1952 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Team Record: 12-3-1 25
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Semifinal
Coach: George Trafton (12-3-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1952 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties for 25 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Offensively, Winnipeg led the league with 394 points. At the same time, the defense allowed 211 points. Jack Jacobs threw for 2,586 yards. Bud Korchak led pass catchers, catching 31 balls for 551 yards. Keith Pearce and Tom Casey were targeted regularly also.
Lorne Benson rushed for a team-high 491 yards for the Blue Bombers, while Ralph McAllister additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Tom Casey seized 7 opponent throws.
George Trafton coached the team. The 1952 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Dino Bandiera | G | January 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 200 | St. Michael's (Toronto) | Timmins, ON | 16 | |
| 46 | Gar Baxter | C | February 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | |
| 89 | Ernie Becker | HB | April 27, 1925 | 5'10" | 194 | Toronto High School | 14 | ||
| 99 | Lorne Benson | HB | 6'1" | 180 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | 16 | |||
| 41 | John Brown | C | April 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 230 | North Carolina Central | Belen, MS USA | 5 | |
| 78 | Myro Budzan | E | 6'1" | 175 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 2 | |||
| 81 | Tom Casey | HB/K | July 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Hampton | Wellsville, OH USA | 11 | |
| 43 | Stu Clarkson | C/G | July 4, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 11 | |
| 51 | Gerry Deleeuw | T | 5'11" | 200 | St. Vital Int. | St. Vital, MB | 14 | ||
| 62 | Mel Embree | E/HB | January 26, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | Pepperdine | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | |
| 79 | Art Felker | E | November 30, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | |
| 82 | Tommy Ford | HB | 5'10" | 175 | 15 | ||||
| 97 | Ian Gibb | HB | 5'9" | 170 | Norwood Int. | 15 | |||
| 77 | Norm Hill | E | November 8, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
| 20 | Dick Huffman | T | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 255 | Tennessee | Charleston, WV USA | 14 | |
| 27 | Jack Jacobs | QB/K | August 7, 1919 | 6'1" | 186 | Oklahoma | Holdenville, OK USA | 16 | 11 |
| 98 | Gerry James | FB/K | October 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Winnipeg HS | Regina, SK | 11 | |
| Walt Konarski | T | July 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | Vancouver, BC | 0 | ||
| 96 | Bud Korchak | E | August 15, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | St. Johns Grads Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
| 84 | Chuck Lumsden | G/T | 6'0" | 190 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | 1 | |||
| 75 | Tommy Lumsden | E | 6'3" | 220 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | 11 | |||
| 75 | Mickey Maguire | HB | 5'10" | 185 | Montreal Int. | Saint-Lambert, QC | 14 | ||
| Don Mattingly | T | 6'1" | 280 | 0 | |||||
| 95 | Hal Mauthe | HB | 5'7" | 160 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | 15 | |||
| 91 | Ralph McAllister | HB | 6'2" | 205 | Minnesota | 16 | |||
| 67 | Ross McCallum | HB | 5'11" | 225 | Montreal Army | 2 | |||
| 36 | George McPhail | HB | 5'9" | 160 | Ottawa Technical HS | 10 | |||
| 52 | Jim McPherson | G | 6'2" | 212 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 16 | |||
| 87 | Len Meltzer | HB | 6'0" | 180 | Winnipeg St. Johns Jr. | 11 | |||
| 56 | Sam Nevills | T | July 19, 1925 | 6'3" | 240 | Oregon | Waterloo, IA | 3 | |
| 93 | Gerry Palmer | HB | July 23, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Toledo | Toledo, OH | 13 | |
| Al Passman | T | May 29, 1924 | 6'3" | 235 | Manitoba | 14 | |||
| 53 | Steve Patrick | G/T | March 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | Winnipeg Light Infantry | Glenella, MB | 4 | |
| 79 | Keith Pearce | HB | 6'2" | 187 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 16 | |||
| 62 | Roger Savoie | T | July 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 230 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | St. Boniface, MB | 13 | |
| 94 | Andy Sokol | HB | 5'11" | 195 | Western Ontario | 14 | |||
| 66 | Buddy Tinsley | T | August 16, 1924 | 6'4" | 245 | Baylor | Damon, TX USA | 15 | |
| Bill Todd | QB | July 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Vital Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 0 | ||
| 70 | Ron Vaccher | E | June 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | 16 | ||
| 50 | Kas Vidruk | T | October 6, 1925 | 5'10" | 215 | St. Paul HS (Winnipeg) | Siaule, Lithuania | 16 | |
| 55 | Al Wiley | G | 5'10" | 200 | Western Ontario | 16 | |||
| 80 | Joe Zaleski | QB | March 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Dayton | Kensington, PA | 13 | 5 |
