1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jack Gotta (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The Rough Riders chalked up 275 points, and the rigid defensive squad surrendered 234. Rick Cassata passed for 1,255 yards, and Jerry Keeling spent time under center, too. Rhome Nixon grabbed 38 receptions, while Hugh Oldham contributed 701 receiving yards.
Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-high 909 yards for Ottawa.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Al Marcelin picked off 8 opponent throws.
Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Dick Adams | DB | February 13, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | Miami (Ohio) | Athens, OH | 14 |
| 61 | Charlie Brandon | G | September 13, 1943 | 6'4" | 240 | Shaw | Wake County, NC | 14 |
| 54 | Jerry Campbell | LB | July 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 210 | Idaho | Binghamton, NY | 14 |
| 24 | Art Cantrelle | RB | July 25, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | LSU | Thibodeau, LA | 7 |
| 6 | Rick Cassata | QB | November 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Syracuse | Buffalo NY, | 14 |
| 66 | Doug Collins | T | February 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Cincinnati | Windsor, ON | 14 |
| Billy Cooper | HB | January 1, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 6 | |
| 30 | Danny Dever | LB | February 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| Frank Dimaggio | QB | May 1, 1950 | 6'1" | 210 | Temple | New York, NY | 1 | |
| 28 | Jim Evenson | FB | January 9, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Oregon | Hillsboro, OR | 14 |
| Lee Fobbs | RB | July 20, 1950 | 6'3" | 200 | Grambling State | Monroe, LA | 1 | |
| 5 | Jim Foley | FB | October 27, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | PEI | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 11 | Wayne Giardino | LB | November 7, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Florida State | Peterborough, ON | 14 |
| Arthur Green | RB | September 18, 1947 | 5'11" | 198 | Albany State (GA) | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | |
| 4 | Jerry Keeling | QB | August 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Tulsa | Paris, TX | 13 |
| Mark Kosmos | LB | October 28, 1945 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma | Baltimore, MD | 6 | |
| 3 | John Kruspe | DB | July 5, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Waterloo Lutheran | Clifford, ON | 14 |
| 60 | Tom Laputka | DE | December 30, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Philadelphia, PA | 14 |
| Mike Law | DB | March 9, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | Waterloo | Ottawa, ON | 11 | |
| 31 | Al Marcelin | DB | April 17, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Parsons | New Orleans, LA | 14 |
| Herb Marshall | DB | August 20, 1949 | 6'3" | 204 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX | 3 | |
| Willie McKelton | DB | July 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Southern | Auburn, NY | 1 | |
| 42 | Bob McKeown | C | October 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 225 | Yale | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 74 | Rhome Nixon | WR | February 9, 1944 | 6'5" | 215 | Southern | Houston, TX | 10 |
| 27 | Hugh Oldham | WR | March 18, 1943 | 5'10" | 175 | Oregon | Caldwell, TX | 14 |
| 71 | Gerry Organ | K/WR | December 4, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Guelph | England, | 14 |
| 51 | Roger Perdrix | G | June 17, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Cincinnati | Boston, MA | 13 |
| 73 | Jim Piaskoski | DE | October 10, 1948 | 6'3" | 240 | Eastern Michigan | Leveck, ON | 14 |
| 77 | Tom Pullen | E | January 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 62 | Moe Racine | T | October 14, 1937 | 6'4" | 235 | Cornwall | Cornwall, ON | 14 |
| Frank Reid | T | February 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | Buffalo | Belleville, ON | 6 | |
| Bob Rickenbach | G | December 31, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn State | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | |
| 56 | Tom Schuette | G | January 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | Indiana | East St. Louis, IL | 14 |
| Tom Schultz | LB | January 4, 1947 | 6'3" | 222 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 11 | |
| 65 | Rudy Sims | DT | October 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 250 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL | 14 |
| 64 | Donn Smith | C/T | September 3, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Purdue | Rochester, MN | 14 |
| 75 | Wayne Smith | DE | January 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Halifax Buccaneers Srs. | Halifax, NS | 7 |
| 7 | Wayne Tosh | DB | August 7, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Richmond | Kitchener, ON | 14 |
| 12 | Terry Wellesley | SB | January 7, 1948 | 6'0" | 205 | Colorado | Belleville, ON | 13 |
| 26 | Rod Woodward | DB | September 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Idaho | Vancouver, BC | 14 |
| 8 | Chuck Zapiec | LB | July 1, 1949 | 6'1" | 216 | Penn State | Philadelphia, PA | 7 |
