Bob Simpson
Bob Simpson
Born: April 20, 1930
Windsor, ON
Deceased: November 28, 2007
Nepean, ON
Position: E
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
College: Windsor Rockets
High School: J.C. Patterson (Windsor, ON)
Career: 1950-1962
Bob Simpson played from 1950 to 1962 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Simpson caught 274 passes for 6,034 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 3 yards in his career on 1 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | ||||
| 1951 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | ||||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 37 | 767 | 20.7 | 85 | 6 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 | 676 | 29.4 | 74 | 9 |
| 1956 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 47 | 1030 | 21.9 | 58 | 7 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 31 | 703 | 22.7 | 65 | 7 |
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 | 583 | 25.3 | 77 | 3 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 36 | 787 | 21.9 | 59 | 8 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 30 | 607 | 20.2 | 57 | 6 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | 428 | 21.4 | 63 | 3 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 27 | 453 | 16.8 | 46 | 4 |
| Totals | 274 | 6034 | 22.0 | 85 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 55 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 431 | 6.8 | 55 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 31 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 50 | 2 |
| 1956 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 50 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1950 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1951 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||
| 1952 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1955 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| 1956 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| 1957 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1958 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1959 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1960 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1961 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11 | |
| 1951 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1952 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1953 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11 | |
| 1955 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1956 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1959 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1961 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1962 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 |
Honors
1951 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1951 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1951 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1952 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1952 - CFL CFL East All-Star (1st Team)
1953 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1953 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1954 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1955 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1956 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1956 - CFL Toronto Globe East All-Star
1956 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1957 - CFL Coaches All-Star
1957 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1957 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1957 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1958 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1958 - CFL Shrine East All-Star
1959 - CFL CFL East All-Star
