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 StatisticsTeam 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 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Byron Bailey | FB | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington St. | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | |
| 68 | Jerry Beabout | C | 6'3" | 220 | Purdue | 2 | |||
| 35 | Nub Beamer | FB | February 14, 1936 | 5'11" | 210 | Oregon State | Fort Scott, KS | 16 | |
| 27 | Neal Beaumont | S | 6'1" | 225 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | 16 | |||
| 20 | Bob Belak | DB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | 16 | ||
| 44 | Walt Bilicki | LB | May 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 205 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Montreal, QC | 14 | |
| Dave Bosson | T | December 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 245 | Duke | 1 | |||
| Billy Brewer | HB | October 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi | Columbus, MS USA | 1 | ||
| 30 | Bill Britton | LB/FB | December 15, 1934 | 5'11" | 200 | Western Ontario | Kirkland Lake, ON | 16 | |
| 69 | Tom Brown | ILB | December 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 251 | Minnesota | 13 | ||
| 67 | Mike Cacic | DT | January 4, 1937 | 6'4" | 260 | Vcr. CYO Red Raiders Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 72 | Jim Carphin | E | October 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington | Vancouver, BC | 13 | |
| Bruce Claridge | E | 6'3" | 210 | Washington | 0 | ||||
| 78 | Pat Claridge | WR | July 12, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Washington | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 58 | Steve Cotter | DE | September 15, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | Wenatchee J.C. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 56 | Lonnie Dennis | T | December 10, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | Brigham Young | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | |
| 75 | Norm Fieldgate | CLB | January 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | UBC | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 15 | Willie Fleming | HB | February 2, 1939 | 5'9" | 183 | Iowa | Atlanta, GA | 15 | 0 |
| 60 | George Grant | K/T | January 10, 1932 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado College | Thunder Bay, ON | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Russ Haines | T | 6'0" | 240 | Montreal Lakeshore Flyers | 6 | |||
| 54 | Tom Hinton | G | 6'0" | 225 | Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA | 9 | ||
| 21 | Sonny Homer | DB | July 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Grays Harbor J.C. | Trail, BC | 15 | |
| 11 | Bob Jeter | HB | May 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | Iowa | Union, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Dick Johnson | E | 6'4" | 220 | Minnesota | 15 | |||
| 32 | Jim Jones | HB | May 6, 1935 | 6'1" | 204 | Washington | 2 | ||
| 22 | Joe Kapp | QB | March 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | California | Santa Fe, NM USA | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Earl Keeley | QB | May 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Montana | Vancouver, BC | 8 | 1 |
| 57 | Vic Kristopaitis | ILB | September 16, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Dayton | Swissvale, PA | 9 | |
| 37 | Vern Lofstrom | FB | 5'8" | 185 | Vcr Jr. Meralomas | 13 | |||
| 51 | Bill MacDougall | G | 6'1" | 225 | Toronto Parkdale Jr. | 5 | |||
| 62 | Gord Mitchell | T | 6'3" | 235 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 16 | ||
| 26 | Douglas Nagle | DB | April 5, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 2 | |
| 77 | Ed O'Bradovich | DE | May 21, 1940 | 6'3" | 255 | Illinois | Hillside, IL USA | 3 | |
| 66 | Ken Reid | T | April 9, 1938 | 6'3" | 226 | Western Wash. | 2 | ||
| 74 | Rae Ross | DB | 6'1" | 185 | UBC | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | ||
| 17 | Bob Schloredt | QB/DB | October 2, 1939 | 6'0" | 195 | Washington | Deadwood, SD | 11 | 1 |
| 64 | Mel Semenko | DE | November 26, 1937 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Greensburg, PA | 15 | |
| 40 | Ed Sullivan | C/LB | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | McKeesport, PA | 16 | |
| 50 | Barney Therrien | DT | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | 16 | |||
| 24 | Clyde Thomas | HB | April 5, 1939 | 5'9" | 170 | Ohio | Bellaire, OH | 2 | |
| 25 | Ed Vereb | HB | May 21, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Don Vicic | FB/LB | January 3, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | Ohio State | Euclid, OH | 9 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Walden | QB | April 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 181 | Wyoming | Aberdeen, MS | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | Ron Watton | LB/C | July 21, 1932 | 6'1" | 210 | Balmy Beach Jrs. | Sutton, ON | 16 | |
| 55 | Joe Wendryhoski | G | March 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 245 | Illinois | West Frankfort, IL USA | 13 |
