1956 Calgary Stampeders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-12 8
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Otis Douglas (2-5)
Coach: Jack Hennemeier (2-7)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1956 Calgary Stampeders Statistics
1956 Calgary Stampeders Results

The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses for 8 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.

The Stampeders struggled to score 229 points, worst in the circuit, and the leaky defense allowed 410. Earl Lunsford carried the ball for a team-high 1,283 yards for Calgary.

Don Klosterman threw for 1,398 yards. Johnny Pyeatt grabbed 25 receptions, while Douglas Nagle contributed 345 receiving yards.

Harvey Wylie picked off 5 opponent throws.

Otis Douglas and Jack Hennemeier coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
75John AldertonESeptember 5, 19316'1"200MarylandCumberland, MD 3
57Ron AllbrightGSeptember 28, 19346'0"220Calgary Bronks Jr.Calgary, AB 14
81Duke BaileyQBApril 13, 19356'0"195Penn StatePittsburgh, PA 1
74John BorgerC/E6'0"195Concordia St. College (Cal)Lynburn, AB 3
83Lynn BottomsHBJuly 2, 19335'10"185WashingtonHanna, AB 16
50Gord BrownG/T6'0"274St. Martin'sVictoria, BC 16
66Bryan BurnthorneT6'2"220TulaneAmite, LA 10
73Jim CainEOctober 1, 19276'1"202AlabamaEudora, AR USA4
61Erik ChristensenTOctober 30, 19316'3"235RichmondElizabeth, NJ USA3
86Ron ClinkscaleQB/HBOctober 22, 19335'11"185Texas ChristianAmarillo, TX 12
45Duke CookC6'2"220Trinity8
71Bryan EngramE6'1"200Texas ChristianDumas, TX 13
55Bob GearyGOctober 6, 19335'9"215Verdun Sham-Cats Int.Montreal, QC 11
73Jack GottaENovember 14, 19296'4"220Oregon StateIronwood, MI 7
86Howard GravesHB5'10"180Michigan State1
51Floyd HarrawoodTSeptember 8, 19296'2"242TulsaKansas City, KS 10
65Burdette HessG/T6'1"235IdahoCaldwell, ID 16
56Bill HortonG6'1"200Toronto1
60Dick HuffmanTMarch 27, 19236'1"255TennesseeCharleston, WV USA16
98Don KlostermanQBJanuary 18, 19305'10"180Loyola MarymountLe Mars, IA USA11
81Ronnie KnoxQBFebruary 14, 19356'1"198CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA USA6
58Jack LambGDecember 23, 19356'3"230Edmonton Wildcats Jr.Edmonton, AB 11
53Harry LangfordG/TDecember 6, 19296'2"235Weston WildcatsWinnipeg, MB 15
47Lamar LeachmanCAugust 7, 19346'1"220TennesseeCartersville, GA 8
95Earl LunsfordFBOctober 19, 19335'11"200Oklahoma A&MStillwater, OK 16
54Alex MacklinG/T6'0"225TorontoToronto, ON 15
70Bill McKennaE6'3"215BrandeisSalem, MA 1
73Jack MeakinE6'2"195Montana StateHamilton, ON 1
61Bob MorganTJune 28, 19306'0"235MarylandFreeport, PA USA8
92Peter MuirHBMay 5, 19306'0"180Western WashingtonVancouver, BC 10
85Phil MuntzFBMay 18, 19345'10"195Toronto9
91Douglas NagleHB5'11"185Vancouver Meralomas Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
84Joe PaglieiHBApril 12, 19346'0"220ClemsonClairton, PA USA9
67Tony PajaczkowskiG/KMay 31, 19366'3"225Verdun CollegiateMontreal, QC 16
47John PrendergastC6'1"215Toronto16
72Bill PullarG/T6'2"230McGillCalgary, AB 14
78Johnny PyeattESeptember 16, 19336'3"204noneFlorence, AZ USA13
99Dean RenfroHBJune 15, 19325'11"180North TexasWhitesboro, TX USA6
87Jim SidesFBNovember 9, 19345'11"215Texas TechPresidio, TX 3
93Eddie SimmsHB6'0"185London State11
80Bill StevensonQBMarch 11, 19336'0"190TorontoToronto, ON 15
88Al ValdesHB5'11"195Calgary Bronks Jr.16
Lou WackerHBMay 13, 19345'10"185RichmondHighland Springs, VA 1
99Eddie WestHB6'2"215North Carolina State2
90Harvey WylieHBApril 6, 19345'10"180Montana StateHearst, ON 16
97Joe YamauchiFBMarch 3, 19335'11"185Eastern WashingtonOpal, AB 16



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