Lynn Bottoms
Lynn ANTHON Y Bottoms
Born: July 2, 1933
Hanna, AB
Deceased: December 22, 1995
Toronto, ON
Position: HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Washington
High School: St. Mary's (Calgary, AB)
Career: 1954-1963
Lynn Bottoms played from 1954 to 1963 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts. Bottoms ran for 1,560 yards in his career on 321 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 96 passes for 1,282 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 210 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 29 | 63.1 |
| Totals | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 210 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 29 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 81 | 379 | 4.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 85 | 402 | 4.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 61 | 332 | 5.4 | 23 | 5 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 326 | 4.7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 321 | 1560 | 4.9 | 23 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 30 | 368 | 12.3 | 22 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 19 | 312 | 16.4 | 57 | 1 |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 21 | 249 | 11.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 37 | 1 |
| 1960 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 142 | 15.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 1282 | 13.4 | 57 | 4 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| Totals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 25 | 142 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 23 | 175 | 7.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 19 | 113 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 56 | 330 | 5.9 | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 70 | 507 | 7.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 79 | 441 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 48 | 251 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 53 | 319 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 31 | 156 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 426 | 2566 | 6.0 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 252 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 11 | 248 | 22.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 945 | 19.7 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 25 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| 1955 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1956 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | |||
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1959 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Totals | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 0 |
| 1956 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1959 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 3 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 5 | |
| 1961 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | |
| 1962 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | |
| 1963 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 10 |
Honors
1955 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
1956 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
1957 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
