1955 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Annis Stukus (5-11)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1955 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Annis Stukus (5-11)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1955 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.
BC scored 211 points, while the leaky defense allowed 330. Arnie Galiffa passed for 2,273 yards. Dan Edwards topped pass catchers, grabbing 41 passes for 681 yards, while Gil Bartosh and Sam Adams were targeted regularly also.
Al Pollard carried the ball for a team-leading 557 yards for the Lions.
Primo Villanueva snatched 5 opponent throws.
Annis Stukus coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Sam Adams | E | July 25, 1928 | 6'3" | 198 | Whitworth | Fort Worth, TX | 15 | |
| 88 | Byron Bailey | FB | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington St. | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | |
| 43 | Ron Baker | C/K | July 11, 1932 | 6'2" | 220 | Ottawa Jr. Seconds | Ottawa, ON | 16 | |
| 91 | Gil Bartosh | HB | May 19, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Texas Christian | 15 | 0 | |
| 89 | Keith Bennett | HB | 6'0" | 185 | Victoria Blue Bombers Jr. | Flin Flon, MB | 10 | ||
| 85 | Vic Chapman | E/P | April 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 58 | Chick Choukalos | G | 6'2" | 203 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 5 | |||
| 84 | Glen Christian | HB | 5'10" | 190 | Idaho | Calgary, AB | 5 | ||
| 93 | Ron Clinkscale | B/QB | October 22, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas Christian | Amarillo, TX | 16 | 3 |
| 74 | Jack Cook | HB | 5'10" | 190 | Queen's | 10 | |||
| 50 | John Cvitanovich | G | 6'1" | 222 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 8 | |||
| 52 | Walt Cyz | G | 6'0" | 230 | Regina Jr. Bombers | 2 | |||
| Joe DeLuca | G | 5'10" | 215 | Montana | 2 | ||||
| 86 | Ted Duncan | QB | September 26, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | UBC | Barrie, ON | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | Dan Edwards | E | July 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 197 | Georgia | Osage, TX USA | 16 | |
| 76 | Norm Fieldgate | E/LB | January 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | UBC | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 95 | Arnie Galiffa | QB | January 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Army | Donora, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| Roy Gardiner | C | 5'11" | 188 | Montana State | 0 | ||||
| 84 | Jim Garrett | HB | June 19, 1930 | 6'0" | 192 | Utah State | Passaic, NJ | 1 | |
| 65 | Don George | T | April 8, 1934 | 6'3" | 218 | Notre Dame | Marianna, PA | 16 | |
| 82 | Ken Higgs | HB | January 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | Oak Bay Drakes Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 7 | |
| 84 | Bob Holburn | HB | 6'2" | 188 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 10 | |||
| 90 | Bill Hortie | HB | January 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 205 | UBC | Grand Prairie, AB | 13 | |
| 81 | Jack Hutchinson | FB | 5'11" | 190 | UBC | Toronto, ON | 1 | ||
| 54 | Bob Levenhagen | G | October 2, 1924 | 6'0" | 230 | Washington | Tacoma, WA | 12 | |
| 88 | Ivan Livingstone | HB | September 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Verdun Bulldogs Sr. | Montreal, QC | 4 | |
| Don Lord | E | October 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 0 | ||
| Kirby Miller | G | November 17, 1933 | 6'0" | 205 | Texas | Jefferson County, TX | 1 | ||
| 60 | Gord Mitchell | T | 6'3" | 235 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 15 | ||
| 62 | Laurie Niemi | G/T | March 19, 1925 | 6'1" | 251 | Washington St. | Red Lodge, MT USA | 16 | |
| 92 | Al Pollard | FB/K | September 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 196 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Charley Quilter | G | May 8, 1926 | 6'1" | 240 | Tyler JC | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | |
| 87 | Doug Reid | HB | September 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 13 | |
| 61 | Lorne Reid | G | January 20, 1929 | 6'2" | 250 | Vancouver Cubs Jr. | Saskatoon, SK | 16 | |
| 78 | Don Ross | E | September 15, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | UBC | Pontiac, MI | 8 | |
| 81 | Rae Ross | E/HB | 6'1" | 185 | UBC | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | ||
| 51 | Robert Sikorski | G | June 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 210 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | 9 | ||
| 70 | Mac Speedie | E | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 1 | |
| Gil Steer | C | June 20, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | UBC | Regina, SK | 0 | ||
| 72 | Ken Swalwell | HB | 6'3" | 190 | Western Washington | 13 | |||
| 45 | Leo Sweeney | C | 6'1" | 190 | Van. CYO Red Raiders Jr. | 16 | |||
| 80 | Primo Villanueva | HB | December 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | UCLA | Tumcumcari, NM | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Pete Von Harten | HB | January 6, 1932 | 5'10" | 180 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 12 | |
| 63 | Arnie Weinmeister | T | March 23, 1923 | 6'4" | 235 | Washington | Rhein, SK Canada | 10 | |
| 87 | Frank Williams | HB | May 9, 1932 | 6'2" | 215 | Pepperdine | Bowie County, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Winty Young | G | June 4, 1929 | 5'11" | 225 | Montreal Lakeshore Flyers | 7 |
