1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-6 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: George Trafton (8-6)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Blue Bombers lit up the scoreboard for 303 points, but the porous defense allowed 311, most in the circuit. Jack Jacobs led the charge, throwing for 3,248 yards. Neill Armstrong led pass catchers, catching 56 balls for 1,024 yards.

Tom Casey rushed for a team-high 645 yards for Winnipeg.

George Trafton coached the team. The 1951 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Quarterfinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
59Joe AguirreEOctober 17, 19186'4"225St. Mary's (CA)Rock Springs, WV USA7
80Neill ArmstrongEMarch 9, 19266'2"189Oklahoma St.Tishomingo, OK USA14
71Dino BandieraGJanuary 1, 19266'0"200St. Michael's (Toronto)Timmins, ON 13
48Gar BaxterC6'2"210Winnipeg Rods Jr.9
99Lorne BensonHB6'1"180Weston Wildcats Jr.1
John BrownCApril 9, 19226'4"230North Carolina CentralBelen, MS USA0
32Bill CampbellGAugust 6, 19206'0"195OklahomaPawhuska, OK USA10
30Tom CaseyHB/KJuly 30, 19245'11"175HamptonWellsville, OH USA130
Ray CharamburaG/TNovember 29, 19286'2"184Winnipeg Light Infantry0
43Gerry DeleeuwT5'11"200St. Vital Int.St. Vital, MB 9
82Gerry DuguidHB5'10"160Winnipeg Rods4
64Biff FlissHB6'2"230Elmwood Int.13
35Tommy FordHB5'10"1753
39Ian GibbHB5'9"170Norwood Int.14
29Norm HillENovember 8, 19296'2"200ManitobaWinnipeg, MB 13
20Dick HuffmanTMarch 27, 19236'1"255TennesseeCharleston, WV USA8
27Jack JacobsQB/KAugust 7, 19196'1"186OklahomaHoldenville, OK USA1412
33Don KnowlesHBJanuary 4, 19275'11"150Point Edwards Jr.Sarnia, ON 10
62Walt KonarskiTJuly 4, 19296'2"220Winnipeg Light InfantryVancouver, BC 13
34Bud KorchakE/KAugust 15, 19275'10"180St. Johns Grads Jr.Winnipeg, MB 14
75Tommy LumsdenG/T6'3"220Winnipeg Light Infantry13
36Don MattinglyT6'1"28014
31Hal MautheHB5'7"160Winnipeg Light Infantry13
78George McPhailHB5'9"160Ottawa Technical HS12
Grant McPhersonG/T6'2"2120
46Jim McPhersonG6'2"212Winnipeg Rods Jr.14
Len MeltzerHB6'0"180Winnipeg St. Johns Jr.0
65Ed NorvackG6'1"22512
45Al PassmanTMay 29, 19246'3"235Manitoba9
52Keith PearceHB/E6'2"187Winnipeg Rods Jr.12
37Pete PetrowQBDecember 11, 19265'9"165Manitoba Int.142
Dick PinkstonTDetroit Tech2
62Roger SavoieTJuly 29, 19316'0"230Winnipeg Rods Jr.St. Boniface, MB 1
44Andy SokolHB5'11"195Western Ontario14
77Jim SpavitalESeptember 15, 19266'1"210Oklahoma St.Oklahoma City, OK USA9
41Johnny StroppaHBJanuary 2, 19265'9"175Elmwood BombersWinnipeg, MB 7
66Buddy TinsleyTAugust 16, 19246'4"245BaylorDamon, TX USA14
50Bill ToddHB/QBJuly 4, 19306'0"180St. Vital Jr.Winnipeg, MB 120
40Ron VaccherEJune 22, 19286'2"195Winnipeg Rods Jr.14
58Kas VidrukTOctober 6, 19255'10"215St. Paul HS (Winnipeg)Siaule, Lithuania13
55Al WileyG5'10"200Western Ontario14



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