1957 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1957 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1957 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Ottawa racked up 326 points, while the defensive squad conceded 237. Bobby Judd carried the ball for a team-high 653 yards for the Rough Riders.

Tom Dimitroff tossed for 1,750 yards. Al Pfeifer grabbed 44 receptions, while George Brancato contributed 776 receiving yards, while Bob Simpson provided receiving help, too.

George Brancato intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1957 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
64/68Gilles ArchambaultTMarch 9, 19346'2"245OttawaRichelieu, QC 14
69George ArnettT6'3"240McMaster3
62Marv BevanT6'0"245Hamilton Tigers Jr.14
87George BrancatoHBMay 27, 19315'9"177LSUBrooklyn, NY USA14
73Lou BruceE6'0"205Queen's13
54Merv CollinsG6'1"220Ottawa Collegiate14
68/64Hardiman CuretonG/TDecember 8, 19335'11"240UCLADuarte, CA 12
Luki DaneliukG/T6'4"230Windsor AKOWindsor, ON 0
86Tom DimitroffQB/PJune 6, 19355'11"200Miami (OH)Akron, OH 14
84Frank FraserHBOctober 26, 19356'0"200Tennessee A&IMontreal, QC 14
96Bob GarbigQB5'10"180Balmy Beach11
69Milt GrahamTJuly 28, 19346'6"235ColgateDefreestville, NY USA13
Don GuestHB6'4"215Toronto Balmy Beach0
51Larry HayesGJuly 21, 19356'3"220VanderbiltNashville, TN USA14
93Karl HilzingerHBSeptember 7, 19325'10"185Verdun Int.Montreal, QC 3
61Tom JonesTJune 22, 19316'0"200Kentucky St.Cincinnati, OH USA8
90Bobby JuddHB/P5'9"185Xavier14
80Boris KotoffFB6'0"190BrantfordHamilton, ON 10
85Hal LedyardQBJuly 7, 19316'0"185Tenn-ChattanoogaMontgomery, AL USA8
82Tommy LewisHB5'11"195AlabamaGreenville, AL 10
83Nayland MollHB5'10"170Toronto Balmy Beach9
41Ron PawlowskiC6'2"215Miami (Ohio)14
99Al PfeiferE6'1"205Fordham14
89Don PinheyHBDecember 20, 19315'10"180MuskingumOttawa, ON 14
95Bob PinkneyHB6'0"178Toronto2
93Ronnie QuillianHB/PNovember 27, 19336'1"205TulaneTroy, AL 5
94Jim RoseboroHBJanuary 10, 19355'9"180Ohio StateAshland, OH 1
92Gary SchreiderHB/K5'10"185Queen's14
60Sam ScocciaG/T5'11"240Hamilton Int.14
40Jerry SelingerCJuly 17, 19356'0"215St. Joseph's (Indiana)Wayburn, SK 14
70Bob SimpsonEApril 20, 19306'0"205Windsor RocketsWindsor, ON 14
71Ted SmaleE6'2"210TorontoToronto, ON 14
75Bill SowalskiE5'11"200Hamilton-Bradford BaronsHamilton, ON 13
81Don St. JohnHB5'11"205Xavier14
50Joe StracinaC/GJuly 18, 19306'1"230Lakeshore Alouettes Int.Montreal, QC 14
53Joe UptonG/T6'2"240TorontoOrillia, ON 14
Ken VargoC6'1"200Ohio StateMartin's Ferry, OH 0
55Kaye VaughanG/TJune 30, 19316'2"220TulsaConcordia, KS 13



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