1955 IRFU College Draft

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

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Ottawa Rough RidersGino FracasHBWestern Ontario
2Toronto ArgonautsAlex MacklinTToronto
3Hamilton Tiger-CatsDon GettyQBWestern Ontario
4Montreal AlouettesErnie DarraghHBMcMaster

Round two

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
5Ottawa Rough RidersBob PinkneyHBToronto
6Toronto ArgonautsBob KimoffFBToronto
7Hamilton Tiger-CatsDon ProwseEWestern Ontario
8Montreal AlouettesLionel QuinnFBMcGill

Round three

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
9Ottawa Rough RidersPete NicholsonTQueen's
10Toronto ArgonautsBaz MackieGToronto
11Hamilton Tiger-CatsHank ZuzekGQueen's
12Montreal AlouettesBill StevensonQBToronto

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
13Ottawa Rough RidersGeorge StulacRECToronto
14Toronto ArgonautsBill HortonWBToronto
15Hamilton Tiger-CatsJack CookRECQueen's
16Montreal AlouettesHerb EnglishHBMcGill

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
17Ottawa Rough RidersMurray HendersonHBWestern Ontario
18Toronto ArgonautsJohn PrendergastOLToronto
19Hamilton Tiger-CatsJack PelechHBMcMaster
20Montreal AlouettesEd OlszewskiOLMcGill

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
21Ottawa Rough RidersBob TurnerRECWestern Ontario
22Toronto ArgonautsJohn SopinkaHBToronto
23Hamilton Tiger-CatsBruce DayOLToronto
24Montreal AlouettesNorm DysonQBQueen's

Round seven

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
25Ottawa Rough RidersFred PalermoOLToronto
26Toronto ArgonautsJack StrappOLToronto
27Hamilton Tiger-CatsMurray HowlettFBMcMaster
28Montreal AlouettesNorm LevineOLToronto

Round eight

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
29Ottawa Rough RidersJoe O'BrienOLQueen's
30Toronto ArgonautsMike YednoezHBMcMaster
31Hamilton Tiger-CatsJohn WismerOLToronto
32Montreal AlouettesRoss WoodsHBToronto

Round nine

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
33Ottawa Rough RidersJack RogersHBToronto
34Toronto ArgonautsDoug JohnsonDLMcMaster
35Hamilton Tiger-CatsWally MellorQBQueens

Round ten

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
36Ottawa Rough RidersDon MarstonRECQueen's
37Toronto ArgonautsHal BlewaldHBMcGill
38Hamilton Tiger-CatsTony MillerRECMcGill

Round eleven

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
39Ottawa Rough RidersJohn HiltzOLMcGill
40Toronto ArgonautsRoger BaikieHBMcGill
41Hamilton Tiger-CatsEarl MerlingOLMcGill

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References

  1. Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "1955 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.
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