1947 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-3 10
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jack West (5-3)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1947 Winnipeg Blue Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-3 10
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jack West (5-3)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1947 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses for 10 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
The Blue Bombers scored 83 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 83.
Jack West coached the team. The 1947 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 | April 9, 1923 | 5'10" | 230 | YMHA Jr. | 8 | 3 | |
| 56 | Harry Badger | HB | Winnipeg Deer Lodge Jr. | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | Marvin Bergson | FW | June 18, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | McGill | Winnipeg, MB | 8 | |
| 35/39 | Bill Ceretti | G/T | March 10, 1912 | 5'11" | 189 | St. John's | 7 | 0 | |
| 43 | Gerry Deleeuw | G/T | April 21, 1926 | 5'11" | 200 | St. Vital Int. | St. Vital, MB | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | Paul Frederickson | T | 6'2" | 220 | Manitoba | 6 | 3 | ||
| 63 | Roy Gardiner | QB | 5'11" | 188 | Montana State | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Norm Geller | HB | 5'11" | 180 | YMHA Jr. (Winnipeg) | 8 | 6 | ||
| 36 | George Grant | G/T | January 10, 1932 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado College | Thunder Bay, ON | 1 | |
| 10 | George Gregory | HB | 5'7" | 155 | Winnipeg Int. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Don Hiney | QB/K | 5'11" | 165 | North Dakota | 6 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Elton Hobson | HB | 5'8" | 175 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Harry Hood | HB | 5'10" | 175 | Winnipeg Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 6 | 4 | |
| 20 | Bert Iannone | G | March 10, 1917 | 5'10" | 195 | Winnipeg Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 7 | 6 |
| 42 | Bud Irving | G | May 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Kelvin HS (Winnipeg) | Winnipeg, MB | 8 | 5 |
| 23 | Harry Johnston | HB | none | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Bert Lucid | G/T | 6'2" | 230 | 8 | ||||
| Rod McDonald | C | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 0 | ||||||
| Doug McLaughlan | HB | 5 | |||||||
| Frank Mulvey | E | 6'1" | St. John's Roamers Jrs. | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 65 | Ed Norvack | G/T | 6'1" | 225 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Al Passman | T | May 29, 1924 | 6'3" | 235 | Manitoba | 8 | 3 | |
| 30 | Gord Perry | C/G | November 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 194 | Regina Dales Jr. | Plympton, MB | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Johnny Reagan | HB | March 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Montana State | Marshall, TX | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Bob Sandberg | HB/K | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | Minnesota | Rice Lake, WI | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Nate Shore | E/HB | 5'10" | 195 | California | 8 | 2 | ||
| 41 | Bob Smith | T | 220 | Tuskegee | 8 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Don Smith | HB | December 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 200 | Winnipeg | Vancouver, BC | 7 | 7 |
| 26 | Gord Smith | E | 5'11" | 190 | Winnipeg, MB | 8 | 3 | ||
| Joe Turner | HB | 6'1" | 195 | Calgary, AB | 7 | 2 | |||
| 68 | Kas Vidruk | T | October 6, 1925 | 5'10" | 215 | St. Paul HS (Winnipeg) | Siaule, Lithuania | 8 | 4 |
| 50 | Johnny Westrum | E | March 6, 1923 | 6'4" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Ernie Williams | HB | 6'1" | 180 | St. John's Roamers Jr. (Winnipeg) | 8 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Mel Wilson | C | April 3, 1917 | 6'2" | 235 | St. John's Grads (Winnipeg) | Winnipeg, MB | 8 | 7 |
| Lionel Wood | E/G | 6'0" | 210 | none | 8 | 4 |
