Gene Gaines
Eugene Carver Gaines
Born: June 26, 1938
Los Angeles, CA
Deceased: July 6, 2023
Position: HB,DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: UCLA
High School: David Starr Jordan (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1961-1976
Gene Gaines played from 1961 to 1976 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders. Gaines ran for 143 yards in his career on 30 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 7 passes for 106 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 143 | 4.8 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 32 | 1 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 32 | 2 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 |
| Totals | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 47 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 26 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 283 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 258 | 21.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | 357 | 17.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 167 | 23.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | 286 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 56 | 1112 | 19.9 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 37 | 1 |
| 1964 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 48 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 40 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 48 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 683 | 16.3 | 48 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1965 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 10 | |
| 1962 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1963 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1964 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1965 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1967 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1968 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1969 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1970 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1971 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1972 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 5 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 |
Honors
1963 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1965 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1965 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1966 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1966 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1967 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1967 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1971 - CFL CFL East All-Star
