1947 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-4 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-2 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Sam Fox (8-4)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1947 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1947 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses for 16 points, finishing first in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

Offensively, the Rough Riders led the league with 170 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad surrendered 103 points.

Sam Fox coached the team. The 1947 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Quarterfinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
56Roy AnannyFW/EOctober 11, 1924205Ottawa, ON 3
61Matt AnthonyE5'11"185St. Catharines BulldogsSt. Catharines, ON 12
58Joe AsquiniFW/HB6'0"1905
76Bernie BrennanEJanuary 21, 19285'10"185Guelph5
80Ken CharltonHB/PApril 16, 19206'0"175Regina Dales Jr.Regina, SK 11
68Eric ChipperHB/K5'11"200Strathcona Jr.12
51Hank ChristmanTApril 23, 19206'3"195VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA 11
53Bill DaltonE1822
57Bert DresslerT/KDecember 10, 19236'2"240North Carolina StateChilyon, WV 10
67Frank DunlapFWAugust 10, 19246'0"185Ottawa, ON 12
70Jake DunlapTAugust 18, 19256'0"220St. Pats Jr.Ottawa, ON 12
71Jackie FellowsQB5'6"165Fresno State12
75Pete FinlayQB5'11"175McGill IntermediateMontreal, QC 11
72Tony GolabHB/PJanuary 17, 19196'2"210Kennedy Collegiate (HS)Windsor, ON 10
63Nels GreeneHB5'11"185Ottawa Jr.St. Lambert, QC 12
54Don GrimesGOttawa St. Pat's1
60Bert HaighE/K6'0"185Vaughn Road Collegiate11
78George HallG/T5'11"220Ottawa Gladstones Jr.12
85Fred LamoureuxG/T5'10"190Ottawa Gladstones Jr.12
77Don LoneyCNovember 16, 19236'1"197Montreal Pats Jr.Ottawa, ON 12
79Brian LynchE6'0"185Manitoba12
J. Lynch1
65Tony McCarthyE5'11"186St. Patrick's11
69Stan MolinskiHBAugust 20, 1917204Tennessee3
59Forbes MonroeG1801
84Dave PeayG/TNorth Carolina State11
62Clayton PowellFW5'8"190Ottawa Jr.12
73Buck RogersT/KMay 6, 19285'11"210Ottawa, ON 5
55Leo SeguinGSeptember 2, 19176'1"18012
81Len ShawHBNovember 26, 19286'1"205McGillOttawa, ON 6
50Benny SteckGMay 5, 19216'0"195Rockland - Montreal (Int.)Montreal, QC 12
52Cam SwitzerHB1
Andy TommyHBDecember 14, 19115'8"160Mount AllisonHartland, NB 1
83Wilf TremblayHB5'7"140Ottawa-New Edinburgh Jrs.12
82Howie TurnerHB/POctober 13, 19225'11"173North Carolina StateRocky Mountain, NC 9



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