1961 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-13-2 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (1-7-1)
Coach: Wayne Robinson (0-6-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1961 BC Lions Statistics
1961 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses and 2 ties for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

The Lions chalked up 215 points, but the shaky defensive squad surrendered 393, most in the circuit. Nub Beamer carried the ball for a team-leading 878 yards for BC.

Joe Kapp tossed for 1,580 yards. Dick Johnson grabbed 33 passes, while Willie Fleming added 680 receiving yards, while Pat Claridge contributed to the receiving game, too.

Norm Fieldgate intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Dave Skrien and Wayne Robinson coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
38Byron BaileyFBOctober 12, 19305'10"192Washington St.Omaha, NE USA14
68Jerry BeaboutC6'3"220Purdue2
35Nub BeamerFBFebruary 14, 19365'11"210Oregon State16
27Neal BeaumontS6'1"225Vancouver Meralomas Jr.16
20Bob BelakDBSeptember 5, 19396'0"185Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.16
44Walt BilickiLBMay 1, 19365'10"205Winnipeg Rods Jr.Montreal, QC 14
Dave BossonTDecember 29, 19396'1"245Duke1
Billy BrewerHBOctober 8, 19346'0"190MississippiColumbus, MS USA1
30Bill BrittonLB/FBDecember 15, 19345'11"200Western OntarioKirkland Lake, ON 16
69Tom BrownILB6'0"251Minnesota13
67Mike CacicDTJanuary 4, 19376'4"260Vcr. CYO Red Raiders Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
72Jim CarphinE6'3"210WashingtonVancouver, BC 13
Bruce ClaridgeE6'3"210Washington0
78Pat ClaridgeWRJuly 12, 19386'2"210WashingtonVancouver, BC 14
58Steve CotterDE6'3"220Wenatchee J.C.16
56Lonnie DennisTDecember 10, 19376'1"220Brigham YoungLos Angeles, CA 14
75Norm FieldgateCLBJanuary 12, 19326'2"205UBCRegina, SK 16
15Willie FlemingHBFebruary 2, 19395'9"183IowaAtlanta, GA 150
60George GrantK/TJanuary 10, 19326'4"225Colorado CollegeThunder Bay, ON 7
66Russ HainesT6'0"240Montreal Lakeshore Flyers6
54Tom HintonG6'0"225Louisiana TechRuston, LA 9
21Sonny HomerDBJuly 8, 19366'0"185Grays Harbor J.C.Trail, BC 15
11Bob JeterHBMay 9, 19376'1"200IowaUnion, SC USA90
70Dick JohnsonE6'4"220Minnesota15
32Jim JonesHBMay 6, 19356'1"204Washington2
22Joe KappQBMarch 19, 19386'2"215CaliforniaSanta Fe, NM USA1111
12Earl KeeleyQBMay 15, 19366'0"180MontanaVancouver, BC 81
57Vic KristopaitisILB6'0"220Dayton9
37Vern LofstromFB5'8"185Vcr Jr. Meralomas13
51Bill MacDougallG6'1"225Toronto Parkdale Jr.5
62Gord MitchellT6'3"235Vancouver Meralomas Jr.Edmonton, AB 16
26Douglas NagleDB5'11"185Vancouver Meralomas Jr.Vancouver, BC 2
77Ed O'BradovichDEMay 21, 19406'3"255IllinoisHillside, IL USA3
66Ken ReidTApril 9, 19386'3"226Western Wash.2
74Rae RossDB6'1"185UBCWinnipeg, MB 16
17Bob SchloredtQB/DBOctober 2, 19396'0"195WashingtonDeadwood, SD 111
64Mel SemenkoDENovember 26, 19376'2"235ColoradoGreensburg, PA 15
40Ed SullivanC/LBJuly 23, 19356'1"205Notre DameMcKeesport, PA 16
50Barney TherrienDT6'2"220Washington16
24Clyde ThomasHBApril 5, 19395'9"170OhioBellaire, OH 2
25Ed VerebHBMay 21, 19346'0"190MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA40
36Don VicicFB/LB6'2"215Ohio StateEuclid, OH 9
10Jimmy WaldenQBApril 10, 19386'2"181WyomingAberdeen, MS 33
42Ron WattonLB/C6'1"210Balmy Beach Jrs.Toronto, ON 16
55Joe WendryhoskiGMarch 1, 19386'2"245IllinoisWest Frankfort, IL USA13



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