1955 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 14-2 28
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Pop Ivy (14-2)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1955 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
1955 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses for 28 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

Defensively, the Eskimos conceded 117 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Edmonton piled up points with 286 points. Normie Kwong ran for a team-best 1,250 yards.

Jackie Parker passed for 775 yards, and Don Getty spent time under center as well. Bob Heydenfeldt snagged 17 passes, while Earl Lindley accumulated 290 receiving yards.

Rupe Andrews picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1955 Edmonton Eskimos won the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
70Frank AndersonEMay 24, 19286'1"210OklahomaOklahoma City, OK 15
74Rupe AndrewsEOctober 23, 19266'1"180StanfordSan Diego, CA 16
55Don BarryC/GJune 23, 19315'11"215Western OntarioEdmonton, AB 16
71Steve BendiakE6'4"210Edmonton Jr.Edmonton, AB 14
41/40Bill BriggsCApril 6, 19256'4"210IowaToronto, ON 16
84Johnny BrightFBJune 11, 19306'1"217DrakeFort Wayne, IN 12
42Kurt BurrisCJune 27, 19326'1"210OklahomaNowata, OK 15
60Rollie CookG/T6'3"190London RCAFEdmonton, AB 16
61Bob DeanT/KDecember 17, 19296'1"245MarylandPittsburgh, PA 16
93Gino FracasHB/KApril 28, 19305'11"205Western OntarioWindsor, ON 7
87Don GettyQBJune 20, 19336'2"195Western OntarioWestmount, QC 16
66Don GlantzG/TJuly 8, 19336'0"220NebraskaCentral City, NE 15
81/75Bob HeydenfeldtESeptember 17, 19336'2"190UCLACanoga Park, CA 16
83Laurie HodgsonHB/GJune 26, 19326'0"210Edmonton Rams10
99Tommy KalmanirHBMarch 30, 19265'8"171PittsburghJerome, PA USA1
82Con KellyHB/FW6'2"190Edmonton Jr.16
80Bob KimoffHB6'0"190Toronto14
62Mike KingG/TMay 13, 19256'1"210Toronto, ON 15
94Oscar KrugerHBDecember 24, 19325'9"170Edmonton Wildcats Jr.Edmonton, AB 16
95Normie KwongHBOctober 24, 19295'7"170North Hill Blizzard Jr.Calgary, AB 16
Jack LambG/TDecember 23, 19356'3"230Edmonton Wildcats Jr.Edmonton, AB 0
90Earl LindleyHB/FWMarch 13, 19336'2"210Utah StateHyrum, UT 12
Leigh McMillanHB5'8"155Alberta0
63/65Dale MeinertG/TDecember 18, 19336'2"220Oklahoma St.Lone Wolf, OK USA15
88Steve MendrykEOctober 1, 19286'1"187AlbertaEdmonton, AB 5
86Ed MerchantHBApril 29, 19326'1"190Miami (Ohio)Middleton, OH 1
98Rollie MilesHBFebruary 16, 19285'10"175St. Augustine'sWashington, DC 14
52Frankie MorrisGMay 20, 19235'11"245HMCS Navy YorkToronto, ON 13
91Jackie ParkerQBAugust 3, 19326'1"190Mississippi StateKnoxville, TN 14
53Jim QuondamatteoGOctober 7, 19275'9"210Hamilton TigersHamilton, ON 16
96Don SimonHBSeptember 22, 19305'11"188Edmonton Jr.10
63Roy StevensonT6'1"200Toronto3
51Ted TullyG/EAugust 8, 19306'0"205Vancouver Meralomas Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
65/64Mike VolcanG/TSeptember 17, 19325'11"215Stelco6
50Art WalkerG/TNovember 24, 19335'11"175Queen's16
97/99Davey WestHB/FWMay 12, 19285'9"175Tulsa11
92Ray WillseyQBSeptember 30, 19285'10"180CaliforniaRegina, Canada13
96/86John WoyatHBFebruary 3, 19335'8"173OregonVancouver, BC 3



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