1954 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-12 4
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (2-12)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1954 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1954 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses for 4 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.

Ottawa ran up 129 points, while the leaky defense conceded 337. Avatus Stone carried the ball for a team-high 404 yards for the Rough Riders, while Gene Roberts also contributed to the rushing attack.

Jim Root passed for 835 yards, and John Gramling spent time under center, too. Bob Simpson grabbed 37 receptions for 767 yards.

Avatus Stone picked off 6 opponent throws.

Clem Crowe coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP
41	Ron Baker	C/K	July 11, 1932	6'2"	220	Ottawa Jr. Seconds	Ottawa, ON	14
60	Walt Bashak	G/T		6'1"	240	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	14
94	Bill Bass	FB		5'10"	180	Tennessee St.	Greensboro, NC	14
71	Clyde Bennett	E	February 2, 1932	6'2"	215	South Carolina	St. Matthews, SC	13
40	Bruno Bitkowski	C/G	November 11, 1929	6'2"	220	Assumption College (Windsor)	Windsor, ON	14
51	John Boich	G		6'1"	240	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	9
72	Al Bruno	E	March 28, 1927	6'2"	210	Kentucky	West Chester, PA	1
66	Don Carter	T		6'2"	240	Tulsa	Evansville, IN	9
	Bob Cunningham	HB	September 26, 1927	6'0"	180	Port Credit High School	Port Credit, ON	0
91	Al Dekdebrun	QB	May 11, 1921	5'11"	185	Columbia	Buffalo, NY USA	10
68	Jake Dunlap	G/T	August 18, 1925	6'0"	220	St. Pats Jr.	Ottawa, ON	8
98	Steve Fochuk	HB		5'8"	198	Hamilton Jr.		1
83	John Gramling	QB		6'0"	175	South Carolina	Orangeville, SC	6
61	Joe Harris	T		6'3"	225	St. Michael's College		14
62	Jim Jerome	G	April 18, 1930	6'3"	255	Cornell	Syracuse, NY	13
77	Bob Joslin			6'1"	200	Ohio State		1
52	Stuart Kennedy	G	May 17, 1931	6'1"	215	Queen's		14
80	Boris Kotoff	HB		6'0"	190	Brantford	Hamilton, ON	14
50	Benny MacDonnell	G		5'11"	190	St. Patrick's	Ottawa, ON	14
95	Tom McHugh	HB		6'2"	215	Notre Dame	Toledo, OH	7
62	Art Nowack	T		6'0"	225	Portland; Notre Dame		1
89	Don Pinhey	HB	December 20, 1931	5'10"	180	Muskingum	Ottawa, ON	10
81	Gene Roberts	HB/K	January 20, 1923	5'11"	188	Kansas		14
84	Matt Robillard	HB	February 21, 1934	6'0"	200	St. Patrick's	Ottawa, ON	13
99	Jim Root	QB	August 17, 1931	6'1"	185	Miami (OH)	Toledo, OH USA	8
93	Bob Rumball	HB		5'11"	185	Toronto	Toronto, ON	12
87	Dick Schnaible	HB	February 9, 1929	6'1"	180	Purdue	Lafayette, IN	9
77	Len Shaw	E/FW	November 26, 1928	6'1"	205	McGill	Ottawa, ON	14
70	Bob Simpson	E	April 20, 1930	6'0"	205	Windsor Rockets	Windsor, ON	11
69	Roy Smith	G/T	January 1, 1928	6'3"	230	Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	11
75	Bill Sowalski	E		5'11"	200	Hamilton-Bradford Barons	Hamilton, ON	12
88	Avatus Stone	HB/P	April 21, 1931	6'1"	195	Syracuse	Washington, DC USA	14
	Joe Stracina	G/T	July 18, 1930	6'1"	230	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	0
85	Hank Tamowski	FW		5'10"	170	Toronto	Kitchener, ON	14
82	Howie Turner	HB	October 13, 1922	5'11"	173	North Carolina State	Rocky Mountain, NC	13
53	Joe Upton	G/T		6'2"	240	Toronto	Orillia, ON	13
55	Kaye Vaughan	G/T	June 30, 1931	6'2"	220	Tulsa	Concordia, KS	14
73	John Welton	E	December 9, 1929	6'4"	230	Wake Forest	Ottawa, ON	1