1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Gotta (4-10)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

Ottawa chalked up 255 points, while the defensive unit gave up 279. Gary Wood threw for 2,759 yards. Hugh Oldham grabbed 45 receptions for 1,043 yards. Billy Cooper was targeted regularly, too.

Gary Wood carried the ball for a team-high 493 yards for the Rough Riders, while Jim Mankins also contributed to the rushing attack.

Al Marcelin picked off 9 opponent throws.

Jack Gotta coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
14	Barclay Allen	DB	October 20, 1946	6'2"	195	Southern Illinois	Montreal, QC	9	0
20	Barry Ardern	DB	May 12, 1946	5'10"	180	Ottawa Sooners Jr.	Ottawa, ON	14
71	Irby Augustine	LB	March 5, 1948	6'1"	212	California	Port Arthur, TX	10
61	Tom Beynon	T	July 13, 1941	6'3"	240	Queen's	Kitchener, ON	7
65	Billy Booth	DE	April 7, 1940	6'0"	230	LSU	Minden, LA	14
55	Dave Braggins	G	September 1, 1945	6'2"	240	Florida State	Lake Wales, FL	14
53	Jerry Campbell	LB	July 14, 1944	5'11"	210	Idaho	Binghamton, NY	14
66	Doug Collins	T	February 18, 1946	6'4"	240	Cincinnati	Windsor, ON	14
23	Billy Cooper	HB	January 1, 1945	5'10"	180	Winnipeg Rods Jr.	Winnipeg, MB	14
	Gwen Cooper	WR	December 13, 1948	6'2"	208	UCLA	Wichita, KS	1
74	Tom Deacon	WR	March 18, 1946	6'1"	190	Wake Forest	Ottawa, ON	4
30	Danny Dever	LB	February 7, 1946	6'0"	180	Wake Forest	Ottawa, ON	14
21	Wayne Giardino	LB	November 7, 1943	5'11"	195	Florida State	Peterborough, ON	14	0
63	Ed Joyner	DE		6'1"	230	Lenoir-Rhyne		2
25	John Kruspe	DB	July 5, 1944	5'11"	190	Waterloo Lutheran	Clifford, ON	9
41	Ken Lehmann	LB	January 13, 1942	5'11"	220	Xavier	Louisville, KY	9
16	Charlie Leigh	RB	October 29, 1945	5'11"	206	none	Halifax, VA USA	5
73	Ivan MacMillan	K	February 8, 1952	5'8"	157	Ottawa Jr.	Alexandria, ON	14	0
16	Jim Mankins	FB	June 23, 1944	6'1"	235	Oklahoma	Chino, CA USA	9
31	Al Marcelin	DB	April 17, 1945	6'1"	190	Parsons	New Orleans, LA	14
27	Hugh Oldham	WR	March 18, 1943	5'10"	175	Oregon	Caldwell, TX	14	0
51	Roger Perdrix	G	June 17, 1943	6'1"	225	Cincinnati	Boston, MA	11
77	Dave Pivec	E	September 25, 1943	6'3"	240	Notre Dame	Baltimore, MD USA	5
17	Joe Poirier	DB	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	14
60	Frank Reid	T	February 11, 1946	6'2"	240	Buffalo	Belleville, ON	10
52	Gus Revenberg	DT	January 26, 1948	6'0"	245	Windsor Jr.		11
76	Jay Roberts	TE		6'4"	220	Kansas	Des Moines, IA	5
56	Tom Schuette	G	January 10, 1945	6'1"	230	Indiana	East St. Louis, IL	14
53	Marshall Shirk	DT	August 3, 1940	6'2"	245	UCLA	Los Angeles County, CA	13
25	Jimmy Smith	DB	July 12, 1945	6'3"	190	Utah St.	French Camp, CA USA	1
75	Wayne Smith	DE	January 24, 1950	6'4"	230	Halifax Buccaneers Srs.	Halifax, NS	14
43	Doug Specht	C	February 7, 1942	6'2"	250	Brigham Young		14
11	Ron Stewart	HB	September 25, 1934	5'8"	180	Queen's	Toronto, ON	8
24	Greg Thompson	RB		5'10"	200	Ottawa Sooners Jr.		14
26	Whit Tucker	WR	November 15, 1940	6'0"	175	Western Ontario	Windsor, ON	10
15	Bill Van Burkleo	QB/DB		5'11"	185	Oklahoma	Tulsa, OK	14	0
50	Joe Vijuk	DE	November 17, 1945	6'3"	245	Hillsdale	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	14
22	Terry Wellesley	SB	January 7, 1948	6'0"	205	Colorado	Belleville, ON	14
76	Freeman White	E	December 17, 1943	6'5"	255	Nebraska	Montgomery, AL	7
10	Gary Wood	QB	February 5, 1942	5'11"	192	Cornell	Taylor, NY USA	14	14
	Rod Woodward	DB	September 22, 1944	6'1"	200	Idaho	Vancouver, BC	0
32	Gene Wren	RB	August 9, 1945	5'11"	195	Jackson State	Corinth, MS	5