1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-12-1 7
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Joe Zaleski (3-12-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
1969 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 3 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties for 7 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

Winnipeg managed just 192 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defensive unit gave up 359. Wally Gabler passed for 2,194 yards. Ken Nielsen led the receiving corps, catching 49 balls for 617 yards, while Dave Washington was targeted regularly as well.

Bob Houmard rushed for a team-high 506 yards for the Blue Bombers, while Butch Pressley and Amos Van Pelt also contributed to the rushing attack.

Ernie Pitts picked off 5 opponent throws.

Joe Zaleski coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
58John AtamianGSeptember 7, 19426'1"245Notre Dame16
Ed BredingLBNovember 3, 19446'4"235Texas A&MBillings, MT USA8
73Gord BrownTJune 4, 19446'3"228Oklahoma16
32Paul BruleDBFebruary 21, 19456'0"205St. Francis XavierMontreal, QC 16
Tom BuschWRJuly 8, 19466'0"190Iowa StateGarner, IA 6
Rick CassataQBNovember 17, 19476'1"200SyracuseBuffalo NY, 60
63Ted CollinsDTJanuary 2, 19436'0"265DetroitWindsor, ON 16
53Joe CritchlowDTJuly 4, 19446'2"240Southeast Missouri StateSikeston, MO 16
44Paul DesjardinsCSeptember 12, 19436'3"255OttawaOttawa, ON 16
29Peter FrancisWRFebruary 17, 19466'0"180Saskatchewan16
Bill FrankTApril 13, 19386'5"255ColoradoDenver, CO USA4
Wally GablerQBJune 9, 19446'2"195MichiganRoyal Oak, MI 1312
Darwin GonnermanFBJanuary 3, 19475'11"200South Dakota StateRock County, MN 3
70Tommy GrantWRJanuary 9, 19355'11"200Windsor AKOWindsor, ON 13
48Pierre GuindonT/KJuly 12, 19476'0"225OttawaApple Hill, ON 16
61Roger HamelinTApril 27, 19416'2"235Weston Wildcats Jr.Winnipeg, MB 16
67Chuck HarrisonTNovember 5, 19426'3"245Western Michigan16
35Bob HoumardFBFebruary 1, 19476'3"230OhioWooster, OH 15
12Ron JohnsonDB6'1"190Oklahoma State2
31Gene LakusiakHBJune 1, 19426'1"210TulsaRossdale, MB 16
74Rob McLarenLBMarch 7, 19486'1"255Simon Fraser16
54Phil MinnickLBDecember 28, 19426'2"230Iowa State9
21Ken NielsenWRMay 10, 19426'1"180Alberta14
28Glen OrrisWR6'1"203Simon Fraser11
64John PentecostG/TDecember 23, 19436'2"251UCLALawndale, CA USA12
77Ernie PittsDBMarch 8, 19356'2"192DenverAliquippa, PA 16
26Butch PressleyHBMarch 12, 19415'11"207Texas A&ISan Patricio County, TX 16
27Dave RaimeyDBNovember 18, 19405'10"195MichiganDayton, OH USA3
65Ross RichardsonGDecember 12, 19456'1"240North DakotaWinnipeg, MB 16
43Paul RobsonCJanuary 30, 19416'1"228North Dakota16
62Glen SchapanskyDLMay 29, 19466'3"248Weston Wildcats Jr.16
10John SchneiderQBFebruary 1, 19456'1"185Toledo11
55Larry SlagleGJuly 19, 19466'3"245UCLAOkemah, OK 11
30Doug StrongDBMay 26, 19466'0"192Waterloo Lutheran16
24Ed UlmerLBJuly 21, 19406'2"195Ohio State16
22Amos Van PeltHB6'2"215Ball State16
23Jim WalkerWRApril 18, 19476'1"180SaskatchewanWynyard, SK5
71Dave WashingtonEDecember 28, 19406'4"228USCOroville, CA USA16
14Don WeissHBJanuary 22, 19476'1"200JuniataHazleton, PA 163
66Bill WhislerTNovember 15, 19406'3"238IowaYankton, SD 16



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