1948 Hamilton Wildcats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-10-1 3
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Coach: Frank Gnup (1-10-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1948 Hamilton Wildcats Statistics
1948 Hamilton Wildcats Results

The Hamilton Wildcats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 1 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 3 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.

The Wildcats netted 88 points, but the leaky defense allowed 240, most in the league.

Frank Gnup coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Don BeattyE6'3"195Western Ontario3
11Reg BovairdG/TAugust 1, 19196'1"2308
30Jim BradyEFebruary 3, 1926St. Mary's (Canada)Niagara Falls, NY 12
19Art CousinsG5'9"20012
29Bill DamianoEMarch 29, 19256'0"204BuffaloNiagara Falls, NY 12
18Bud DonaldT6'0"20011
22Benny DyackHBFebruary 14, 19205'11"18510
23Fred GabrielCJanuary 10, 19205'11"215Niagara9
Walter GibbHB/K2
26Ted GieruszczakG5'8"1702
24Frank GnupHBApril 5, 19175'10"177ManhattanAliquippa, PA 6
8Elton HemingwayG/T5'8"160Queen's10
14Ross HemingwayE5'9"1853
32George KapulosHB6
29/7Ralph LarueHB/K5'11"1958
20Gord LawsonEFebruary 15, 19246'0"195Toronto12
6Mel LawsonQBFebruary 14, 19236'0"195TorontoHamilton, ON 12
16Doug MacLennanOctober 4, 1924Eyebrow, SK 9
2Norm MarrattoHB/FW6'0"185Hamilton Wildcats Jr.7
10Zeke MartinC6'0"190North Texas12
27Bob McKayQB5'10"1707
5Gord MillerHB10
12Frank MorozQB5'11"168Hamilton Panthers Ints.12
Andy MullanQB/HB6'4"2352
28Bill MurmylykFW/K6'0"200Hamilton Italo-Canadians Jrs.11
21Frank O'HaraHB5'11"20011
34Jim OldenburgHB/K6'2"225Canisius12
2Ed OlszewskiGJanuary 11, 19215'11"195NiagaraNiagara Falls, NY 12
1Ed OttoT5
26Vic OttoT6
31Ed PaarHB7
37Paul PetersonHB/FWFebruary 26, 19215'9"180Boston CollegeAllentown, PA 12
17Don SinclairG5'10"23010
7Jack StewartHB5'9"1704
3Don TomsHB5'11"190Hamilton Panthers Ints.11
9Earl ValiquetteTJune 26, 19216'0"200Orilla, ON 12
4Ted WheelerG/T6



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