Ross Clarkson
Ross Clarkson
Born: October 26, 1951
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
College: Simon Fraser
Career: 1973-1980
Ross Clarkson played from 1973 to 1980 during his career with the BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. Clarkson caught 158 passes for 2,402 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 18 | 240 | 13.3 | 50 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL BC Lions | 29 | 497 | 17.1 | 70 | 5 |
| 1976 | CFL BC Lions | 26 | 273 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | 287 | 14.4 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 19 | 434 | 22.8 | 74 | 3 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | 265 | 13.2 | 27 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21 | 346 | 16.5 | 44 | 3 |
| Totals | 158 | 2402 | 15.2 | 74 | 12 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 31 | 179 | 5.8 | 53 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL BC Lions | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 229 | 5.3 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 243 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 290 | 24.2 | 39 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | CFL BC Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL | BC Lions | 12 | |
| 1975 | CFL | BC Lions | 14 | |
| 1976 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 15 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 |
