1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.

Ottawa piled up points with 400 points, while the defense surrendered 283. Dave Thelen piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,407 yards for the Rough Riders, and Ron Stewart also aided the ground game.

Ron Lancaster passed for 1,843 yards. Bob Simpson led pass catchers, grabbing 30 receptions for 607 yards, while Joe Kelly was targeted regularly as well.

George Brancato intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
64Gilles ArchambaultTMarch 9, 19346'2"245OttawaRichelieu, QC 14
51Marv BevanG6'0"245Hamilton Tigers Jr.11
40Bruno BitkowskiC/LBNovember 11, 19296'2"220Assumption College (Windsor)Windsor, ON 14
10George BrancatoHBMay 27, 19315'9"177LSUBrooklyn, NY USA14
73Lou BruceE6'0"205Queen's12
54Merv CollinsG6'1"220Ottawa Collegiate5
25Jim ConroyFB/POctober 18, 19376'0"205Southern CaliforniaVancouver, BC 14
23Doug DaigneaultHBAugust 4, 19366'1"192ClemsonValleyfield, QC 14
Al FrazierHBMay 28, 19355'11"180Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA1
65Milt GrahamTJuly 28, 19346'6"235ColgateDefreestville, NY USA14
Mike HaglerHB5'9"163Iowa3
52Larry HayesGJuly 21, 19356'3"220VanderbiltNashville, TN USA10
12Russ JacksonQBJuly 28, 19366'1"195McMasterHamilton, ON 122
66Jon JelacicE/TDecember 19, 19366'3"250MinnesotaBrainerd, MN USA13
61Tom JonesTJune 22, 19316'0"200Kentucky St.Cincinnati, OH USA14
Rick KaserHB6'0"173Toledo1
15Joe KellyHBJuly 1, 19375'11"203New Mexico State130
56Ronnie KoesFBAugust 6, 19376'2"230North CarolinaDuryea, PA 5
16Ron LancasterQBOctober 14, 19385'10"185WittenbergFairchance, PA 1412
77Curt MerzEApril 17, 19386'4"267IowaNewark, NJ USA5
60Angelo MoscaTFebruary 13, 19376'4"275WyomingWaltham, MA 14
14Gerry NesbittFB/PMarch 3, 19325'10"200ArkansasBig Sandy, TX 10
17Joe PoirierHBJuly 30, 19376'1"190N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Verdun, QC 14
62Moe RacineT/KOctober 14, 19376'4"235CornwallCornwall, ON 12
Jim ReynoldsEJanuary 10, 19386'2"210HillsdalePoland, OH 2
53Fred RobinsonGSeptember 2, 19306'1"242WashingtonWest Haven, CT USA7
22Gary SchreiderHB/K5'10"185Queen's14
50Sam ScocciaG5'11"240Hamilton Int.14
42Jerry SelingerC/LBJuly 17, 19356'0"215St. Joseph's (Indiana)Wayburn, SK 3
70Bob SimpsonEApril 20, 19306'0"205Windsor RocketsWindsor, ON 14
71Ted SmaleE6'2"210TorontoToronto, ON 4
75Bill SowalskiE5'11"200Hamilton-Bradford BaronsHamilton, ON 12
11Ron StewartHBSeptember 25, 19345'8"180Queen'sToronto, ON 140
41Joe StracinaC/LBJuly 18, 19306'1"230Lakeshore Alouettes Int.Montreal, QC 14
21Dave ThelenFBSeptember 2, 19366'0"200Miami (Ohio)12
Gerry ThompkinsQB6'2"205Texas A&IHoney Grove, TX 20
55Kaye VaughanG/TJune 30, 19316'2"220TulsaConcordia, KS 14
30Davey WestHBMay 12, 19285'9"175Tulsa13



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