1956 in Canadian football

none 1956 Canadian football sports August 2024 August 2024 The Edmonton Eskimos faced the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup game for the third consecutive year. And for the third consecutive year, the Edmonton Eskimos were Grey Cup champions. It was the first time in a Grey Cup that a touchdown was worth six points instead of five. Canadian Football News in 1956 On Sunday, January 22, representatives of the two largest and most powerful leagues in the Canadian Rugby Union, the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union, met in Winnipeg and formed the Canadian Football Council as an umbrella organization. G. Sydney Halter, QC, was named as commissioner of the CFC, which would evolve into today's Canadian Football League. The CFC introduced a national negotiation list. Television rights for Canadian football games were sold for $101,000. The touchdown point value was increased from five to six points.http://footballcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FootballTimelines.pdf Canadian Football Timelines (1860-2005) footballcanada.com 3 October 2019 9 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113533/http://footballcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FootballTimelines.pdf dead The first East-West All-Star game was played at Vancouver's Empire Stadium on December 8. The day after the game, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 crashed into Mount Slesse, killing five players and one official who were on their way from Vancouver to Calgary. The five players who died in the crash included four members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders: offensive linemen Mario DeMarco and Ray Syrnyk, centre/tight end Mel Becket, and defensive lineman Gordon Sturtridge, along with Winnipeg Blue Bomber offensive lineman Cal Jones. The official killed in the crash was Ed Pettitt, of Calgary. 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 11 5 0 358 235 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 353 272 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 315 228 18BC Lions 16 6 10 0 251 361 12Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Alouettes 14 10 4 0 478 361 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 383 385 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 326 359 14Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 331 413 8+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h0olAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uuMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1882%2C1062203 Ottawa Citizen – Nov 3, 1956 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 11 8 3 0 299 170 16 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 10 6 4 0 203 183 12 Sarnia Golden Bears 11 6 5 0 218 247 12 London Lords 10 3 7 0 124 177 6 X-Rochester Rockets 4 0 4 0 52 118 0 Bold text means the team clinched a playoff berth. Edmonton and Montreal had first-round byes. X – Rochester withdrew from the league. Grey Cup playoffs Source:https://www.cflapedia.com/Years/1956details.html 1956 Details www.cflapedia.com 2019-10-31 Note: All dates in 1956 Semifinals + WIFU semifinals – game 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away HomeNovember 3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders 42 + WIFU semifinals – game 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away HomeNovember 5 Saskatchewan Roughriders 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 Saskatchewan won the total-point series 50–26. The Roughriders moved on to play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals. + IRFU semifinals Ottawa Rough Riders @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Date Away HomeNovember 7 Ottawa Rough Riders 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 46 The Tiger-Cats advanced to play the Montreal Alouettes in the IRFU Finals. Finals + WIFU Finals – Game 1 Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away HomeNovember 10 Edmonton Eskimos 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 23 + WIFU Finals – Game 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away HomeNovember 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Edmonton Eskimos 20 + WIFU Finals – Game 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away HomeNovember 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 7 Edmonton Eskimos 51 Edmonton won the best of three series 2–1 and advanced to the Grey Cup game. + IRFU Finals – Game 1 Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Date Away HomeNovember 10 Montreal Alouettes 30 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 + IRFU Finals – Game 2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes Date Away HomeNovember 19 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 41 Montreal Alouettes 48 Montreal won the total-point series 78–62 and advanced to the Grey Cup game. Playoff bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup EAST WEST IRFU Montreal Alouettes IRFU BYE IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 46 IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 21 WIFU Edmonton Eskimos WIFU BYE WIFU Saskatchewan Roughriders 42-8 WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7-19 IRFU Montreal Alouettes 30-48 IRFU Hamilton Tiger Cats 21-41 WIFU Edmonton Eskimos 22-20-51 WIFU Saskatchewan Roughriders 23-12-7 IRFU Montreal Alouettes 27 WIFU Edmonton Eskimos 50 Grey Cup Championship November 24 44th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Edmonton Eskimos 50 Montreal Alouettes 271956 Grey Cup Champions: Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Football Leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1956 Eastern (Interprovincial Rugby Football Union) All-Stars Offence QB – Sam Etcheverry, Montreal Alouettes RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Pat Abbruzzi, Montreal Alouettes RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts E – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes E – Bobby Simpson, Ottawa Rough Riders FW – Joey Pal, Montreal Alouettes C – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes OG – Francis Machinsky, Toronto Argonauts OG – Larry Hayes, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Bill Albright, Toronto ArgonautsDefence DT – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders DT – Bill Albright, Toronto Argonauts DE – Pete Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Jim Miller, Montreal Alouettes DG – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats MG – Hardiman Cureton, Toronto Argonauts LB – Tommy Hugo, Montreal Alouettes LB – Ken Vargo, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes DB – Ralph Goldston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Ray Truant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats S – Don Pinney, Ottawa Rough Riders 1956 Western (Western Interprovincial Football Union) All-Stars Offence QB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Ken Carpenter, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB – Ed Vereb, British Columbia Lions RB – Normie Kwong, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Bob McNamara, Winnipeg Blue Bombers E – Don Edwards, British Columbia Lions E – Bud Grant, Winnipeg Blue Bombers C – Mel Becket, Saskatchewan Roughriders C – George Druxman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Harry Langford, Calgary Stampeders OG – Buddy Alliston, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Martin Ruby, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue BombersDefence DT – Dick Huffman, Calgary Stampeders DT – Martin Ruby, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Frank Anderson, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Gord Sturtridge, Saskatchewan Roughriders MG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – John Wozniak, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Earl Lindley, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Bobby Marlow, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Ted Tully, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Rollie Miles, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Larry Isbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders S – Paul Cameron, British Columbia Lions 1956 Canadian Football Awards Most Outstanding Player Award – Hal Patterson (DB/OE), Montreal Alouettes Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Normie Kwong (RB), Edmonton Eskimos Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Kaye Vaughan (OT/DT), Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Hal Patterson (DB/OE), Montreal Alouettes Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Tommy Grant (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Norm Rauhaus (DB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - ??? 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