1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Semifinal
Coach: Frank Filchock (8-7-1)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Saskatchewan scored 243 points, while the defense gave up 239. Frank Filchock passed for 925 yards, while Glenn Dobbs and Frank Tripucka spent time under center, too. Mac Speedie led the receiving corps, hauling in 57 receptions for 817 yards.

Bobby Marlow ran for a team-high 563 yards for the Roughriders.

Herb Johnson picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Frank Filchock coached the team. The 1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
77Joe AguirreE/KOctober 17, 19186'4"225St. Mary's (CA)Rock Springs, WV USA1
70Paul AndersonEOctober 31, 19326'5"230Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
64Ron AtchisonDTApril 21, 19306'3"235Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.Central Butte, SK 12
53Mel AullGDecember 23, 19285'11"210Hamilton Tigers Jr.Hamilton, ON 9
42Mel BeckettC6'3"225IndianaChicago, IL 5
83Scotty BissettHB5'9"180Windsor AKO Jr.10
89Jim CasonHBJuly 25, 19276'0"171LSUSondheimer, LA USA50
61Mike CassidyT6'3"210Alabama16
88Ken CharltonHBApril 16, 19206'0"175Regina Dales Jr.Regina, SK 16
34Chick ChoukalosG/T6'2"203Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr.9
60Bill ClarkeTNovember 25, 19326'4"235Regina Dales Jr.Regina, SK 16
65Ray CollinsTAugust 4, 19275'11"238LSUShreveport, LA USA13
55Mario DeMarcoGJuly 24, 19245'11"200Miami (FL)Boonton, NJ USA5
94Glenn DobbsQB/PJuly 12, 19206'4"210TulsaMcKinney, TX USA96
80Frank FilchockQBOctober 18, 19165'10"193IndianaCrucible, PA USA166
87Sully GlasserHB5'10"180Regina HSRegina, SK 15
12Nels GreeneHB5'11"185Ottawa Jr.St. Lambert, QC 9
84Freddy HamiltonHB6'0"190Hamilton Jr.16
96Jack HarperHB6'3"195Montreal Int.Hamilton, ON 15
97Karl HilzingerHBSeptember 7, 19325'10"185Verdun Int.Montreal, QC 140
54Tony HungleE6'0"205Regina Bombers Jr.2
95Herb JohnsonHBJuly 10, 19285'10"172ArmyBeaver, OR 14
76Doug KillohE6'1"190Regina Jr.6
Richard KingQB6'1"190Washington0
71Harry LampmanEJuly 22, 19276'3"226Queen's16
92Bobby MarlowHBFebruary 8, 19306'0"200AlabamaAthens, AL 12
86Moe MartinHBJuly 24, 19316'0"190N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Montreal, QC 10
00Mike MaruskaHB5'10"180N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Regina, ON 6
52Art McEwanG5'10"200Navy-Montreal Int.16
81Bob McMillanHB5'11"180Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.13
69Lee MunnT6'2"218McMaster15
Arni OlsonC0
Don PallenHB6'3"195Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.0
82Bob PellingE6'1"190Regina Jr.1
62John PrechekT6'5"230Washington5
66Wayne PyneG/TDecember 14, 19176'1"200Regina Jr.Brandon, MB 2
Chuck RadleyTApril 16, 19256'0"208Montreal Int.Montreal, QC 0
63Martin RubyTJune 9, 19226'4"249Texas A&MLubbock, TX USA13
51Sam ScocciaG5'11"240Hamilton Int.16
Dave SkrienHBApril 4, 19296'0"205MinnesotaBrooten, MN 0
75Mac SpeedieEJanuary 12, 19206'3"203UtahOdell, IL USA15
73Gord SturtridgeE6'0"180St. BonifaceWinnipeg, MB 15
99Terry SumnerHB5'11"1902
93Brian TimmisHB6'1"200McMaster10
89Bill ToddHBJuly 4, 19306'0"180St. Vital Jr.Winnipeg, MB 40
91Frank TripuckaQB/PDecember 8, 19276'2"192Notre DameBloomfield, NJ USA44
90Del WardienHBJanuary 14, 19245'8"175Montana160
50Reg WhitehouseG/KOctober 8, 19326'0"235N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Montreal, QC 16
74Stan WilliamsE/HBDecember 5, 19296'2"195BaylorCallahan County, TX USA9
41John WozniakC/LBAugust 2, 19216'0"218AlabamaArnold City, PA USA11



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