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Overview of the events of 1952 in Canadian football
The Toronto Argonauts faced the Edmonton Eskimos in the Grey Cup . Although the Argos would hold on to win the game and their tenth Grey Cup championship, an Argo would not sip from the silver mug again until 1983.[ 1]
The Canadian Rugby Union received television revenue for the first time when it was paid $7,500 by CBC for the rights to televise the Grey Cup game. CBLT Toronto was the only station to carry the game live.
The WIFU increased their games to 16 per team.
Final regular season standings [ edit ] 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.
Winnipeg has a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals. The last three Windsor Royals games were canceled, leading to an uneven number of games played. The Royals stopped competing in the ORFU after this season.
Note: All dates in 1952
Edmonton won the total-point series by 42–38. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the WIFU Finals. Edmonton wins the best of three series 2–1. The Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup game. Sarnia won the total-point series by 65–19. The Imperials will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup semifinal. Toronto wins the best of three series 2–1. The Argonauts will play the Sarnia Imperials in the Grey Cup semifinal.
The Toronto Argonauts will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Grey Cup final
IRFU
Hamilton Tiger Cats
6-27-7
IRFU
Toronto Argonauts
22-11-12
IRFU
Toronto Argonauts
34
EAST
ORFU
Sarnia Imperials
15
ORFU
Sarnia Imperials
41-24
ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach
12-7
IRFU
Toronto Argonauts
21
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimos
11
WIFU
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WIFU
BYE
WIFU
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
28-12-1
WEST
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimos
12-18-22
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimos
12-30
WIFU
Calgary Stampeders
31-7
Grey Cup Championship [ edit ] Note: WIFU Semifinal, as well as Eastern Playoff dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 18 in the West, and November 8 in the East, and [2] WIFU Final dates, as well as Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Bill Mackrides , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Hal Waggoner , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
RB – Ulysses Curtis , Toronto Argonauts
RB – Gene Roberts , Ottawa Rough Riders
E – Red O'Quinn , Montreal Alouettes
E – Al Bruno , Toronto Argonauts
FW – Bob Simpson , Ottawa Rough Riders
C – Red Ettinger , Toronto Argonauts
G – Eddie Bevan , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
G – Vince Scott , Hamilton Tiger-Cats
T – Jim Staton , Montreal Alouettes
T – Vince Mazza , Hamilton Tiger-Cats NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Jack Jacobs , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
HB – Tom Casey , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
HB – Rollie Miles , Edmonton Eskimos
FB – Johnny Bright , Calgary Stampeders
E – Rollin Prather , Edmonton Eskimos
E – Bob Shaw , Calgary Stampeders
FW – Bud Korchak , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
C – Bill Blackburn , Calgary Stampeders
G – Mario DeMarco , Edmonton Eskimos
G – Jim McPherson , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
T – Dick Huffman , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
T – Buddy Tinsley , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
QB – Frank Filchock , Edmonton Eskimos
QB – Claude Arnold , Edmonton Eskimos
HB – Pete Thodos , Calgary Stampeders
HB – Normie Kwong , Edmonton Eskimos
FB – Ralph McAlister , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
E – Paul Salata , Calgary Stampeders
E – Joe Aguirre , Edmonton Eskimos
E – Holland Alphin , Saskatchewan Roughriders
FW – Butch Avinger , Saskatchewan Roughriders
G – Harry Langford , Calgary Stampeders
G – Dean Bandiera , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
T – Martin Ruby , Saskatchewan Roughriders
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Jack McKelvie , Sarnia Imperials
HB – John Pont , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
HB – Archie McAffer , Sarnia Imperials
HB – John Duchene , Sarnia Imperials
E – Fred Smale , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
E – Jack Glendenning , Sarnia Imperials
FW – John Florence , Sarnia Imperials
C – Bruce Mattingly , Sarnia Imperials
G – Bob O'Ree , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
G – Wally McIntosh , Sarnia Imperials
T – Oatten Fisher , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
T – Maurice Dorocke , Sarnia Imperials
T – Lloyd "Dutch" Davey , Sarnia Imperials
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