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 Statistics
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.

Winnipeg 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
36Ernie AhoffG5'10"230YMHA Jr.8
56Harry BadgerHBWinnipeg Deer Lodge Jr.6
24Marvin BergsonFWJune 18, 19286'0"185McGillWinnipeg, MB 8
35/39Bill CerettiG/TMarch 10, 19125'11"189St. John's7
43Gerry DeleeuwG/T5'11"200St. Vital Int.St. Vital, MB 6
51Paul FredericksonT6'2"220Manitoba6
63Roy GardinerQB5'11"188Montana State4
22Norm GellerHB5'11"180YMHA Jr. (Winnipeg)8
36George GrantG/TJanuary 10, 19326'4"225Colorado CollegeThunder Bay, ON 1
10George GregoryHB5'7"155Winnipeg Int.5
18Don HineyQB/K5'11"165North Dakota6
9Elton HobsonHB5'8"1757
5Harry HoodHB5'10"175Winnipeg Jr.Winnipeg, MB 6
20Bert IannoneGMarch 10, 19175'10"195Winnipeg Jr.Winnipeg, MB 7
42Bud IrvingGMay 2, 19265'11"180Kelvin HS (Winnipeg)8
23Harry JohnstonHB1
19Bert LucidG/T6'2"2308
Rod McDonaldCWinnipeg Rods Jr.0
Doug McLaughlanHB5
Frank MulveyE6'1"St. John's Roamers Jrs.1
65Ed NorvackG/T6'1"2256
3Al PassmanTMay 29, 19246'3"235Manitoba8
30Gord PerryC/G6'0"194Regina Dales Jr.8
6Johnny ReaganHB6'1"190Montana State4
40Bob SandbergHB/KJanuary 10, 19226'3"215MinnesotaRice Lake, WI 8
2Nate ShoreE/HB5'10"195California8
41Bob SmithT220Tuskegee8
4Don SmithHBDecember 16, 19245'11"200WinnipegVancouver, BC 7
26Gord SmithE5'11"190Winnipeg, MB 8
Joe TurnerHB6'1"195Calgary, AB 7
68Kas VidrukTOctober 6, 19255'10"215St. Paul HS (Winnipeg)Siaule, Lithuania8
50Johnny WestrumEMarch 6, 19236'4"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN 8
12Ernie WilliamsHB6'1"180St. John's Roamers Jr. (Winnipeg)8
7Mel WilsonCApril 3, 19176'2"235St. John's Grads (Winnipeg)Winnipeg, MB 8
Lionel WoodE/G6'0"2108



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