1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (8-8)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (8-8)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Hamilton racked up 377 points, while the defensive squad yielded 315. Ken Hobart passed for 2,522 yards. Rocky DiPietro grabbed 52 receptions, while Steve Stapler contributed 690 receiving yards, while Rufus Crawford was targeted regularly also.
Ken Hobart carried the ball for a team-high 928 yards for the Tiger-Cats.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 80 turnovers, topping in the league. Less Browne and Paul Bennett each seized 12 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped pass rushers with 16 quarterback sacks.
Al Bruno coached the team. The 1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Marv Allemang | DE | March 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 260 | Acadia | Ancaster, ON | 16 | |
| 53 | Jeff Arp | LB | July 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Western Ontario | Oakville, ON | 8 | |
| 27 | Paul Bennett | DB | March 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 195 | Wilfrid Laurier | Scarborough, ON | 16 | |
| 14 | Gerald Bess | DB | May 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 188 | Tuskegee | Pensacola, FL USA | 4 | |
| 51 | Pat Brady | OL | April 16, 1960 | 6'1" | 245 | Western Ontario | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 15 | Less Browne | DB | July 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado State | East Liverpool, OH | 15 | |
| 1 | Tony Champion | WR | March 19, 1963 | 6'1" | 175 | Tennessee Martin | Humboldt, TN | 6 | |
| 25 | Scott Collie | SB | December 12, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Brigham Young | Jewel, KS | 9 | |
| 77 | Grover Covington | DE | March 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | Johnson C. Smith | Monroe, NC | 15 | |
| 21 | Rufus Crawford | RB | May 21, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Virginia St. | Gastonia, NC USA | 10 | |
| Mike Derks | C | April 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 280 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON | 8 | ||
| 23 | Rocky DiPietro | TE | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Ottawa | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 14 | |
| 72 | Leo Ezerins | LB | August 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | Whitworth | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
| 16 | Howard Fields | DB | March 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Baylor | Chickasa, OK | 16 | |
| Randy Fournier | DL | December 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 230 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON | 0 | ||
| 54 | Ross Francis | G | May 7, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Queen's | Oshawa, ON | 3 | |
| Pete Gales | QB | November 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 170 | Iowa | Paterson, NJ | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | Greg Gary | LB | November 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 226 | California State - Fullerton | Albany, IN | 8 | |
| 39 | Ed Gataveckas | LB | December 29, 1957 | 6'0" | 215 | Acadia | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| 66 | Miles Gorrell | TE | October 16, 1955 | 6'8" | 285 | Ottawa | Calgary, AB | 1 | |
| 32 | Dave Graffi | RB | June 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Wilfrid Laurier | St. Catharines, ON | 16 | |
| 4 | Ken Hobart | QB | January 27, 1961 | 6'0" | 210 | Idaho | Cairo, GA | 15 | 14 |
| 75 | Ron Ingram | WR | October 27, 1959 | 5'10" | 168 | Oklahoma State | Dallas, TX | 4 | |
| 74 | Steve Jackson | WR | March 30, 1961 | 6'4" | 225 | Guelph | London, ON | 16 | |
| 34 | Elmer James | RB | April 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 205 | San Francisco State | Los Angeles, CA | 6 | |
| Steve Kearns | TE | October 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | Liberty Baptist | Brazil, | 2 | ||
| 78 | Franklin King | DL | March 3, 1957 | 6'0" | 255 | Kansas | Pocatello, ID | 2 | |
| 17 | Wayne Lee | WR | October 20, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Ottawa | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| 37 | Terry Lehne | LB | March 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK | 16 | |
| 64 | Leon Lyszkiewicz | DL | June 11, 1955 | 6'4" | 240 | Alberta | Grand Prairie, AB | 16 | |
| 62 | John Malinosky | OL | May 8, 1955 | 6'5" | 260 | Michigan State | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 43 | Reggie Mathis | LB | March 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma | Chattanooga, TN USA | 5 | |
| Derrek Peels | RB | September 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Santa Monica JC | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | ||
| 8 | Tom Porras | QB | March 28, 1958 | 6'3" | 205 | Washington | Oxnard, CA | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Mitchell Price | DL | July 29, 1961 | 6'2" | 271 | Livingston | Newberry, SC | 16 | |
| 36 | John Priestner | LB | August 4, 1958 | 6'2" | 227 | Western Ontario | Burlington, ON | 15 | |
| 58 | Jason Riley | OL | October 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | UBC | Scarborough, ON | 14 | |
| 26 | Donovan Rose | DB | March 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 187 | Hampton | Norfolk, VA USA | 13 | |
| 10 | Bernie Ruoff | K | October 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Syracuse | West Germany, | 14 | 0 |
| Randy Rybansky | FB | September 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 220 | Wilfrid Laurier | Chatham, ON | 0 | ||
| Dale Sanderson | OL | December 12, 1961 | 6'4" | 284 | Tennessee | Hamilton, ON | 2 | ||
| 88 | Dave Sauve | DE | June 10, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Harvard | Sudbury, ON | 15 | |
| 67 | Ralph Scholz | OL | July 17, 1961 | 6'3" | 261 | Cornell | Brantford, ON | 16 | |
| 19 | Johnny Shepherd | RB | April 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 185 | Liberty | La Grange, NC USA | 5 | |
| 59 | Rod Skillman | DL | April 23, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Moberly, MO | 8 | |
| 3 | Steve Stapler | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | |
| 20 | Mark Streeter | DB | March 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 190 | Arizona | Massilon, OH | 16 | |
| 11 | Don Sweet | K | July 13, 1948 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington State | Vancouver, BC | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Jeff Tedford | QB | November 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Fresno State | Lynwood, CA | 8 | 2 |
| 50 | Lance Thompson | LB | January 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 220 | Carleton | Hanover, Jamaica | 3 | |
| 61 | Mike Walker | DL | April 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Washington State | Indianapolis, IN | 12 | |
| Nord Williams | RB | November 21, 1958 | 5'10" | 200 | York | 3 | |||
| 24 | George Works | RB | January 18, 1960 | 5'9" | 190 | Northern Michigan | Huntersville, NC | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Kari Yli-Renko | T | November 17, 1959 | 6'5" | 271 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON | 10 | |
| 31 | Ben Zambiasi | LB | August 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Georgia | Valdosta, GA | 15 |
