1957 in Canadian football

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.

1957 in Canadian football
IRFU champions	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
WIFU champions	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
45th Grey Cup
Champions	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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.^[1]

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 12 BC Lions 16 4 11 1 284 369 9 Saskatchewan 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 12 Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8

Ontario Rugby Football Union[2] 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	Home
November 9	Calgary Stampeders 13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13
November 11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15	Calgary Stampeders 3

• Winnipeg won the total-point series by 28–16. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.

IRFU

Date	Away	Home
November 13	Montreal Alouettes 24	Ottawa Rough Riders 15

• The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU Finals.

Finals

WIFU

Date	Away	Home
November 16	Edmonton Eskimos 7	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19
November 20	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4	Edmonton Eskimos 5
November 23	Winnipeg 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	Home
November 16	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17	Montreal Alouettes 10
November 23	Montreal Alouettes 1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39

• Hamilton won the total-point series by 56–11. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					45th Grey Cup
						1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	56 (17+39)
	IRFU
						3	Montreal Alouettes	11 (10+1)
	2	Ottawa Rough Riders	15
	3	Montreal Alouettes	24
											I1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32
											W2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7
						1	Edmonton Eskimos	1 (7,5,2)
	WIFU
						2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	2 (19,4,17)
	2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28 (13+15)
	3	Calgary Stampeders	16 (13+3)

Grey Cup Championship

November 30 The 45th Grey Cup – Toronto, Ontario
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1957 Grey Cup Champions

Canadian Football Leaders

• CFL Passing Leaders
• CFL Rushing Leaders
• CFL Receiving Leaders^[3]

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-Cats

Defence

• 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 Eskimos

Defence

• 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