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. The team won the 30th Grey Cup in 1942. Fifteen members of the team went on to operational service with the RCAF in Europe during the war. Seven of those men were killed in combat: Eddie Thompson, Lloyd Langley, Ed Poscavage, Eddie Burton, Jack Buckmaster, George Oliphant and Bob Sarvis.

1942
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Line Up Windsor Daily Star - Dec 7, 1942

*QB – Bill Stukus *FW –

Fred Kijek Bronislaus "Fred" Kijek (1919-1986) was a Grey Cup champion and All-Star fullback in the early days of Canadian football. He was also an excellent punter and flying wing. The son of Joseph Kijek and Mary Buita, Kijek was a well traveled football ...

*HB – Eddie Thompson *HB – Jack Alexander *HB –

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*E –

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*E – Eddie Burton *C –

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*G – Paul McGarry *G –

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*T –

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*T – Don Durno Alternates:

Don Crowe Donald Crowe, (December 20, 1919 – March 16, 1978) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with the Rough Riders in 1951. Crowe grew up in Toronto and attended Danforth ...

, John Buckmaster, Jack Taylor, Cece Foderingham, George Oliphant, Art West, Bob Sarvis, John Poplowsky,

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, Joey Richman, Jimmy Partridge Coach: Lew Hayman

ORFU season-by-season

Notable players

* Bill Stukus * Eddie Thompson *

* Bob Cosgrove *

References

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