1962 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (7-9)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1962 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9 14
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (7-9)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1962 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses for 14 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
BC racked up 346 points, while the defense allowed 342. Nub Beamer carried the ball for a team-leading 1,161 yards for the Lions, while Willie Fleming also buoyed the ground attack.
Joe Kapp led the charge, slinging for 3,279 yards. Mack Burton grabbed 52 passes for 818 yards. Sonny Homer provided receiving help, too.
Norm Fieldgate and Neal Beaumont each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Dave Skrien coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Byron Bailey | DB | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington St. | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | |
| 66 | Emery Barnes | DT | December 15, 1929 | 6'6" | 235 | Oregon | Hermiston, OR USA | 5 | |
| Jerry Beabout | T | 6'3" | 220 | Purdue | 0 | ||||
| 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 | 16 | |
| 69 | Tom Brown | ILB | December 5, 1936 | 6'0" | 251 | Minnesota | 16 | ||
| 28 | Mack Burton | WR | 6'2" | 190 | San Jose State | Franklinton, LA | 12 | ||
| 67 | Mike Cacic | T | 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 | 16 | |
| 78 | Pat Claridge | E | July 12, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Washington | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 58 | Steve Cotter | G | 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 | 16 | |
| 75 | Norm Fieldgate | CLB | January 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | UBC | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 76 | Greg Findlay | LB | August 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Vcr Jr. Meralomas | 4 | ||
| 15 | Willie Fleming | HB | February 2, 1939 | 5'9" | 183 | Iowa | Atlanta, GA | 16 | |
| 70 | Dick Fouts | DE | August 7, 1933 | 6'6" | 245 | Missouri | Salt Lake City, UT | 16 | |
| 68 | Bill Frank | T | April 13, 1938 | 6'5" | 255 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 2 | |
| 60 | Bill Graham | T | December 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 224 | New Toronto Jrs.; Lakeshore Jrs.; East York Ints. | Goderich, ON | 3 | |
| 60 | George Grant | K/T | January 10, 1932 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado College | Thunder Bay, ON | 7 | |
| 42 | Ian Hagemoen | C | 6'2" | 235 | Vancouver Jr. | 16 | |||
| 54 | Tom Hinton | G | 6'0" | 225 | Louisiana Tech | Ruston, LA | 16 | ||
| 21 | Sonny Homer | WR | July 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Grays Harbor J.C. | Trail, BC | 16 | |
| 25 | Ron Howell | DB | December 4, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | Westdale Collegiate | Hamilton, ON | 5 | |
| 22 | Joe Kapp | QB | March 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | California | Santa Fe, NM USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Earl Keeley | QB | May 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Montana | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| 57 | Vic Kristopaitis | ILB | September 16, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Dayton | Swissvale, PA | 7 | |
| 24 | Tom Larscheid | HB | April 6, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | Utah State | Milwaukee, WI | 16 | |
| 64 | Mike Martin | DE | August 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 230 | Washington State | Beaumont, TX | 16 | |
| 10 | Mel Melin | QB | June 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Washington State | 2 | ||
| 62 | Gord Mitchell | C | 6'3" | 235 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 11 | ||
| 26 | Douglas Nagle | DB | April 5, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 12 | |
| 17 | Bob Schloredt | DB | October 2, 1939 | 6'0" | 195 | Washington | Deadwood, SD | 14 | |
| 18 | Gary Schreider | LB | 5'10" | 185 | Queen's | 7 | |||
| 41 | Gary Schwertfeger | C | July 24, 1940 | 6'4" | 225 | Montana | 5 | ||
| 51 | Willie Taylor | G | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 230 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL | 8 | |
| 50 | Barney Therrien | DT | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | 16 | |||
| 36 | Don Vicic | CLB | January 3, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | Ohio State | Euclid, OH | 15 | |
| 55 | Tom Walker | DT | 5'11" | 212 | Iowa State | 11 |
