1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6-2 18
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-2-1 Lost Final
Coach: Allie Sherman (8-6-2)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses and 2 ties for 18 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2-1.

Winnipeg scored 202 points, while the defense allowed 190. Gerry James rushed for a team-high 576 yards for the Blue Bombers, and Byron Townsend also contributed to the rushing attack.

Jack Jacobs passed for 1,732 yards. Bud Grant led pass catchers, catching 49 balls for 752 yards.

Tom Casey seized 6 opponent throws.

Allie Sherman coached the team. The 1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Final.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
77Neill ArmstrongEMarch 9, 19266'2"189Oklahoma St.Tishomingo, OK USA16
42Gar BaxterC6'2"210Winnipeg Rods Jr.11
Ernie BeckerHBApril 27, 19255'10"194Toronto High School0
85Lorne BensonHB6'1"180Weston Wildcats Jr.15
41John BrownCApril 9, 19226'4"230North Carolina CentralBelen, MS USA2
95Billy ByeHBJune 19, 19275'9"182MinnesotaRiver Falls, MN 120
63Stan CanakesTSeptember 19, 19306'1"225MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN 14
81Tom CaseyHBJuly 30, 19245'11"175HamptonWellsville, OH USA160
81Geoff CrainQBDecember 15, 19306'0"172McGillRochester, NY 100
82Vince DrakeQBAugust 19, 19306'2"205Fordham1
96Tommy FordHB5'10"1753
76Bud GrantE/DBMay 20, 19276'3"199MinnesotaSuperior, WI USA16
72Tom HarpleyE6'0"200Toronto Balmy Beach9
Dick HerbertsonE6'0"186Winnipeg Jr.0
65Dick HuffmanTMarch 27, 19236'1"255TennesseeCharleston, WV USA16
88Floyd HugginsFBApril 18, 19295'11"200FloridaOlathe, KS 14
27Jack JacobsQB/KAugust 7, 19196'1"186OklahomaHoldenville, OK USA1615
98Gerry JamesFB/KOctober 22, 19346'0"180Winnipeg HSRegina, SK 150
Ron KellyHBOctober 5, 19336'1"200Winnipeg Jr.0
89Bud KorchakE/FWAugust 15, 19275'10"180St. Johns Grads Jr.Winnipeg, MB 11
57Cec LuiningGJune 28, 19316'0"210Winnipeg Rods Jr.Winnipeg, MB 1
Chuck LumsdenFB6'0"190Winnipeg Light Infantry0
75Tommy LumsdenE6'3"220Winnipeg Light Infantry16
87Len MeltzerHB6'0"180Winnipeg St. Johns Jr.4
Nick MillerHBSeptember 15, 19316'1"195Winnipeg Light Infantry0
61Ed NorvackT6'1"2252
Jim PalmerHBJune 12, 19325'6"180Weston Wildcats Jr.Winnipeg, MB 0
53Steve PatrickG/TMarch 24, 19326'2"205Winnipeg Light InfantryGlenella, MB 14
56Sig PaulsonG6'0"218Weston Wildcats Jr.6
79Keith PearceE6'2"187Winnipeg Rods Jr.14
74Ray PelfreyEJanuary 11, 19286'0"190AuburnSardinia, OH USA110
40Buck RogersGMay 6, 19285'11"210Ottawa, ON 16
97Gordie RowlandHBSeptember 1, 19305'10"172Montreal OrphunsMontreal, QC 16
62Roger SavoieTJuly 29, 19316'0"230Winnipeg Rods Jr.St. Boniface, MB 13
90Andy SokolHB5'11"195Western Ontario11
94Elton TaylorHBDecember 5, 19325'11"185Weston Wildcats Jr.3
92Pete ThodosHBNovember 11, 19275'9"178Vancouver Meralomas Jr.Vancouver, BC 8
99Jesse ThomasHBMay 23, 19285'10"180Michigan St.Guthrie, OK USA13
64Buddy TinsleyTAugust 16, 19246'4"245BaylorDamon, TX USA14
86Byron TownsendFBSeptember 30, 19295'11"195TexasCrane, TX 9
70Ron VaccherEJune 22, 19286'2"195Winnipeg Rods Jr.13
68Kas VidrukTOctober 6, 19255'10"215St. Paul HS (Winnipeg)Siaule, Lithuania16
52Al WileyG5'10"200Western Ontario16
54Winty YoungTJune 4, 19295'11"225Montreal Lakeshore Flyers14
80Joe ZaleskiQBMarch 19, 19275'11"190DaytonKensington, PA 151



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