Bobby Simpson

Simpson played his entire career for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1950 to 1962. Although better known for his pass receiving skills, Bobby played both sides of the ball with equal talent playing both Flying Wing / Wide Receiver and defensive back. In 1957, he recorded his hightest total of receptions in a year with 51 and also had 6 pass interceptions. In 1956 when he had 47 catches and 1030 yards receiving, he also picked off four opposition passes. Simpson was also a regular punt returner for the Rough Riders. Simpson picked up East Division All-Star status six times on offense and twice on defense. In 1951, 56, 57* and 59 as an End / Wide Receiver, 52 and 53 as a Flying Wing and as a defensive back in 57 and 58. There were no All-Canadians until 1963, the year after Simpson retired or you can be sure he would have snagged a few of them as well. No individual stats were kept in the East until 1954, so there are no numbers for some of Simpson's best years. Bobby Simpson was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame in 1975. Bobby Simpson passed away on November 28, 2007.

* The CFL Facts & Figures Book (2006 edition) lists Simpson as an All-Star at running back in 1957, but he never carried the ball once, so this is probably an error and should have been for end / wide receiver.

GP and Receiving
Team Year GP Rec YdsRec AvgRec LRec TDRec
OTT 1950   0 0 0 0 0
OTT 1951   0 0 0 0 0
OTT 1952   0 0 0 0 0
OTT 1953   0 0 0 0 0
OTT 1954   37 767 20.7 87 6
OTT 1955   23 670 29.1 74 9
OTT 1956   47 1030 21.9 58 7
OTT 1957   51 705 13.8 65 7
OTT 1958   23 583 25.3 77 3
OTT 1959   36 787 21.9 59 8
OTT 1960 14 30 607 20.2 57 6
OTT 1961 14 20 428 21.4 53 3
OTT 1962 14 27 453 16.8 46 4

Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR YdsKOR AvgKOR TDKOR LKOR
1950 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1951 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1952 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1953 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1954 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1955 OTT 5 54 11.7 0 18
1956 OTT 4 49 12.3 0 21
1957 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1958 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1959 OTT 2 41 20.5 0 31
1960 OTT 3 35 11.7 0 17
1961 OTT 2 22 11 0 12
1962 OTT 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns
Year Team PR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR LPR
1950 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1951 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1952 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1953 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1954 OTT 1 6 6 0 6
1955 OTT 6 83 13.8 1 55
1956 OTT 25 162 6.5 0 23
1957 OTT 21 125 6 0 21
1958 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1959 OTT 0 0 0 0 5
1960 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1961 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1962 OTT 0 0 0 0 0

Interceptions
Year Team Int YdsInt AvgInt TDInt LInt
1950 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1951 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1952 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1953 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1954 OTT 1 0 0 0 0
1955 OTT 5 135 27 2 50
1956 OTT 4 27 6.8 0 13
1957 OTT 6 21 3.5 1 0
1958 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1959 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1960 OTT 1 0 0 0 0
1961 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1962 OTT 1 9 9 0 9

Rushing
Year Team TC YdsR AvgR TDR LR
1950 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1951 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1952 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1953 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1954 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1955 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1956 OTT 1 -1 -1 0 0
1957 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1958 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1959 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1960 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1961 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1962 OTT 0 0 0 0 0