1958 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-13 6
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Team (0-2)
Coach: Dan Edwards (3-8)
Coach: Clem Crowe (0-3)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1958 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13 6
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Team (0-2)
Coach: Dan Edwards (3-8)
Coach: Clem Crowe (0-3)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1958 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses for 6 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.
The Lions managed just 202 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense gave up 399, most in the circuit. George Herring threw for 1,669 yards, and Al Dorow threw the ball as well. Paul Cameron topped the receiving corps, grabbing 58 passes, while Jerry Janes added 868 receiving yards.
Byron Bailey carried the ball for a team-leading 489 yards for BC, and Ed Vereb additionally aided the ground game.
Paul Cameron picked off 5 opponent throws.
Team, Dan Edwards and Clem Crowe coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Byron Bailey | FB | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington St. | Omaha, NE USA | 11 | |
| 55 | Bob Brady | G | 6'0" | 220 | UBC | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 16 | ||
| 85 | Bill Britton | FB/LB | December 15, 1934 | 5'11" | 200 | Western Ontario | Kirkland Lake, ON | 13 | |
| 47 | Pete Brown | C | December 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia Tech | Rossville, GA USA | 5 | |
| 67 | Mike Cacic | T | January 4, 1937 | 6'4" | 260 | Vcr. CYO Red Raiders Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 4 | |
| 91 | Paul Cameron | HB | October 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | UCLA | Burbank, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 74 | Vic Chapman | E/P | April 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 58 | Gordon Chiarot | G | 6'1" | 235 | McMaster | 4 | |||
| 98 | Mike Davies | QB/HB | February 28, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Toronto Parkdale Jr. | Toronto, ON | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Al Dorow | QB | November 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Michigan St. | Imlay City, MI USA | 6 | 6 |
| 86 | Chuck Dubuque | HB | 5'11" | 180 | Vancouver Cubs Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 3 | ||
| 61 | Ed Enos | T | June 30, 1934 | 6'2" | 240 | Connecticut | Winthrop, MA | 13 | |
| 75 | Norm Fieldgate | E/LB | January 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | UBC | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 51 | Chuck Frank | G | May 13, 1932 | 6'1" | 230 | Michigan State | Bay City, MI | 15 | |
| 84 | Mel Gillett | HB/LB | January 24, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Lewis & Clark | Vernon, BC | 16 | |
| 72/78 | Larry Goble | E | 6'3" | 235 | Western Ontario | 5 | |||
| 65 | Urban Henry | T | June 7, 1935 | 6'4" | 265 | Georgia Tech | Berwick, LA USA | 16 | |
| 97 | George Herring | QB/P | June 18, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Southern Miss | Gadsden, AL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 54 | Tom Hinton | G | 6'0" | 225 | Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA | 16 | ||
| 56 | Laurie Hodgson | G/LB | June 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 210 | Edmonton Rams | 16 | ||
| 99/89 | Sonny Homer | HB | July 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Grays Harbor J.C. | Trail, BC | 15 | 0 |
| 94 | Ted Hunt | HB/K | 5'10" | 175 | UBC | 16 | |||
| 63 | Curt Iaukea | T | September 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 245 | California | Honolulu, HI | 10 | |
| 77 | Jerry Janes | E | April 1, 1935 | 6'5" | 238 | LSU | Mooringsport, LA | 13 | |
| 63 | Steve Kapasky | T | 6'4" | 245 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 1 | |||
| 71 | Rick Kaser | E/DB | 6'0" | 173 | Toledo | 9 | |||
| 95 | Earl Keeley | QB | May 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Montana | Vancouver, BC | 2 | |
| Ray Lackner | HB | 5'11" | 203 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | 0 | ||||
| 72 | Don Lord | E | October 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 9 | |
| 50 | Gordie MacDonald | C | 6'1" | 200 | Wake Forest | 2 | |||
| 52 | Marty Martinello | G | January 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 225 | Brantford Redskins (Sr.) | Sydney, NS | 14 | |
| 62 | Gord Mitchell | T | 6'3" | 235 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 15 | ||
| 82 | Douglas Nagle | HB | 5'11" | 185 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | ||
| 99 | Pete Neft | QB | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Ron Nery | T | December 30, 1934 | 6'6" | 247 | Kansas St. | New Kensington, PA USA | 1 | |
| Roger Power | G/T | 6'0" | 226 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | 0 | ||||
| 64 | Charley Quilter | T | May 8, 1926 | 6'1" | 240 | Tyler JC | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | |
| 76 | Howard Schnellenberger | E | March 16, 1934 | 6'1" | 222 | East. Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 3 | |
| 41 | Ed Sharkey | C | July 6, 1927 | 6'3" | 229 | Duke | Brooklyn, NY USA | 5 | |
| 89 | Ed Vereb | HB | May 21, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 92 | Don Vicic | FB/LB | 6'2" | 215 | Ohio State | Euclid, OH | 15 | ||
| 87 | Primo Villanueva | HB | December 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | UCLA | Tumcumcari, NM | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Duke Washington | FB | October 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 195 | Washington State | Forest, MS | 1 | |
| 45 | Ron Watton | C/LB | 6'1" | 210 | Balmy Beach Jrs. | Toronto, ON | 14 | ||
| 41 | Hall Whitley | C/LB | July 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8 | ||
| 96 | Bob Winters | QB | 6'1" | 190 | Utah State | Yakima, WA | 1 | ||
| 90 | Joe Yamauchi | FB | March 3, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Eastern Washington | Opal, AB | 15 |
