1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Final
Coach: Frank Clair (8-6)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing second in the CFL's Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Ottawa chalked up 275 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 217. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-high 1,339 yards for the Rough Riders.

Frank Tripucka threw for 1,119 yards, and Russ Jackson threw the ball, too. Bob Simpson grabbed 36 receptions for 787 yards.

Al Romine seized 4 opponent throws.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Final.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
64	Gilles Archambault	T	March 9, 1934	6'2"	245	Ottawa	Richelieu, QC	14
	Marv Bevan	G		6'0"	245	Hamilton Tigers Jr.		0
40	Bruno Bitkowski	C/LB	November 11, 1929	6'2"	220	Assumption College (Windsor)	Windsor, ON	14
68	John Bove	T	April 14, 1924	6'1"	240	West Virginia	Auburn, NY	13
87	George Brancato	HB	May 27, 1931	5'9"	177	LSU	Brooklyn, NY USA	14
73	Lou Bruce	E		6'0"	205	Queen's		11
89	Don Clark	HB	December 27, 1936	5'11"	190	Ohio State		8
54	Merv Collins	G/K		6'1"	220	Ottawa Collegiate		14
53	Hardiman Cureton	G	December 8, 1933	5'11"	240	UCLA	Duarte, CA	14
65	Milt Graham	T	July 28, 1934	6'6"	235	Colgate	Defreestville, NY USA	14
52	Larry Hayes	G	July 21, 1935	6'3"	220	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN USA	14
72	Gerry Hughes	E		6'0"	190			1
93	Dick Hunter	HB	October 12, 1935	5'8"	170	North Carolina State	Leechburg, PA	1
82	Russ Jackson	QB	July 28, 1936	6'1"	195	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	14	11
69	Jon Jelacic	E	December 19, 1936	6'3"	250	Minnesota	Brainerd, MN USA	10
61	Tom Jones	T	June 22, 1931	6'0"	200	Kentucky St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	14
86	Peter Joyce	HB		6'1"	220	Toronto		3
15	Joe Kelly	HB	July 1, 1937	5'11"	203	New Mexico State	Carlsbad, NM	6
84	Harry Lunn	HB		6'0"	185	Hamilton Int.		12
81	Gerry Nesbitt	FB/P	March 3, 1932	5'10"	200	Arkansas	Big Sandy, TX	14
26	Babe Parilli	QB/P	May 7, 1930	6'1"	196	Kentucky	Rochester, PA USA	6	0
78/95	Bob Pepe	E		6'2"	225	North Carolina State		3
91	Joe Poirier	HB	July 30, 1937	6'1"	190	N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.	Verdun, QC	14
62	Moe Racine	T	October 14, 1937	6'4"	235	Cornwall	Cornwall, ON	4
78	Al Romine	E	March 10, 1932	6'2"	191	Florida	Florence, AL USA	10
92	Gary Schreider	HB/K		5'10"	185	Queen's		14
50	Sam Scoccia	G		5'11"	240	Hamilton Int.		14
70	Bob Simpson	E	April 20, 1930	6'0"	205	Windsor Rockets	Windsor, ON	14
71	Ted Smale	E		6'2"	210	Toronto	Toronto, ON	14
75	Bill Sowalski	E		5'11"	200	Hamilton-Bradford Barons	Hamilton, ON	14
80	Ron Stewart	HB	September 25, 1934	5'8"	180	Queen's	Toronto, ON	13	0
41	Joe Stracina	C/LB	July 18, 1930	6'1"	230	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	14
88	Dave Thelen	FB	September 2, 1936	6'0"	200	Miami (Ohio)		14
83	Frank Tripucka	QB/P	December 8, 1927	6'2"	192	Notre Dame	Bloomfield, NJ USA	8	3
55	Kaye Vaughan	G/T	June 30, 1931	6'2"	220	Tulsa	Concordia, KS	14
90	Davey West	HB	May 12, 1928	5'9"	175	Tulsa		14
77	Mack Yoho	E/K	June 14, 1936	6'2"	230	Miami (OH)	Reader, WV USA	4