1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
Team Record: 10-6 20
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 2-3 Lost Final
Coach: Frank Filchock (10-6)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses for 20 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
The Roughriders scored 353 points, and the defensive squad allowed 272. Frank Tripucka led the charge, passing for 3,274 yards. Ken Carpenter led pass catchers, hauling in 43 receptions for 784 yards, while Harry Lampman contributed to the receiving game, too.
Ken Carpenter ran for a team-high 727 yards for Saskatchewan, and Bobby Marlow also aided the ground game.
Harry Lunn picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Frank Filchock coached the team. The 1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Final.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Ron Adam | QB/HB | December 16, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Lloydminster, SK | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Paul Anderson | E | October 31, 1932 | 6'5" | 230 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 15 | |
| 54 | Ron Atchison | T | April 21, 1930 | 6'3" | 235 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Central Butte, SK | 10 | |
| 40 | Mel Beckett | C | 6'3" | 225 | Indiana | Chicago, IL | 16 | ||
| 58 | Phil Branch | G | November 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 205 | Texas | Henderson, TX | 13 | |
| 95 | Alex Bravo | HB | July 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tucson, AZ USA | 13 | |
| Bernie Bucholtz | HB | 6'1" | 195 | North Bay Roughriders Int. | 0 | ||||
| 65 | Stan Canakes | T | September 19, 1930 | 6'1" | 225 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | |
| 99 | Ken Carpenter | HB | February 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Oregon St. | Seaside, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Ken Casner | T | January 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 245 | Baylor | Fort Scott, KS USA | 1 | |
| 60 | Bill Clarke | T | November 25, 1932 | 6'4" | 235 | Regina Dales Jr. | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 55 | Mario DeMarco | G | July 24, 1924 | 5'11" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Boonton, NJ USA | 10 | |
| 83 | Tom Donnelly | HB | 5'11" | 185 | Calgary Jr. | 3 | |||
| Ellis Duckett | E/HB | 6'0" | 190 | Michigan State | 0 | ||||
| 75 | Ron Dundas | E | 6'3" | 212 | Regina Jr. | 7 | |||
| 87 | Sully Glasser | HB | 5'10" | 180 | Regina HS | Regina, SK | 16 | 0 | |
| 84 | Freddy Hamilton | FB | 6'0" | 190 | Hamilton Jr. | 11 | |||
| 85 | Jim Hook | QB/HB | March 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Larry Isbell | HB/P | January 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Baylor | Houston, TX | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | Leland Kendall | T | May 20, 1933 | 6'7" | 245 | Oklahoma State | 10 | ||
| 76 | Doug Killoh | E | 6'1" | 190 | Regina Jr. | 15 | |||
| 71 | Harry Lampman | E | July 22, 1927 | 6'3" | 226 | Queen's | 11 | ||
| 81 | Harry Lunn | HB | 6'0" | 185 | Hamilton Int. | 16 | |||
| 88 | Vic Marks | FB | 5'10" | 195 | Ft. Williams Int | 12 | |||
| 92 | Bobby Marlow | HB | February 8, 1930 | 6'0" | 200 | Alabama | Athens, AL | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | Moe Martin | HB | July 24, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Montreal, QC | 9 | |
| 70 | Jon McWilliams | E | February 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 192 | Nebraska | Horton, KS | 16 | |
| 52 | Dan Miller | G | 5'10" | 215 | Baylor | 1 | |||
| 88 | Peter Muir | HB | May 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Western Washington | Vancouver, BC | 1 | |
| Lee Munn | HB | 6'2" | 218 | McMaster | 1 | ||||
| 85 | Rod Pantages | HB | January 24, 1929 | 5'11" | 199 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 10 | 0 |
| Dale Parsons | C | 6'2" | 215 | Arizona | Regina, SK | 0 | |||
| 63 | Martin Ruby | T | June 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 249 | Texas A&M | Lubbock, TX USA | 14 | |
| 73 | Gord Sturtridge | E | 6'0" | 180 | St. Boniface | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | ||
| 56 | Ray Syrnyk | G | 5'11" | 215 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | Saskatoon, SK | 12 | ||
| 73 | George Tait | T | 6'1" | 185 | Fort William (Int.) | 14 | |||
| 90 | Pete Thodos | HB | November 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 178 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 15 | |
| 89 | Bill Todd | QB/HB | July 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Vital Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 13 | 0 |
| 82 | Frank Tripucka | QB | December 8, 1927 | 6'2" | 192 | Notre Dame | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Wilf Uhren | T | 6'2" | 215 | Regina HS | 1 | |||
| 92 | Jim Waddell | HB | 5'11" | 187 | Compton JC | 1 | |||
| 53 | Don Walsh | G/T | 6'0" | 220 | Denver | Montreal, QC | 11 | ||
| 50 | Reg Whitehouse | G/K | October 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 235 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Montreal, QC | 15 | |
| 74 | Stan Williams | E/HB | December 5, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | Baylor | Callahan County, TX USA | 8 | |
| 41 | John Wozniak | C/LB | August 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 218 | Alabama | Arnold City, PA USA | 16 |
