1955 IRFU college draft

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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

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
1 Ottawa Rough Riders Gino Fracas HB Western Ontario
2 Toronto Argonauts Alex Macklin T Toronto
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Don Getty QB Western Ontario
4 Montreal Alouettes Ernie Darragh HB McMaster

Round two

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
5 Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Pinkney HB Toronto
6 Toronto Argonauts Bob Kimoff FB Toronto
7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Don Prowse E Western Ontario
8 Montreal Alouettes Lionel Quinn FB McGill

Round three

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
9 Ottawa Rough Riders Pete Nicholson T Queen's
10 Toronto Argonauts Baz Mackie G Toronto
11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hank Zuzek G Queen's
12 Montreal Alouettes Bill Stevenson QB Toronto

Round four

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
13 Ottawa Rough Riders George Stulac REC Toronto
14 Toronto Argonauts Bill Horton WB Toronto
15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jack Cook REC Queen's
16 Montreal Alouettes Herb English HB McGill

Round five

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
17 Ottawa Rough Riders Murray Henderson HB Western Ontario
18 Toronto Argonauts John Prendergast OL Toronto
19 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jack Pelech HB McMaster
20 Montreal Alouettes Ed Olszewski OL McGill

Round six

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
21 Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Turner REC Western Ontario
22 Toronto Argonauts John Sopinka HB Toronto
23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bruce Day OL Toronto
24 Montreal Alouettes Norm Dyson QB Queen's

Round seven

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
25 Ottawa Rough Riders Fred Palermo OL Toronto
26 Toronto Argonauts Jack Strapp OL Toronto
27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Murray Howlett FB McMaster
28 Montreal Alouettes Norm Levine OL Toronto

Round eight

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
29 Ottawa Rough Riders Joe O'Brien OL Queen's
30 Toronto Argonauts Mike Yednoez HB McMaster
31 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Wismer OL Toronto
32 Montreal Alouettes Ross Woods HB Toronto

Round nine

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
33 Ottawa Rough Riders Jack Rogers HB Toronto
34 Toronto Argonauts Doug Johnson DL McMaster
35 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Wally Mellor QB Queens

Round ten

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
36 Ottawa Rough Riders Don Marston REC Queen's
37 Toronto Argonauts Hal Blewald HB McGill
38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Tony Miller REC McGill

Round eleven

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
39 Ottawa Rough Riders John Hiltz OL McGill
40 Toronto Argonauts Roger Baikie HB McGill
41 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Earl Merling OL McGill

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References

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  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.