walt Dobler | QB | December 22, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | North Dakota | Linton, ND | 6 | |
| 11 | Ken Draper | HB | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood Jr. | 4 | 3 | ||
| Curly Fieldman | FB | none | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | Harry Fitzgibbons | E | November 9, 1921 | 5'11" | 192 | none | 8 | 6 | |
| 8 | Gord Fordyce | G | none | Winnipeg, MB | 1 | 0 | |||
| 44 | Jim Foubister | FW/K | October 4, 1924 | 5'11" | 205 | none | 8 | 7 | |
| 51 | Paul Frederickson | T | 6'2" | 220 | Manitoba | 7 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Martin Gainor | T | March 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 213 | North Dakota | Minot, ND | 7 | 6 |
| 41 | Doug Gauthier | HB | Purdue | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 22 | Norm Geller | HB | 5'11" | 180 | YMHA Jr. (Winnipeg) | 4 | 0 | ||
| George Grant | HB | January 10, 1932 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado College | Thunder Bay, ON | 6 | ||
| 18 | Jack Hammond | G | June 25, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | McGill | Winnipeg, MB | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | Don Hiney | HB/QB | 5'11" | 165 | North Dakota | 8 | 6 | ||
| 18 | Elton Hobson | E | 5'8" | 175 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Harry Hood | HB | 5'10" | 175 | Winnipeg Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 7 | 4 | |
| 20 | Bert Iannone | G | March 10, 1917 | 5'10" | 195 | Winnipeg Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Bud Irving | G | May 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Kelvin HS (Winnipeg) | Winnipeg, MB | 8 | 7 |
| Carl Johnson | E | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Jack Manners | T | August 26, 1914 | 5'9" | 200 | Ottawa Strathconas Jrs. | Ottawa, ON | 8 | 8 |
| 23 | Rod McDonald | C | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Lew Miles | HB | 5'11" | 200 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | Ed Ogalski | C | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | Bill Ordway | HB | May 8, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | North Dakota | Mandan, ND | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Al Passman | T | May 29, 1924 | 6'3" | 235 | Manitoba | 8 | 2 | |
| 2 | Nate Shore | E | 5'10" | 195 | California | 8 | 5 | ||
| Moe Simovich | C/G | 6'0" | 210 | Winnipeg YMHA Jrs. | 0 | ||||
| Bob Smith | T | 220 | Tuskegee | 1 | |||||
| 46 | Don Smith | HB | December 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 200 | Winnipeg | Vancouver, BC | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Gord Smith | E | 5'11" | 190 | Winnipeg, MB | 5 | 0 | ||
| 33 | George Toman | E | March 7, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Port Arthur | Esterhazy, SK | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Kas Vidruk | G/T | October 6, 1925 | 5'10" | 215 | St. Paul HS (Winnipeg) | Siaule, Lithuania | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Brian Wilfley | T | 3 | ||||||
| Ernie Williams | HB | 6'1" | 180 | St. John's Roamers Jr. (Winnipeg) | 7 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Mel Wilson | C | April 3, 1917 | 6'2" | 235 | St. John's Grads (Winnipeg) | Winnipeg, MB | 8 | 7 |
| Lionel Wood | G/E | 6'0" | 210 | none | 0 |
