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1957 in Canadian football IRFU Hamilton Tiger-Cats WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 45th Grey Cup Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1956 1958 Seasons
1957 Canadian football sports
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.
Canadian Football News in 1957
In March 1957, the CRU officially adopted a resolution allowing the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) to retain its constitutional right to challenge for the Grey Cup but left it up to the Western Interprovincial Football Union and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union to decide when the ORFU had sufficiently improved its calibre of play.https://archive.org/details/calgary0shie registration 31 1957 orfu. The Calgary Herald 1974 The Calgary Herald en
The Canadian Football Council (CFC) allowed interference to be legal up to third 5-yard stripe by eligible blockers.
The 45th annual Grey Cup game was televised live from coast to coast in Canada for the first time. TV rights brought in $125,000 for the CFC.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
+ Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 2 0 475 142 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 406 300 24 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 221 413 12BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 3 12 1 276 438 7+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 250 189 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 326 237 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 287 301 12Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CsExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6179%2C766480 Ottawa Citizen – Nov 4, 1957 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts London Lords 12 8 2 2 320 110 18 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 12 8 3 1 280 153 17 Sarnia Golden Bears 12 6 5 1 367 169 13 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 12 0 12 0 35 570 0
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Edmonton and Hamilton both have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1957
Semifinals
WIFU
Date Away HomeNovember 9 Calgary Stampeders 13Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13November 11Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15Calgary Stampeders 3
Winnipeg won the total-point series by 28–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.
IRFU
DateAwayHomeNovember 13 Montreal Alouettes 24Ottawa Rough Riders 15
The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU Finals.
Finals
WIFU
Date Away HomeNovember 16 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19November 20Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4Edmonton Eskimos 5November 23Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 (OT)Edmonton Eskimos 2
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
IRFU
Date Away HomeNovember 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17Montreal Alouettes 10November 23Montreal Alouettes 1Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39
Hamilton won the total-point series by 56–11. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
45th Grey Cup IRFU WIFU 1 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 15 3 Montreal Alouettes 24 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28(13+15) 3 Calgary Stampeders 16(13+3) 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 56(17+39) 3 Montreal Alouettes 11(10+1) 1 Edmonton Eskimos 1(7,5,2) 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2(19,4,17) I1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32 W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
Grey Cup Championship
November 30
The 45th Grey Cup – Toronto, Ontario Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1957 Grey Cup Champions
Canadian Football Leaders
CFL passing leaders
CFL rushing leaders
CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/
1957 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars
Offence
QB – Sam Etcheverry, Montreal Alouettes
RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Gerry McDougall, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
E – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
E – Menan Schriewer, Toronto Argonauts
FW – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders
C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
OG – Dave Suminski, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
OG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders
OT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-CatsDefence
DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DE – John Welton, Toronto Argonauts
DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders
LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes
LB – Tony Curcillo, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes
DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB – Bobby Kuntz, Toronto Argonauts
S – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders
1957 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars
Offence
QB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
RB – By Bailey, British Columbia Lions
RB – Gerry James, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
RB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos
E – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders
E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
C – Galen Wahlmeier, Saskatchewan Roughriders
OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders
OG – Ed Sharkey, British Columbia Lions
OT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders
OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton EskimosDefence
DT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders
DT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DE – Frank Anderson, Edmonton Eskimos
DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
MG – Art Walker, Edmonton Eskimos
LB – Ed Sharkey, British Columbia Lions
LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB – Bobby Marlow, Saskatchewan Roughriders
LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos
DB – Jack Gotta, Calgary Stampeders
DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
S – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos
1957 Canadian Football Awards
Most Outstanding Player Award – Jackie Parker (RB), Edmonton Eskimos
Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Kaye Vaughan (OT/DT), Ottawa Rough Riders
Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts
Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Gary W.C. Williams (HB), Toronto Argonauts
Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Mike Lashuk (FB), Edmonton Eskimos
DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) - Art Walker (DE), Edmonton Eskimos
Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - ???
1957 Miss Grey Cup
Miss BC Lions Carol Lucas was named Miss Grey Cup 1957
References
Category:Canadian Football League seasons