1953 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News 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.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
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.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1953
SEMI-FINALS
- 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.
FINALS
- Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the Grey Cup Semi-Final.
- Toronto won the total-point series by 33–18. The Beachers will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup Semi-Final.
- Hamilton wins the best of three series 2–0. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Grey Cup Semi-Final
- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
| Quarter Finals
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| IRFU
| Montreal Alouettes
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| IRFU
| BYE
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| Montreal Alouettes
| 12-11
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| EAST
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| | IRFU
| Hamilton Tiger Cats
| 37-22
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| IRFU
| Hamilton Tiger Cats
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| IRFU
| BYE
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| Hamilton Tiger Cats
| 12
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| | WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 6
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| WIFU
| Edmonton Eskimos
| 25-17-24
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| WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 7-21-30
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| | WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 24
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| WEST
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| | ORFU
| Toronto Balmy Beach
| 4
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| ORFU
| Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
| 9-12
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| ORFU
| Toronto Balmy Beach
| 6-24
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Grey Cup Championship
1953 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars
Offence
- 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
Defence
- 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
1953 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars
Offence
- 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, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Jim Quondamatteo, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Leon Manley, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Martin Ruby, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defence
- 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 – Niel Armstrong, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- S – Tom Casey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1953 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars
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
1953 Canadian Football Awards
References
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- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Saskatchewan
- Winnipeg
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| Ontario Rugby Football Union |
- Brantford
- Kitchener-Waterloo
- Sarnia
- Toronto Balmy Beach
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