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 StatisticsTeam 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | John Atamian | G | September 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 245 | Notre Dame | 16 | ||
| Ed Breding | LB | November 3, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Texas A&M | Billings, MT USA | 8 | ||
| 73 | Gord Brown | T | June 4, 1944 | 6'3" | 228 | Oklahoma | 16 | ||
| 32 | Paul Brule | DB | February 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Francis Xavier | Montreal, QC | 16 | |
| Tom Busch | WR | July 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Iowa State | Garner, IA | 6 | ||
| Rick Cassata | QB | November 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Syracuse | Buffalo NY, | 6 | 0 | |
| 63 | Ted Collins | DT | January 2, 1943 | 6'0" | 265 | Detroit | Windsor, ON | 16 | |
| 53 | Joe Critchlow | DT | July 4, 1944 | 6'2" | 240 | Southeast Missouri State | Sikeston, MO | 16 | |
| 44 | Paul Desjardins | C | September 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 255 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 16 | |
| 29 | Peter Francis | WR | February 17, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Saskatchewan | 16 | ||
| Bill Frank | T | April 13, 1938 | 6'5" | 255 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 4 | ||
| Wally Gabler | QB | June 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | 13 | 12 | |
| Darwin Gonnerman | FB | January 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 200 | South Dakota State | Rock County, MN | 3 | ||
| 70 | Tommy Grant | WR | January 9, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Windsor AKO | Windsor, ON | 13 | |
| 48 | Pierre Guindon | T/K | July 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 225 | Ottawa | Apple Hill, ON | 16 | |
| 61 | Roger Hamelin | T | April 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
| 67 | Chuck Harrison | T | November 5, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Western Michigan | 16 | ||
| 35 | Bob Houmard | FB | February 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Ohio | Wooster, OH | 15 | |
| 12 | Ron Johnson | DB | 6'1" | 190 | Oklahoma State | 2 | |||
| 31 | Gene Lakusiak | HB | June 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 210 | Tulsa | Rossdale, MB | 16 | |
| 74 | Rob McLaren | LB | March 7, 1948 | 6'1" | 255 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 54 | Phil Minnick | LB | December 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 230 | Iowa State | 9 | ||
| 21 | Ken Nielsen | WR | May 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Alberta | 14 | ||
| 28 | Glen Orris | WR | 6'1" | 203 | Simon Fraser | 11 | |||
| 64 | John Pentecost | G/T | December 23, 1943 | 6'2" | 251 | UCLA | Lawndale, CA USA | 12 | |
| 77 | Ernie Pitts | DB | March 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 192 | Denver | Aliquippa, PA | 16 | |
| 26 | Butch Pressley | HB | March 12, 1941 | 5'11" | 207 | Texas A&I | San Patricio County, TX | 16 | |
| 27 | Dave Raimey | DB | November 18, 1940 | 5'10" | 195 | Michigan | Dayton, OH USA | 3 | |
| 65 | Ross Richardson | G | December 12, 1945 | 6'1" | 240 | North Dakota | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
| 43 | Paul Robson | C | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 228 | North Dakota | 16 | ||
| 62 | Glen Schapansky | DL | May 29, 1946 | 6'3" | 248 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | 16 | ||
| 10 | John Schneider | QB | February 1, 1945 | 6'1" | 185 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | |
| 55 | Larry Slagle | G | July 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Okemah, OK | 11 | |
| 30 | Doug Strong | DB | May 26, 1946 | 6'0" | 192 | Waterloo Lutheran | 16 | ||
| 24 | Ed Ulmer | LB | July 21, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | Ohio State | 16 | ||
| 22 | Amos Van Pelt | HB | 6'2" | 215 | Ball State | 16 | |||
| 23 | Jim Walker | WR | April 18, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | Saskatchewan | Wynyard, SK | 5 | |
| 71 | Dave Washington | E | December 28, 1940 | 6'4" | 228 | USC | Oroville, CA USA | 16 | |
| 14 | Don Weiss | HB | January 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Juniata | Hazleton, PA | 16 | 3 |
| 66 | Bill Whisler | T | November 15, 1940 | 6'3" | 238 | Iowa | Yankton, SD | 16 |
