Brantford Redskins
Encyclopedia
Brantford Redskins was a Canadian football
team in Ontario Rugby Football Union
. The team played in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Their quarterback in 1952 was Al Dekdebrun
, who had led the Toronto Argonauts
to a Grey Cup win in 1950.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
team in Ontario Rugby Football Union
Ontario Rugby Football Union
The Ontario Rugby Football Union or ORFU was an early amateur Canadian football league with teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded in 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt the Burnside Rules, from which the modern Canadian football code would...
. The team played in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Their quarterback in 1952 was Al Dekdebrun
Al Dekdebrun
Allen Edward Dekdebrun was an American Football quarterback and politician from Buffalo, New York. As a professional football player, Dekdebrun was a career journeyman, playing in the All-America Football Conference, National Football League, Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, and Ontario...
, who had led the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
to a Grey Cup win in 1950.
ORFU season-by-season
| Season | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 1952 in Canadian football -Canadian Football News in 1952: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... |
2 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 189 | 4 | 3rd, ORFU | - |
| 1953 1953 in Canadian football -Canadian Football News in 1953:The Canadian Rugby Union was paid in total of $20,500 by three television stations for the rights to show the Grey Cup game live.... |
0 | 12 | 0 | 73 | 350 | 0 | 4th, ORFU | Last Place |