1970 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Spavital (2-14)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1970 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
1970 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Blue Bombers scored only 184 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense allowed 332. Wally Gabler threw for 1,077 yards. Rick Shaw led pass catchers, catching 33 balls, while Ken Nielsen contributed 589 receiving yards. Lou Andrus contributed to the receiving game, too.

Bob Houmard rushed for a team-high 810 yards for Winnipeg.

Paul Brule and Ed Ulmer each intercepted 9 opponent throws.

Jim Spavital coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
70	Lou Andrus	TE	July 10, 1943	6'6"	230	BYU	Murray, UT USA	13
78	Ed Breding	LB	November 3, 1944	6'4"	235	Texas A&M	Billings, MT USA	8
32	Paul Brule	DB	February 21, 1945	6'0"	205	St. Francis Xavier	Montreal, QC	16
	Charlie Bryant	RB	March 7, 1941	6'0"	207	Allen	Lake View, SC USA	6
	Jim Campbell	LB	January 16, 1946	6'2"	232	West Texas A&M	Coleman, TX USA	1
53	Joe Critchlow	DT	July 4, 1944	6'2"	240	Southeast Missouri State	Sikeston, MO	16
	Tom Deacon	WR	March 18, 1946	6'1"	190	Wake Forest	Ottawa, ON	9
44	Paul Desjardins	C	September 12, 1943	6'3"	255	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON	16
	Benjy Dial	QB	May 21, 1943	6'1"	185	East. New Mexico	Memphis, TN USA	7	3
28	Mickey Doyle	LB	March 18, 1947	6'1"	235	Kansas	Topeka, KS	16
72	Lance Fletcher	DE		6'3"	215	UBC		16
29	Peter Francis	WR	February 17, 1946	6'0"	180	Saskatchewan		7
64	Bill Frank	T	April 13, 1938	6'5"	255	Colorado	Denver, CO USA	16
12	Wally Gabler	QB	June 9, 1944	6'2"	195	Michigan	Royal Oak, MI	9	7
66	Wayne Giesbrecht	DT		6'3"	247	North Dakota		8
52	Richard Giraud	G		6'0"	240	Western Washington		12
63	Bill Glennon	DT	December 12, 1945	6'3"	240	Washington	Billings, MT	16
	Tony Guillory	G	November 10, 1942	6'4"	236	Nebraska	Opelousas, LA USA	8
67	Chuck Harrison	T	November 5, 1942	6'3"	245	Western Michigan		16
58	Jim Heighton	DT	September 22, 1944	6'3"	252	Victoria Seniors	Vancouver, BC	14
35	Bob Houmard	RB	February 1, 1947	6'3"	230	Ohio	Wooster, OH	16
	Rich Johnson	RB	May 13, 1947	6'1"	225	Illinois	Canton, IL USA	1
23	Ron Johnson	DB		6'1"	190	Oklahoma State		16	6
31	Gene Lakusiak	HB	June 1, 1942	6'1"	210	Tulsa	Rossdale, MB	15
77	Bob LaRose	WR	March 6, 1946	6'3"	215	Western Ontario		15
56	Chuck Liebrock	G	May 24, 1945	6'1"	245	Hillsdale	Windsor, ON	16
74	Rob McLaren	LB	March 7, 1948	6'1"	255	Simon Fraser		16
54	Phil Minnick	LB	December 28, 1942	6'2"	230	Iowa State		1
21	Ken Nielsen	WR	May 10, 1942	6'1"	180	Alberta		7
71	Glen Orris	WR		6'1"	203	Simon Fraser		16
70	Pete Palmer	LB	September 26, 1947	6'2"	210	Lenoir-Rhyne	Toronto, ON	1
33	LaVerle Pratt	LB	June 22, 1943	6'1"	225	Idaho		5
	Frank Reid	DT	February 11, 1946	6'2"	240	Buffalo	Belleville, ON	4
	Ross Richardson	G	December 12, 1945	6'1"	240	North Dakota	Winnipeg, MB	0
43	Paul Robson	C	January 30, 1941	6'1"	228	North Dakota		16
48	Jon Sandstrom	DT		6'2"	235	Oregon State		2
62	Glen Schapansky	G/T	May 29, 1946	6'3"	248	Weston Wildcats Jr.		16
73	John Senst	WR		6'1"	185	Simon Fraser		16
	Rick Shaw	DB		6'4"	212	Arizona State		10	0
55	Larry Slagle	G	July 19, 1946	6'3"	245	UCLA	Okemah, OK	16
	Dick Smith	DB	June 19, 1944	6'0"	205	Northwestern	Hamilton, OH USA	4	0
	Ward Smith	HB	May 3, 1947	5'10"	185	Boise State	Calgary, AB	10
34	Dana Stephenson	QB	April 19, 1948	6'2"	190	Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	3
27	Doug Strong	DB	May 26, 1946	6'0"	192	Waterloo Lutheran		16
26	Craig Tefft	RB	December 7, 1946	5'10"	180	Central Michigan	Honolulu, HI	4
24	Ed Ulmer	LB	July 21, 1940	6'2"	195	Ohio State		16	0
22	Amos Van Pelt	RB		6'2"	215	Ball State		12	0
	Ray Watrin	DT	February 1, 1945	6'2"	240	Utah State	High River, AB	8

1970 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

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