Overview of the events of 1953 in Canadian football
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the annual Grey Cup in 1953.
The Canadian Rugby Union was paid in total of $20,500 by three television stations for the rights to show the Grey Cup game live. Edmonton's Billy Vessels (RB), became the first player to win the Schenley Award as the Most Outstanding Player Award . G. Sydney Halter , QC was named as WIFU Commissioner.[ 1]
For the 1953 season, it was ruled that the ORFU winners would travel west to play the WIFU winners in a semi-final game.[ 2]
Final regular season standings [ edit ] Source:[ 3]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. Edmonton has a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals. Kitchener-Waterloo has a bye and will play in the ORFU Finals.
Note: All dates in 1953
Winnipeg won the total-point series by 60–23. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals. Toronto Balmy Beach won the total-point series by 18–12. The Beachers will play the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in the ORFU Finals. Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the Grey Cup semifinal. Toronto won the total-point series by 30–21. The Beachers will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup semifinal. Hamilton wins the best of three series 2–0. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final IRFU Montreal Alouettes 12-11 EAST IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 37-22 IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 12 WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6 WIFU Edmonton Eskimos 25-17-24 WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7-21-30 WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 WEST ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 4 ORFU Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 9-12 ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 6-24
Grey Cup Championship [ edit ]
QB – Sam Etcheverry , Montreal Alouettes RB – Avatus Stone , Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Joe Scudero , Toronto Argonauts RB – Gene Roberts , Ottawa Rough Riders E – Red O'Quinn , Montreal Alouettes E – Bernie Flowers , Ottawa Rough Riders FW – Bob Simpson , Ottawa Rough Riders C – Tommy Hugo , Montreal Alouettes OG – Kaye Vaughan , Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Ed Bradley , Montreal Alouettes OT – Tex Coulter , Montreal Alouettes OT – Vince Mazza , Hamilton Tiger-Cats DT – Tex Coulter , Montreal Alouettes DT – Vince Mazza , Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Pete Neumann , Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Doug McNichol , Montreal Alouettes DG – Vince Scott , Hamilton Tiger-Cats DG – Eddie Bevan , Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Red Ettinger , Toronto Argonauts LB – Ralph Toohy , Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Tommy Hugo , Montreal Alouettes DB – Dick Brown , Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Howie Turner , Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Lou Kusserow , Hamilton Tiger-Cats S - Teddy Toogood , Toronto Argonauts
QB – Claude Arnold , Edmonton Eskimos RB – Rollie Miles , Edmonton Eskimos RB – Billy Vessels , Edmonton Eskimos RB – Normie Kwong , Edmonton Eskimos E – Mac Speedie , Saskatchewan Roughriders E – Bud Grant , Winnipeg Blue Bombers FW – Bud Korchak , Winnipeg Blue Bombers C – Eagle Keys , Edmonton Eskimos OG – Mike Cassidy , Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Jim Quondamatteo , Edmonton Eskimos OT – Leon Manley , Edmonton Eskimos OT – Martin Ruby , Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – Dick Huffman , Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Martin Ruby , Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Frank Anderson , Edmonton Eskimos DE – Ezzret Anderson , Calgary Stampeders DG – Dean Bandiera , Winnipeg Blue Bombers DG – Gordon Brown , Calgary Stampeders LB – John Wozniak , Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Tony Momsen , Calgary Stampeders DB – Ray Willsey , Edmonton Eskimos DB – Bobby Marlow , Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Neill Armstrong , Winnipeg Blue Bombers S – Tom Casey , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Bob Schneidenbach , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers HB – Dick Gregory - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers HB – Jack Mancos , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen HB – John Duchene , Sarnia Imperials E – Harvey Singleton , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers E – Keith Fisher , Sarnia Imperials FW – Johnny Chorostecki , Sarnia Imperials C – Bruce Mattingly , Sarnia Imperials G – Jay Fry , Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen G – Lloyd "Dutch" Davey , Sarnia Imperials T – Oatten Fisher , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers T – Maurice Dorocke , Sarnia Imperials
Western Interprovicial Football Union Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Ontario Rugby Football Union See also
