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 StatisticsTeam 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 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. Meanwhile, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Roy Ananny | FW/E | October 11, 1924 | 205 | Ottawa, ON | 3 | ||
| 61 | Matt Anthony | E | 5'11" | 185 | St. Catharines Bulldogs | St. Catharines, ON | 12 | |
| 58 | Joe Asquini | FW/HB | 6'0" | 190 | 5 | |||
| 76 | Bernie Brennan | E | January 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 185 | Guelph | 5 | |
| 80 | Ken Charlton | HB/P | April 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Regina Dales Jr. | Regina, SK | 11 |
| 68 | Eric Chipper | HB/K | 5'11" | 200 | Strathcona Jr. | 12 | ||
| 51 | Hank Christman | T | April 23, 1920 | 6'3" | 195 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA | 11 |
| 53 | Bill Dalton | E | 182 | 2 | ||||
| 57 | Bert Dressler | T/K | December 10, 1923 | 6'2" | 240 | North Carolina State | Chilyon, WV | 10 |
| 67 | Frank Dunlap | FW | August 10, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Ottawa, ON | 12 | |
| 70 | Jake Dunlap | T | August 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 220 | St. Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 12 |
| 71 | Jackie Fellows | QB | 5'6" | 165 | Fresno State | 12 | ||
| 75 | Pete Finlay | QB | 5'11" | 175 | McGill Intermediate | Montreal, QC | 11 | |
| 72 | Tony Golab | HB/P | January 17, 1919 | 6'2" | 210 | Kennedy Collegiate (HS) | Windsor, ON | 10 |
| 63 | Nels Greene | HB | 5'11" | 185 | Ottawa Jr. | St. Lambert, QC | 12 | |
| 54 | Don Grimes | G | Ottawa St. Pat's | 1 | ||||
| 60 | Bert Haigh | E/K | 6'0" | 185 | Vaughn Road Collegiate | 11 | ||
| 78 | George Hall | G/T | 5'11" | 220 | Ottawa Gladstones Jr. | 12 | ||
| 85 | Fred Lamoureux | G/T | 5'10" | 190 | Ottawa Gladstones Jr. | 12 | ||
| 77 | Don Loney | C | November 16, 1923 | 6'1" | 197 | Montreal Pats Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 12 |
| 79 | Brian Lynch | E | 6'0" | 185 | Manitoba | 12 | ||
| J. Lynch | 1 | |||||||
| 65 | Tony McCarthy | E | 5'11" | 186 | St. Patrick's | 11 | ||
| 69 | Stan Molinski | HB | August 20, 1917 | 204 | Tennessee | 3 | ||
| 59 | Forbes Monroe | G | 180 | 1 | ||||
| 84 | Dave Peay | G/T | North Carolina State | 11 | ||||
| 62 | Clayton Powell | FW | 5'8" | 190 | Ottawa Jr. | 12 | ||
| 73 | Buck Rogers | T/K | May 6, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Ottawa, ON | 5 | |
| 55 | Leo Seguin | G | September 2, 1917 | 6'1" | 180 | 12 | ||
| 81 | Len Shaw | HB | November 26, 1928 | 6'1" | 205 | McGill | Ottawa, ON | 6 |
| 50 | Benny Steck | G | May 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | Rockland - Montreal (Int.) | Montreal, QC | 12 |
| 52 | Cam Switzer | HB | 1 | |||||
| Andy Tommy | HB | December 14, 1911 | 5'8" | 160 | Mount Allison | Hartland, NB | 1 | |
| 83 | Wilf Tremblay | HB | 5'7" | 140 | Ottawa-New Edinburgh Jrs. | 12 | ||
| 82 | Howie Turner | HB/P | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 173 | North Carolina State | Rocky Mountain, NC | 9 |
