1965 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-9-1 13
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (6-9-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1965 BC Lions Statistics
1965 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

BC racked up 286 points, while the defense surrendered 273. Joe Kapp tossed for 2,961 yards. Mack Burton grabbed 44 passes, while Willie Fleming added 594 receiving yards, while Pat Claridge and Peter Kempf provided receiving help as well.

Willie Fleming carried the ball for a team-leading 595 yards for the Lions, while Bill Munsey and Bob Swift additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Neal Beaumont and Steve Shafer each picked off 6 opponent throws.

Dave Skrien coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
12	Ernie Allen	DB	January 23, 1943	6'1"	183	Utah	Delhi, LA	15
	Bob Apps	WR		5'11"	180	McMaster		0
27	Neal Beaumont	S		6'1"	225	Vancouver Meralomas Jr.		16
44	Walt Bilicki	LB	May 1, 1936	5'10"	205	Winnipeg Rods Jr.	Montreal, QC	16
69	Tom Brown	LB		6'0"	251	Minnesota		16
28	Amos Bullocks	HB	February 7, 1939	6'1"	202	Southern Illinois	Chicago, IL USA	9
76	Mack Burton	WR/DB		6'2"	190	San Jose State	Franklinton, LA	16
67	Mike Cacic	DT	January 4, 1937	6'4"	260	Vcr. CYO Red Raiders Jr.	Vancouver, BC	16
36	Roy Cameron	DB		6'0"	200	Wenatchee J.C.	Winnipeg, MB	4
72	Jim Carphin	E		6'3"	210	Washington	Vancouver, BC	12
78	Pat Claridge	E	July 12, 1938	6'2"	210	Washington	Vancouver, BC	16
58	Steve Cotter	G		6'3"	220	Wenatchee J.C.		16
61	Lonnie Dennis	OT	December 10, 1937	6'1"	220	Brigham Young	Los Angeles, CA	2
75	Norm Fieldgate	LB	January 12, 1932	6'2"	205	UBC	Regina, SK	16
79	Greg Findlay	DE	August 24, 1942	6'3"	245	Vcr Jr. Meralomas		16
15	Willie Fleming	HB	February 2, 1939	5'9"	183	Iowa	Atlanta, GA	14
70	Dick Fouts	DE	August 7, 1933	6'6"	245	Missouri	Salt Lake City, UT	13
54	Tom Hinton	G		6'0"	225	Louisiana Tech	Ruston, LA	16
21	Sonny Homer	WR/DB	July 8, 1936	6'0"	185	Grays Harbor J.C.	Trail, BC	16
22	Joe Kapp	QB	March 19, 1938	6'2"	215	California	Santa Fe, NM USA	16	16
60	Gus Kasapis	DT	March 18, 1942	6'4"	255	Iowa	Detroit, MI	13
30	Peter Kempf	WR	September 15, 1939	6'2"	210	UBC		16	0
34	Bill Lasseter	DB	May 6, 1941	6'0"	201	Meralomas Jr.	Calgary, AB	15
64	Mike Martin	DT	August 3, 1940	6'3"	230	Washington State	Beaumont, TX	16
	Mel Melin	QB	June 7, 1940	6'1"	195	Washington State		0
18	Ron Morris	HB	July 16, 1936	6'0"	195	Tulsa		11
20	Bill Munsey	HB	May 5, 1941	5'11"	201	Minnesota	Uniontown, PA	15
61	Bob Oetting	T	November 16, 1942	6'5"	260	Concordia	Emma, MO	11
52	Garry Porterfield	LB	August 4, 1943	6'3"	231	Tulsa	Pawnee, OK USA	5
41	Gary Schwertfeger	T/C	July 24, 1940	6'4"	225	Montana		16
71	Paul Seale	LB		6'3"	205	Oregon State		16
26	Steve Shafer	DB	December 8, 1940	6'0"	187	Sequoias JC; Utah State	Glendale, CA	16	0
55	Roy Shatzko	DL	April 4, 1940	6'2"	240	UBC		16
68	Ken Sugarman	T	June 16, 1942	6'3"	250	Whitworth		16
35	Bob Swift	FB	November 29, 1943	6'0"	230	Clemson	Shawinigan Falls, QC	16
51	Willie Taylor	G	December 17, 1936	6'0"	230	Florida A&M	Tallahassee, FL	1
45	Jesse Williams	LB	November 17, 1940	6'4"	243	Fresno State	Corcoran, CA	16

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