The 1955 IRFU college draft was the third and final official sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1955. 41 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.[1] The Ottawa Rough Riders had the first selection, Gino Fracas, in the last draft to feature eastern teams exclusively.
Round one
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Gino Fracas | HB | Western Ontario |
2 | Toronto Argonauts | Alex Macklin | T | Toronto |
3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Don Getty | QB | Western Ontario |
4 | Montreal Alouettes | Ernie Darragh | HB | McMaster |
Round two
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Bob Pinkney | HB | Toronto |
6 | Toronto Argonauts | Bob Kimoff | FB | Toronto |
7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Don Prowse | E | Western Ontario |
8 | Montreal Alouettes | Lionel Quinn | FB | McGill |
Round three
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Pete Nicholson | T | Queen's |
10 | Toronto Argonauts | Baz Mackie | G | Toronto |
11 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Hank Zuzek | G | Queen's |
12 | Montreal Alouettes | Bill Stevenson | QB | Toronto |
Round four
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Ottawa Rough Riders | George Stulac | REC | Toronto |
14 | Toronto Argonauts | Bill Horton | WB | Toronto |
15 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jack Cook | REC | Queen's |
16 | Montreal Alouettes | Herb English | HB | McGill |
Round five
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Murray Henderson | HB | Western Ontario |
18 | Toronto Argonauts | John Prendergast | OL | Toronto |
19 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jack Pelech | HB | McMaster |
20 | Montreal Alouettes | Ed Olszewski | OL | McGill |
Round six
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Bob Turner | REC | Western Ontario |
22 | Toronto Argonauts | John Sopinka | HB | Toronto |
23 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Bruce Day | OL | Toronto |
24 | Montreal Alouettes | Norm Dyson | QB | Queen's |
Round seven
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Fred Palermo | OL | Toronto |
26 | Toronto Argonauts | Jack Strapp | OL | Toronto |
27 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Murray Howlett | FB | McMaster |
28 | Montreal Alouettes | Norm Levine | OL | Toronto |
Round eight
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Joe O'Brien | OL | Queen's |
30 | Toronto Argonauts | Mike Yednoez | HB | McMaster |
31 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | John Wismer | OL | Toronto |
32 | Montreal Alouettes | Ross Woods | HB | Toronto |
Round nine
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Jack Rogers | HB | Toronto |
34 | Toronto Argonauts | Doug Johnson | DL | McMaster |
35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Wally Mellor | QB | Queens |
Round ten
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Don Marston | REC | Queen's |
37 | Toronto Argonauts | Hal Blewald | HB | McGill |
38 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tony Miller | REC | McGill |
Round eleven
editPick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Ottawa Rough Riders | John Hiltz | OL | McGill |
40 | Toronto Argonauts | Roger Baikie | HB | McGill |
41 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Earl Merling | OL | McGill |
References
edit- ^ Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1955 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.