1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.
The Rough Riders piled up points with 400 points, and the defense surrendered 283. Dave Thelen piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,407 yards for Ottawa, and Ron Stewart also aided the ground game.
Ron Lancaster passed for 1,843 yards. Bob Simpson led pass catchers, grabbing 30 receptions for 607 yards, while Joe Kelly contributed to the receiving game as well.
George Brancato intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Gilles Archambault | T | March 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 245 | Ottawa | Richelieu, QC | 14 | |
| 51 | Marv Bevan | G | 6'0" | 245 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | 11 | |||
| 40 | Bruno Bitkowski | C/LB | November 11, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Assumption College (Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 14 | |
| 10 | George Brancato | HB | May 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 177 | LSU | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | |
| 73 | Lou Bruce | E | 6'0" | 205 | Queen's | 12 | |||
| 54 | Merv Collins | G | 6'1" | 220 | Ottawa Collegiate | 5 | |||
| 25 | Jim Conroy | FB/P | October 18, 1937 | 6'0" | 205 | Southern California | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 23 | Doug Daigneault | HB | August 4, 1936 | 6'1" | 192 | Clemson | Valleyfield, QC | 14 | |
| Al Frazier | HB | May 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | ||
| 65 | Milt Graham | T | July 28, 1934 | 6'6" | 235 | Colgate | Defreestville, NY USA | 14 | |
| Mike Hagler | HB | 5'9" | 163 | Iowa | 3 | ||||
| 52 | Larry Hayes | G | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 220 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 10 | |
| 12 | Russ Jackson | QB | July 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 12 | 2 |
| 66 | Jon Jelacic | E/T | December 19, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Minnesota | Brainerd, MN USA | 13 | |
| 61 | Tom Jones | T | June 22, 1931 | 6'5" | 255 | Kentucky St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | |
| Rick Kaser | HB | 6'0" | 173 | Toledo | 1 | ||||
| 15 | Joe Kelly | HB | July 1, 1937 | 5'11" | 203 | New Mexico State | Carlsbad, NM | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Ronnie Koes | FB | August 6, 1937 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina | Duryea, PA | 5 | |
| 16 | Ron Lancaster | QB | October 14, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Wittenberg | Fairchance, PA | 14 | 12 |
| 77 | Curt Merz | E | April 17, 1938 | 6'4" | 267 | Iowa | Newark, NJ USA | 5 | |
| 60 | Angelo Mosca | T | February 13, 1937 | 6'4" | 275 | Wyoming | Waltham, MA | 14 | |
| 14 | Gerry Nesbitt | FB/P | March 3, 1932 | 5'10" | 200 | Arkansas | Big Sandy, TX | 10 | |
| 17 | Joe Poirier | HB | July 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Verdun, QC | 14 | |
| 62 | Moe Racine | T/K | October 14, 1937 | 6'4" | 235 | Cornwall | Cornwall, ON | 12 | |
| Jim Reynolds | E | January 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Hillsdale | Poland, OH | 2 | ||
| 53 | Fred Robinson | G | September 2, 1930 | 6'1" | 242 | Washington | West Haven, CT USA | 7 | |
| 22 | Gary Schreider | HB/K | 5'10" | 185 | Queen's | 14 | |||
| 50 | Sam Scoccia | G | 5'11" | 240 | Hamilton Int. | 14 | |||
| 42 | Jerry Selinger | C/LB | July 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | St. Joseph's (Indiana) | Wayburn, SK | 3 | |
| 70 | Bob Simpson | E | April 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | Windsor Rockets | Windsor, ON | 14 | |
| 71 | Ted Smale | E | 6'2" | 210 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 4 | ||
| 75 | Bill Sowalski | E | 5'11" | 200 | Hamilton-Bradford Barons | Hamilton, ON | 12 | ||
| 11 | Ron Stewart | HB | September 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 180 | Queen's | Toronto, ON | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Joe Stracina | C/LB | July 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 230 | Lakeshore Alouettes Int. | Montreal, QC | 14 | |
| 21 | Dave Thelen | FB | September 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 200 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | ||
| Gerry Thompkins | QB | 6'2" | 205 | Texas A&I | Honey Grove, TX | 2 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Kaye Vaughan | G/T | June 30, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulsa | Concordia, KS | 14 | |
| 30 | Davey West | HB | May 12, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | Tulsa | 13 |
