1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Team Record: 6-9-1 13
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (6-9-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Tiger-Cats scored 353 points, but the defensive squad gave up 439. Dieter Brock led the charge, slinging for 3,966 yards. Rocky DiPietro led the receiving corps, grabbing 71 receptions for 1,063 yards. Rufus Crawford contributed to the receiving game also.
Kelvin Lindsey carried the ball for a team-high 308 yards for Hamilton.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 65 turnovers. Gerald Bess picked off 12 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped the defensive unit with 18.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 60 sacks.
Al Bruno coached the team. The 1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Grey Cup.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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Marv Allemang | DE | March 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 260 | Acadia | Ancaster, ON | 15 | |
Jeff Arp | LB | July 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Western Ontario | Oakville, ON | 8 | |
Keith Baker | WR | June 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 187 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 8 | |
Mike Barker | DL | December 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 275 | Grambling State | Bogalusa, LA | 4 | |
Paul Bennett | DB | March 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Wilfrid Laurier | Scarborough, ON | 4 | |
Gerald Bess | DB | May 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 188 | Tuskegee | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | |
Pat Brady | OL | April 16, 1960 | 6'1" | 245 | Western Ontario | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
Mark Bragagnolo | RB | October 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 215 | Toronto | Timmins, ON | 14 | |
Dieter Brock | QB | February 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Jacksonville St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
Less Browne | DB | July 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado State | East Liverpool, OH | 8 | |
Grover Covington | DE | March 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | Johnson C. Smith | Monroe, NC | 16 | |
Donnie Craft | RB | November 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 206 | Louisville | Panama City, FL USA | 2 | |
Rufus Crawford | RB | May 21, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Virginia St. | Gastonia, NC USA | 16 | |
Rocky DiPietro | TE | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Ottawa | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 16 | |
Gord Elser | LB | December 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | Calgary | 5 | ||
Leo Ezerins | LB | August 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | Whitworth | Winnipeg, MB | 13 | |
Howard Fields | DB | March 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Baylor | Chickasa, OK | 16 | |
Ross Francis | G | May 7, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Queen's | Oshawa, ON | 16 | |
Pete Gales | QB | November 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 170 | Iowa | Paterson, NJ | 8 | 0 |
Greg Gary | LB | November 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 226 | California State - Fullerton | Albany, IN | 3 | |
Ed Gataveckas | LB | December 29, 1957 | 6'0" | 215 | Acadia | Toronto, ON | 15 | |
Dave Graffi | RB | June 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Wilfrid Laurier | St. Catharines, ON | 16 | |
Mike Graffi | LB | May 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 220 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1 | ||
Kelly Hamilton | LB | August 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 215 | Sequoias College | Regina, SK | 3 | |
Marshall Hamilton | DB | October 5, 1957 | 5'10" | 175 | Yale | 4 | ||
Bill Howard | OL | May 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 270 | Western Ontario | London, ON | 1 | |
Steve Jackson | SB | March 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 225 | Guelph | London, ON | 1 | |
DeWayne Jett | WR | February 24, 1958 | 6'3" | 195 | Hawaii | Minneapolis, MN | 6 | |
Ron Johnson | WR | September 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach St. | Monterey, CA USA | 15 | |
Steve Kearns | TE | October 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | Liberty Baptist | Brazil, | 14 | |
Wayne Lee | WR | October 20, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Ottawa | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
Terry Lehne | DB | March 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK | 2 | |
Kelvin Lindsey | RB | June 15, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | Ohio State | 6 | ||
Leon Lyszkiewicz | DT | June 11, 1955 | 6'4" | 240 | Alberta | Grand Prairie, AB | 14 | |
Mike McIntyre | LB | February 2, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | New Brunswick | Montreal, QC | 16 | |
Warner Miles | G | July 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 9 | |
Paul Palma | TE | May 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 275 | Concordia | Toronto, ON | 10 | |
Mitchell Price | DL | July 29, 1961 | 6'2" | 271 | Livingston | Newberry, SC | 12 | |
John Priestner | LB | August 4, 1958 | 6'2" | 227 | Western Ontario | Burlington, ON | 12 | |
Jason Riley | G | October 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | UBC | Scarborough, ON | 6 | |
Bernie Ruoff | K | October 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Syracuse | West Germany, | 16 | 0 |
Dave Sauve | DE | June 10, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Harvard | Sudbury, ON | 16 | |
Ralph Scholz | OL | July 17, 1961 | 6'3" | 261 | Cornell | Brantford, ON | 9 | |
Johnny Shepherd | RB | April 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 185 | Liberty | La Grange, NC USA | 7 | |
Rod Skillman | DE | April 23, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Moberly, MO | 8 | |
Steve Stapler | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | |
Mark Streeter | DB | March 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 190 | Arizona | Massilon, OH | 11 | |
Jeff Tedford | QB | November 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Fresno State | Lynwood, CA | 9 | 0 |
Bobby Thompson | OL | September 9, 1959 | 6'8" | 290 | Kansas State | Columbus, OH | 6 | |
Mike Walker | DL | April 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Washington State | Indianapolis, IN | 6 | |
Henry Waszczuk | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 230 | Kent State | 16 | ||
Felix Wright | DB | June 22, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Drake | Carthage, MO USA | 16 | |
Mark Young | DB | June 5, 1960 | 5'11" | 182 | Morgan State | Washington, DC | 6 | |
Ben Zambiasi | LB | August 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Georgia | Valdosta, GA | 15 |