1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-10 8
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Jack Gotta (4-10)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses for 8 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

The Rough Riders chalked up 255 points, and the defensive unit gave up 279. Gary Wood threw for 2,759 yards. Hugh Oldham grabbed 45 receptions for 1,043 yards. Billy Cooper contributed to the receiving game, too.

Gary Wood carried the ball for a team-high 493 yards for Ottawa, while Jim Mankins also contributed to the rushing attack.

Al Marcelin picked off 9 opponent throws.

Jack Gotta coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
14Barclay AllenDBOctober 20, 19466'2"195Southern IllinoisMontreal, QC 90
20Barry ArdernDBMay 12, 19465'10"180Ottawa Sooners Jr.Ottawa, ON 14
71Irby AugustineLBMarch 5, 19486'1"212CaliforniaPort Arthur, TX 10
61Tom BeynonTJuly 13, 19416'3"240Queen'sKitchener, ON 7
65Billy BoothDEApril 7, 19406'0"230LSUMinden, LA 14
55Dave BragginsGSeptember 1, 19456'2"240Florida StateLake Wales, FL 14
53Jerry CampbellLBJuly 14, 19445'11"210IdahoBinghamton, NY 14
66Doug CollinsTFebruary 18, 19466'4"240CincinnatiWindsor, ON 14
23Billy CooperHBJanuary 1, 19455'10"180Winnipeg Rods Jr.Winnipeg, MB 14
Gwen CooperWRDecember 13, 19486'2"208UCLAWichita, KS 1
74Tom DeaconWRMarch 18, 19466'1"190Wake ForestOttawa, ON 4
30Danny DeverLBFebruary 7, 19466'0"180Wake ForestOttawa, ON 14
21Wayne GiardinoLBNovember 7, 19435'11"195Florida StatePeterborough, ON 140
63Ed JoynerDE6'1"230Lenoir-Rhyne2
25John KruspeDBJuly 5, 19445'11"190Waterloo LutheranClifford, ON 9
41Ken LehmannLBJanuary 13, 19425'11"220XavierLouisville, KY 9
16Charlie LeighRBOctober 29, 19455'11"206noneHalifax, VA USA5
73Ivan MacMillanKFebruary 8, 19525'8"157Ottawa Jr.Alexandria, ON 140
16Jim MankinsFBJune 23, 19446'1"235OklahomaChino, CA USA9
31Al MarcelinDBApril 17, 19456'1"190ParsonsNew Orleans, LA 14
27Hugh OldhamWRMarch 18, 19435'10"175OregonCaldwell, TX 140
51Roger PerdrixGJune 17, 19436'1"225CincinnatiBoston, MA 11
77Dave PivecESeptember 25, 19436'3"240Notre DameBaltimore, MD USA5
17Joe PoirierDBJuly 30, 19376'1"190N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Verdun, QC 14
62Moe RacineT/KOctober 14, 19376'4"235CornwallCornwall, ON 14
60Frank ReidTFebruary 11, 19466'2"240BuffaloBelleville, ON 10
52Gus RevenbergDTJanuary 26, 19486'0"245Windsor Jr.11
76Jay RobertsTE6'4"220KansasDes Moines, IA 5
56Tom SchuetteGJanuary 10, 19456'1"230IndianaEast St. Louis, IL 14
53Marshall ShirkDTAugust 3, 19406'2"245UCLALos Angeles County, CA 13
25Jimmy SmithDBJuly 12, 19456'3"190Utah St.French Camp, CA USA1
75Wayne SmithDEJanuary 24, 19506'4"230Halifax Buccaneers Srs.Halifax, NS 14
43Doug SpechtCFebruary 7, 19426'2"250Brigham Young14
11Ron StewartHBSeptember 25, 19345'8"180Queen'sToronto, ON 8
24Greg ThompsonRB5'10"200Ottawa Sooners Jr.14
26Whit TuckerWR6'0"175Western Ontario10
15Bill Van BurkleoQB/DB5'11"185OklahomaTulsa, OK 140
50Joe VijukDENovember 17, 19456'3"245HillsdaleBelgrade, Yugoslavia14
22Terry WellesleySBJanuary 7, 19486'0"205ColoradoBelleville, ON 14
76Freeman WhiteEDecember 17, 19436'5"255NebraskaMontgomery, AL 7
10Gary WoodQBFebruary 5, 19425'11"192CornellTaylor, NY USA1414
Rod WoodwardDBSeptember 22, 19446'1"200IdahoVancouver, BC 0
32Gene WrenRBAugust 9, 19455'11"195Jackson StateCorinth, MS 5



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