1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bob Shaw (5-11)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

The Tiger-Cats scored 283 points, but the leaky defense surrendered 394, most in the circuit. Jimmy Edwards carried the ball for a team-high 1,581 yards for Hamilton.

Jimmy Jones threw for 2,156 yards. M.L. Harris led all receivers, grabbing 43 receptions for 771 yards. Jimmy Edwards contributed to the receiving game, too.

Steve Gelley picked off 3 opponent throws.

Bob Shaw coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Marv AllemangGMarch 12, 19536'3"260AcadiaAncaster, ON 15
Bill ArmstrongDBJune 24, 19556'3"205Wake ForestDover, NJ 1
Tim BerrymanLBDecember 21, 19546'0"219Ottawa1
Dan BovairDBMay 13, 19536'1"180Wilfrid Laurier16
Don BowmanDBJuly 27, 19526'0"185Western Ontario12
Larry BrameLBJuly 20, 19486'1"225Western KentuckyHopkinsville, KY 4
Sam BrittsLBFebruary 23, 19506'0"235Missouri16
Larry BruneDBMay 4, 19536'2"202RiceSan Diego, CA USA4
Larry ButlerGJuly 10, 19526'3"250Appalachian StateJohnson City, IN 16
Kent CarterLBMay 25, 19506'3"235USCLos Angeles, CA USA7
Ken ClarkPMay 26, 19486'2"197St. Mary's (Canada)Southampton, England16
Darryl CraigGFebruary 12, 19526'3"250Queen's9
Ken DombrowskiDBJune 25, 19546'4"260CameronBuffalo, NY 3
Pat DonleyDEJuly 6, 19536'4"255KentuckyToledo, OH 5
Mike EbenWRJanuary 29, 19466'1"183TorontoZatec, Czechoslovakia4
Jimmy EdwardsRBSeptember 19, 19525'9"185OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA16
Bart EvansOGSeptember 9, 19526'2"240ManitobaWinnipeg, MB 16
Terry EvanshenWRJune 13, 19445'10"185Utah StateMontreal, Qc 12
Barry FinlayDBAugust 24, 19506'2"185McMasterNiagara Falls, ON 16
Steve GelleyDBApril 10, 19556'1"185Simon Fraser16
Jim HarrisDBNovember 8, 19525'10"170Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr.1
M.L. HarrisWRJanuary 16, 19546'5"238TampaColumbus, OH USA16
Bill HarrisonRBMarch 28, 19536'0"198Ottawa16
John HarveyRBJanuary 26, 19506'1"185Texas - ArlingtonAustin, TX 1
Byron HemingwayLBJune 16, 19546'4"210Boston CollegeNewburgh, NY 5
Nick JambrosicKNovember 9, 19565'10"165Hamilton Hurricanes12
Craig JensenDBSeptember 19, 19545'11"195Brigham Young4
Jimmy JonesQBMay 23, 19506'1"196Southern CaliforniaWilmington, DE 16
John KinchRBDecember 20, 19546'1"205Youngstown StateHamilton, ON 15
Rick KonopkaLBJanuary 27, 19506'3"220Wilfrid Laurier3
Gary KrahnGMay 12, 19556'2"202North Dakota2
Rich LewisLBJune 8, 19506'3"220Portland St.Portland, OR USA1
Gene MackLBFebruary 25, 19496'2"213Texas - El PasoGreenville, TX 1
John MartiniLBAugust 20, 19546'2"220Toronto16
Ron MeeksDBAugust 27, 19545'9"180Kansas StateJacksonville, FL 1
Alan MoffatGMay 7, 19526'4"265Ottawa14
Mike NelmsDBApril 8, 19556'1"188Sam Houston St.Fort Worth, TX USA2
Doyle OrangeRBAugust 6, 19515'11"200Southern MississippiWaycross, GA 8
Dave PeggKJanuary 21, 19515'11"179WindsorWindsor, ON 4
Tom PerkoLBJune 17, 19546'3"233PittsburghSteubenville, OH USA2
Mark PerrelliTJanuary 24, 19546'4"255Oklahoma State1
Lew PorterDBMarch 7, 19475'11"178SouthernClarksville, MS USA16
Al RomanoDTApril 14, 19546'3"225PittsburghSchenectady, NY 8
Andre RoundtreeDEJuly 1, 19536'3"225Iowa StateLos Angeles, CA 1
Mike SamplesDLMay 27, 19506'2"245DrakeBonne Terre, MO 9
David ShawDBNovember 4, 19536'0"180Prairie View A&MMountain Home, ID 13
Gary ShawDBJune 3, 19545'11"187Brigham YoungSalt Lake City, UT 14
Paul SheridanGMay 23, 19546'3"248York1
Tom ShumanQBNovember 9, 19536'2"194Penn StatePottstown, PA 16
Lawrie SkolroodTEApril 1, 19526'5"240North DakotaSaskatoon, SK 16
Kerry SmithWRJanuary 6, 19545'10"168Scanborough5
Les StrayhornRBSeptember 1, 19515'10"205East CarolinaTrenton, NC USA0
Donnie ThomasLBMarch 12, 19536'2"245IndianaMichigan City, IN USA5
David TiptonDTDecember 10, 19536'1"255West. IllinoisSuperior, WI USA4
Gary TuffordWRAugust 26, 19505'9"160Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.11
Henry WaszczukLBAugust 26, 19506'0"230Kent State15
Angelo WellsDEJanuary 19, 19546'3"265Morgan StateAnnapolis, MD 8
Paul WhaleyRBAugust 8, 19536'0"185Guelph9
Mike WilsonTOctober 20, 19476'3"245DaytonWilmington, OH USA16
Jim WolfDEMarch 4, 19526'2"240Prairie ViewTyler, TX USA1
Joe WorobecG/TNovember 15, 19516'4"255Drake14



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