1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: George Trafton (8-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: George Trafton (8-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Winnipeg lit up the scoreboard for 303 points, while the porous defense allowed 311, most in the circuit. Jack Jacobs led the charge, throwing for 3,248 yards. Neill Armstrong led pass catchers, catching 56 balls for 1,024 yards.
Tom Casey rushed for a team-high 645 yards for the Blue Bombers.
George Trafton coached the team. The 1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Joe Aguirre | E | October 17, 1918 | 6'4" | 225 | St. Mary's (CA) | Rock Springs, WV USA | 7 | |
| 80 | Neill Armstrong | E | March 9, 1926 | 6'2" | 189 | Oklahoma St. | Tishomingo, OK USA | 14 | |
| 71 | Dino Bandiera | G | January 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 200 | St. Michael's (Toronto) | Timmins, ON | 13 | |
| 48 | Gar Baxter | C | February 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 9 | |
| 99 | Lorne Benson | HB | 6'1" | 180 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | 1 | |||
| John Brown | C | April 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 230 | North Carolina Central | Belen, MS USA | 0 | ||
| 32 | Bill Campbell | G | August 6, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Oklahoma | Pawhuska, OK USA | 10 | |
| 30 | Tom Casey | HB/K | July 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Hampton | Wellsville, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Charambura | G/T | November 29, 1928 | 6'2" | 184 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | 0 | |||
| 43 | Gerry Deleeuw | T | 5'11" | 200 | St. Vital Int. | St. Vital, MB | 9 | ||
| 82 | Gerry Duguid | HB | 5'10" | 160 | Winnipeg Rods | 4 | |||
| 64 | Biff Fliss | HB | 6'2" | 230 | Elmwood Int. | 13 | |||
| 35 | Tommy Ford | HB | 5'10" | 175 | 3 | ||||
| 39 | Ian Gibb | HB | 5'9" | 170 | Norwood Int. | 14 | |||
| 29 | Norm Hill | E | November 8, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 13 | |
| 20 | Dick Huffman | T | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 255 | Tennessee | Charleston, WV USA | 8 | |
| 27 | Jack Jacobs | QB/K | August 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 186 | Oklahoma | Holdenville, OK USA | 14 | 12 |
| 33 | Don Knowles | HB | January 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 150 | Point Edwards Jr. | Sarnia, ON | 10 | |
| 62 | Walt Konarski | T | July 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | Vancouver, BC | 13 | |
| 34 | Bud Korchak | E/K | August 15, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | St. Johns Grads Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 14 | |
| 75 | Tommy Lumsden | G/T | 6'3" | 220 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | 13 | |||
| 36 | Don Mattingly | T | 6'1" | 280 | 14 | ||||
| 31 | Hal Mauthe | HB | 5'7" | 160 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | 13 | |||
| 78 | George McPhail | HB | 5'9" | 160 | Ottawa Technical HS | 12 | |||
| Grant McPherson | G/T | 6'2" | 212 | 0 | |||||
| 46 | Jim McPherson | G | 6'2" | 212 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 14 | |||
| Len Meltzer | HB | 6'0" | 180 | Winnipeg St. Johns Jr. | 0 | ||||
| 65 | Ed Norvack | G | 6'1" | 225 | 12 | ||||
| 45 | Al Passman | T | May 29, 1924 | 6'3" | 235 | Manitoba | 9 | ||
| 52 | Keith Pearce | HB/E | 6'2" | 187 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 12 | |||
| 37 | Pete Petrow | QB | December 11, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | Manitoba Int. | 14 | 2 | |
| Dick Pinkston | T | Detroit Tech | 2 | ||||||
| 62 | Roger Savoie | T | July 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 230 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | St. Boniface, MB | 1 | |
| 44 | Andy Sokol | HB | 5'11" | 195 | Western Ontario | 14 | |||
| 77 | Jim Spavital | E | September 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 210 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 9 | |
| 41 | Johnny Stroppa | HB | January 2, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Elmwood Bombers | Winnipeg, MB | 7 | |
| 66 | Buddy Tinsley | T | August 16, 1924 | 6'4" | 245 | Baylor | Damon, TX USA | 14 | |
| 50 | Bill Todd | HB/QB | July 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Vital Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Ron Vaccher | E | June 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 14 | ||
| 58 | Kas Vidruk | T | October 6, 1925 | 5'10" | 215 | St. Paul HS (Winnipeg) | Siaule, Lithuania | 13 | |
| 55 | Al Wiley | G | 5'10" | 200 | Western Ontario | 14 |
