1965 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-9-1 13
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (6-9-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1965 BC Lions Statistics
1965 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 13 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.

BC racked up 286 points, while the defense surrendered 273. Joe Kapp tossed for 2,961 yards. Mack Burton grabbed 44 passes, while Willie Fleming added 594 receiving yards, while Pat Claridge and Peter Kempf provided receiving help as well.

Willie Fleming carried the ball for a team-leading 595 yards for the Lions, while Bill Munsey and Bob Swift additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Neal Beaumont and Steve Shafer each picked off 6 opponent throws.

Dave Skrien coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
12Ernie AllenDBJanuary 23, 19436'1"183UtahDelhi, LA 15
Bob AppsWR5'11"180McMaster0
27Neal BeaumontS6'1"225Vancouver Meralomas Jr.16
44Walt BilickiLBMay 1, 19365'10"205Winnipeg Rods Jr.Montreal, QC 16
69Tom BrownLB6'0"251Minnesota16
28Amos BullocksHBFebruary 7, 19396'1"202Southern IllinoisChicago, IL USA9
76Mack BurtonWR/DB6'2"190San Jose StateFranklinton, LA 16
67Mike CacicDTJanuary 4, 19376'4"260Vcr. CYO Red Raiders Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
36Roy CameronDB6'0"200Wenatchee J.C.Winnipeg, MB 4
72Jim CarphinE6'3"210WashingtonVancouver, BC 12
78Pat ClaridgeEJuly 12, 19386'2"210WashingtonVancouver, BC 16
58Steve CotterG6'3"220Wenatchee J.C.16
61Lonnie DennisOTDecember 10, 19376'1"220Brigham YoungLos Angeles, CA 2
75Norm FieldgateLBJanuary 12, 19326'2"205UBCRegina, SK 16
79Greg FindlayDEAugust 24, 19426'3"245Vcr Jr. Meralomas16
15Willie FlemingHBFebruary 2, 19395'9"183IowaAtlanta, GA 14
70Dick FoutsDEAugust 7, 19336'6"245MissouriSalt Lake City, UT 13
54Tom HintonG6'0"225Louisiana TechRuston, LA 16
21Sonny HomerWR/DBJuly 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 13
30Peter KempfWRSeptember 15, 19396'2"210UBC160
34Bill LasseterDBMay 6, 19416'0"201Meralomas Jr.Calgary, AB 15
64Mike MartinDTAugust 3, 19406'3"230Washington StateBeaumont, TX 16
Mel MelinQBJune 7, 19406'1"195Washington State0
18Ron MorrisHBJuly 16, 19366'0"195Tulsa11
20Bill MunseyHBMay 5, 19415'11"201MinnesotaUniontown, PA 15
61Bob OettingTNovember 16, 19426'5"260ConcordiaEmma, MO 11
52Garry PorterfieldLBAugust 4, 19436'3"231TulsaPawnee, OK USA5
41Gary SchwertfegerT/CJuly 24, 19406'4"225Montana16
71Paul SealeLB6'3"205Oregon State16
26Steve ShaferDBDecember 8, 19406'0"187Sequoias JC; Utah StateGlendale, CA 160
55Roy ShatzkoDLApril 4, 19406'2"240UBC16
68Ken SugarmanTJune 16, 19426'3"250Whitworth16
35Bob SwiftFBNovember 29, 19436'0"230ClemsonShawinigan Falls, QC 16
51Willie TaylorGDecember 17, 19366'0"230Florida A&MTallahassee, FL 1
45Jesse WilliamsLBNovember 17, 19406'4"243Fresno StateCorcoran, CA 16



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