1948 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-9 6
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Jack West (3-9)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1948 Winnipeg Blue Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 3-9 6
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Jack West (3-9)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1948 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses for 6 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.
Winnipeg managed just 81 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 234.
Jack West coached the team.
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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. | 7 | 4 | |
| 24 | Marvin Bergson | HB | June 18, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | McGill | Winnipeg, MB | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Rick Bergson | HB | 5'11" | 165 | Norwood St. Boniface Int. | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ed Bilski | T | 6'0" | 200 | St. John's Roamers Jr. | 3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Bill Ceretti | G/T | March 10, 1912 | 5'11" | 189 | St. John's | 11 | 2 | |
| 21 | Willie Daniels | C | 6'2" | 190 | Southern | 12 | 12 | ||
| 51 | Gerry Deleeuw | G/T | April 21, 1926 | 5'11" | 200 | St. Vital Int. | St. Vital, MB | 11 | 2 |
| 5 | Jake Doanes | C | 5'9" | 185 | Mexico City College | 9 | |||
| 31 | Jack Evanoff | G | 6'0" | 219 | St. John's Roamers Jr. (Winnipeg) | 8 | |||
| Harry Fitzgibbons | E | November 9, 1921 | 5'11" | 192 | none | 12 | 3 | ||
| Biff Fliss | HB | July 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 230 | Elmwood Int. | Winnipeg, MB | 10 | 1 | |
| 44 | Jim Foubister | HB | October 4, 1924 | 5'11" | 205 | none | 12 | 5 | |
| 60 | Paul Frederickson | T | 6'2" | 220 | Manitoba | 12 | 9 | ||
| 25 | Ken Freeman | E | 6'0" | 163 | Army | 3 | 0 | ||
| Roy Gardiner | QB | 5'11" | 188 | Montana State | 11 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Norm Geller | HB | 5'11" | 180 | YMHA Jr. (Winnipeg) | 11 | 10 | ||
| 10 | George Gregory | HB | 5'7" | 155 | Winnipeg Int. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Don Hiney | QB/K | 5'11" | 165 | North Dakota | 11 | 11 | ||
| 18 | Elton Hobson | HB/QB | 5'8" | 175 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 42 | Bud Irving | G | May 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Kelvin HS (Winnipeg) | Winnipeg, MB | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | Stan Kaluznick | HB | August 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 205 | St. Paul's College (Winnipeg) | St. Boniface, MB | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Bert Lucid | G/T | 6'2" | 230 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Bill MacQuarrie | G | February 10, 1924 | 5'11" | 210 | Winnipeg Int. | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | Ian McTavish | T | June 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 220 | St. John's Roamers Jr. (Winnipeg) | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lew Miles | HB | 5'11" | 200 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Harold Millon | HB | 5'6" | 180 | Southern | 1 | 0 | |||
| 65 | Ed Norvack | G/T | 6'1" | 225 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 38 | Al Passman | T | May 29, 1924 | 6'3" | 235 | Manitoba | 11 | 3 | |
| 43 | Torchy Pechet | June 20, 1929 | Regina, SK | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | Gord Perry | G | November 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 194 | Regina Dales Jr. | Plympton, MB | 12 | 6 |
| 40 | Bob Sandberg | HB/K | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | Minnesota | Rice Lake, WI | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Don Smith | HB | December 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 200 | Winnipeg | Vancouver, BC | 9 | 8 |
| 33 | George Toman | E | March 7, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Port Arthur | Esterhazy, SK | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Turner | HB | 6'1" | 195 | Calgary, AB | 7 | 1 | |||
| 70 | Ron Vaccher | E | June 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 12 | 6 | |
| 50 | Johnny Westrum | E | March 6, 1923 | 6'4" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Ernie Williams | HB | 6'1" | 180 | St. John's Roamers Jr. (Winnipeg) | 9 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Frank Zajac | E | 6'1" | 201 | Minneapolis, MN | 12 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Gene Zakala | October 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | none | 1 | 0 |
