1962 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Team Record: 6-7-1 13
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Frank Clair (6-7-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Ottawa ran up 339 points, while the defense allowed 302. Ernie White carried the ball for a team-high 804 yards for the Rough Riders, while Dave Thelen also contributed to the rushing attack.
Russ Jackson threw for 1,427 yards, and Ron Lancaster played quarterback, too. Ernie White grabbed 31 receptions for 758 yards. Bob Simpson was targeted regularly as well.
Joe Poirier picked off 5 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1962 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Gilles Archambault | G/T | March 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 245 | Ottawa | Richelieu, QC | 14 | |
| Hal Beatty | T | March 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 240 | Oklahoma State | Pauls Valley, OK | 7 | ||
| 51 | Marv Bevan | G | 6'0" | 245 | Hamilton Tigers Jr. | 7 | |||
| 24 | Bob Bisacre | HB | April 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Wyoming | Wakefield, MA | 14 | |
| 40 | Bruno Bitkowski | C/LB | November 11, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Assumption College (Windsor) | Windsor, ON | 10 | |
| 65 | Billy Booth | E/T | April 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 230 | LSU | Minden, LA | 14 | |
| 10 | George Brancato | HB | May 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 177 | LSU | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | |
| 63 | Jim Cain | T | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | |||
| 20 | Len Chandler | E | January 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Brantford College | Pontiac, MI | 14 | |
| Dick Cohee | HB | November 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Reedley JC | Wichita Falls, TX | 5 | ||
| 54 | Merv Collins | G | 6'1" | 220 | Ottawa Collegiate | 14 | |||
| 25 | Jim Conroy | FB/P | October 18, 1937 | 6'0" | 205 | Southern California | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 23 | Doug Daigneault | HB | August 4, 1936 | 6'1" | 192 | Clemson | Valleyfield, QC | 6 | |
| 15 | Millard Flemming | HB | June 6, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | Marshall | Beckley, WV | 11 | |
| 22 | Gene Gaines | HB | June 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | |
| 77 | Dave Herne | HB | 6'2" | 190 | Ohio | 4 | |||
| 12 | Russ Jackson | QB | July 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 14 | 9 |
| 16 | Ron Lancaster | QB | October 14, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Wittenberg | Fairchance, PA | 14 | 5 |
| 17 | Joe Poirier | HB | July 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Verdun, QC | 14 | |
| Bill Quinter | G/T | October 2, 1939 | 6'2" | 238 | Indiana | Takoma Park, MD | 2 | ||
| 62 | Moe Racine | T/K | October 14, 1937 | 6'4" | 235 | Cornwall | Cornwall, ON | 14 | |
| 74 | Jim Reynolds | E | January 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Hillsdale | Poland, OH | 7 | |
| 26 | Tom Rodgers | QB | January 13, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | 1 | |
| 52 | Norb Roy | G | 6'0" | 200 | Notre Dame | 12 | |||
| 50 | Sam Scoccia | G | 5'11" | 240 | Hamilton Int. | 14 | |||
| 42 | Jerry Selinger | C/LB | July 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | St. Joseph's (Indiana) | Wayburn, SK | 13 | |
| 60 | Mel Semenko | DE | November 26, 1937 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Greensburg, PA | 11 | |
| 70 | Bob Simpson | E | April 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | Windsor Rockets | Windsor, ON | 14 | |
| 71 | Ted Smale | E | 6'2" | 210 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 14 | ||
| 41 | Mike Snodgrass | C/LB | November 23, 1940 | 6'2" | 218 | Western Michigan | Detroit, MI | 14 | |
| Bill Sowalski | E | 5'11" | 200 | Hamilton-Bradford Barons | Hamilton, ON | 7 | |||
| 11 | Ron Stewart | HB | September 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 180 | Queen's | Toronto, ON | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Dave Thelen | FB | September 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 200 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | ||
| 75 | Whit Tucker | FL | 6'0" | 175 | Western Ontario | 14 | |||
| 55 | Kaye Vaughan | G | June 30, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulsa | Concordia, KS | 14 | |
| 27 | Ernie White | HB | January 26, 1938 | 5'8" | 180 | Dayton | Youngstown, OH | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Chuck Wood | G | July 26, 1940 | 6'1" | 225 | McGill | Montreal, QC | 13 |
