1964 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-2-3 25
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 3-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Dave Skrien (11-2-3)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1964 BC Lions Statistics
1964 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1964 season with a record of 11 wins and 2 losses and 3 ties for 25 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Lions conceded 168 points, the lowest total in the circuit. BC netted 328 points. Bob Swift carried the ball for a team-leading 1,054 yards.

Joe Kapp threw for 2,816 yards. Sonny Homer grabbed 50 passes for 776 yards. Pat Claridge was targeted regularly, too.

Bill Munsey picked off 9 opponent throws.

Dave Skrien coached the team. The 1964 BC Lions won the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
38Byron BaileyDBOctober 12, 19305'10"192Washington St.Omaha, NE USA16
66Emery BarnesDTDecember 15, 19296'6"235OregonHermiston, OR USA12
27Neal BeaumontDB6'1"225Vancouver Meralomas Jr.14
44Walt BilickiLBMay 1, 19365'10"205Winnipeg Rods Jr.Montreal, QC 16
69Tom BrownLBDecember 5, 19366'0"251Minnesota16
76Mack BurtonSE6'2"190San Jose StateFranklinton, LA 16
67Mike CacicDTJanuary 4, 19376'4"260Vcr. CYO Red Raiders Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
72Jim CarphinEOctober 21, 19386'3"210WashingtonVancouver, BC 14
78Pat ClaridgeEJuly 12, 19386'2"210WashingtonVancouver, BC 16
58Steve CotterOGSeptember 15, 19406'3"220Wenatchee J.C.Vancouver, BC 16
61Lonnie DennisOTDecember 10, 19376'1"220Brigham YoungLos Angeles, CA 14
61Wayne DennisDTJuly 23, 19406'0"235Montana3
75Norm FieldgateLBJanuary 12, 19326'2"205UBCRegina, SK 16
42Greg FindlayC/LBAugust 24, 19426'3"245Vcr Jr. Meralomas16
15Willie FlemingHBFebruary 2, 19395'9"183IowaAtlanta, GA 16
70Dick FoutsDEAugust 7, 19336'6"245MissouriSalt Lake City, UT 16
68Bill FrankOTApril 13, 19386'5"255ColoradoDenver, CO USA11
42Ian HagemoenC6'2"235Vancouver Jr.2
54Tom HintonOG6'0"225Louisiana TechRuston, LA 16
24Lou HollandHBDecember 13, 19415'9"187Wisconsin7
21Sonny HomerFLJuly 8, 19366'0"185Grays Harbor J.C.Trail, BC 16
22Joe KappQBMarch 19, 19386'2"215CaliforniaSanta Fe, NM USA1616
60Gus KasapisDTMarch 18, 19426'4"255IowaDetroit, MI 11
30Peter KempfK/ESeptember 15, 19396'2"210UBC16
34Bill LasseterFB/DBMay 6, 19416'0"201Meralomas Jr.Calgary, AB 16
64Mike MartinDEAugust 3, 19406'3"230Washington StateBeaumont, TX 16
74Jim McNaughtonTE6'2"215Utah State4
10Mel MelinQBJune 7, 19406'1"195Washington State0
18Ron MorrisHB/DBJuly 16, 19366'0"195Tulsa16
20Bill MunseyHBMay 5, 19415'11"201MinnesotaUniontown, PA 16
11Pete OhlerQBDecember 29, 19406'2"200Washington70
41Gary SchwertfegerC/LBJuly 24, 19406'4"225Montana16
71Paul SealeLB6'3"205Oregon State12
26Steve ShaferDBDecember 8, 19406'0"187Sequoias JC; Utah StateGlendale, CA 80
68Ken SugarmanOTJune 16, 19426'3"250Whitworth5
35Bob SwiftFBNovember 29, 19436'0"230ClemsonShawinigan Falls, QC 16
Willie TaylorOGDecember 17, 19366'0"230Florida A&MTallahassee, FL 3
36Don VicicFBJanuary 3, 19356'2"215Ohio StateEuclid, OH 0
45Jesse WilliamsLBNovember 17, 19406'4"243Fresno StateCorcoran, CA 12


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