1968 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-11-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Champion (4-11-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1968 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 4-11-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Jim Champion (4-11-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1968 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties for 9 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
BC stumbled, scoring only 217 points, while the defense conceded 318. Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 1,220 yards for the Lions.
Pete Ohler threw for 1,037 yards, and Paul Brothers played quarterback, too. Jim Young grabbed 51 passes for 698 yards.
Jerry Bradley and John Griffin each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Jim Champion coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Jerry Bradley | DB | August 6, 1945 | 5'11" | 175 | California | San Francisco, CA | 16 | |
| 15 | Dale Brady | HB | December 11, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Memphis State | 13 | ||
| 10 | Paul Brothers | QB | April 18, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon State | Rock Springs, WY | 16 | 9 |
| 60 | Bob Brown | DE | March 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Miami | Pittsburgh, PA | 10 | |
| 72 | Bill Bufton | DE | 6'3" | 220 | Idaho | 16 | |||
| 76 | Jim Carphin | E | October 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington | Vancouver, BC | 11 | |
| 61 | Lonnie Dennis | T | December 10, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | Brigham Young | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | |
| 52 | Wayne Dennis | DT | July 23, 1940 | 6'0" | 235 | Montana | 15 | ||
| 54 | Skip Diaz | LB/T | February 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 262 | Oregon State | Honolulu, HI | 9 | |
| 66 | Trevor Ekdahl | G | April 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Utah State | Weyburn, SK | 16 | |
| 78 | Garner Ekstran | LB | September 1, 1941 | 6'0" | 225 | Washington State | Bow, WA | 8 | |
| 28 | Jim Evenson | FB | January 9, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Oregon | Hillsboro, OR | 16 | |
| 45 | Ken Ferguson | C | March 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Utah State | Saskatoon, SK | 16 | |
| 79 | Greg Findlay | LB | August 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Vcr Jr. Meralomas | 16 | ||
| Wayne Foster | DT | February 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington State | Bremerton, WA | 1 | 1 | |
| 69 | Dick Fouts | DE | August 7, 1933 | 6'6" | 245 | Missouri | Salt Lake City, UT | 16 | |
| 35 | Ted Gerela | K | March 12, 1944 | 5'10" | 210 | Washington State | Sarrail, AB | 16 | |
| 25 | John Griffin | DB | November 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | |
| 71 | Lynn Hendrickson | TE | April 27, 1943 | 6'1" | 215 | Oregon | 16 | ||
| 74 | Lach Heron | WR | February 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Oregon | 16 | ||
| 21 | Sonny Homer | WR | July 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Grays Harbor J.C. | Trail, BC | 16 | |
| 44 | Bob Howes | C | January 4, 1943 | 6'4" | 246 | Queen's | 13 | ||
| 52 | Fred Hubbs | G | December 29, 1943 | 6'2" | 253 | Miami | 3 | ||
| 55 | Max Huber | T | October 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 255 | Brigham Young | Mesa, TX | 3 | |
| 70 | Roger Kettlewell | DB | 6'2" | 205 | Simon Fraser | 5 | |||
| 34 | Bill Lasseter | DB | May 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 201 | Meralomas Jr. | Calgary, AB | 16 | |
| 64 | Mike Martin | LB | August 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 230 | Washington State | Beaumont, TX | 16 | |
| 62 | John McDowell | T | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | St. John's (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | |
| 58 | Rick McHale | G | 6'0" | 230 | Washington | London, ON | 16 | ||
| 40 | Bill Mitchell | C | August 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 225 | Western Ontario | London, England | 3 | |
| Brian Murphy | DT | Toronto | 1 | ||||||
| 36 | Craig Murray | S | 5'10" | 195 | Utah State | 16 | |||
| 18 | Pete Ohler | QB | December 29, 1940 | 6'2" | 200 | Washington | 15 | 6 | |
| 11 | Jackie Parker | QB | August 3, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Mississippi State | Knoxville, TN | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Rich Robinson | DB | 5'10" | 170 | Miami | 12 | |||
| 77 | Jimmy Sidle | TE | February 7, 1943 | 6'2" | 215 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | |
| 70 | E.A. Sims | TE | February 10, 1937 | 6'3" | 215 | New Mexico State | Abilene, TX | 5 | |
| Leroy Sledge | RB | October 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Bakersfield JC | Richmond, VA USA | 12 | ||
| 50 | Jiggy Smaha | LB | September 19, 1946 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Hazleton, PA | 8 | |
| 26 | Len Sparks | DB | March 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 207 | Wyoming | South Porcupine, ON | 16 | |
| 67 | Mike St. Louis | G | July 31, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Central Missouri | Kansas City, MO | 2 | |
| 68 | Ken Sugarman | G | June 16, 1942 | 6'3" | 250 | Whitworth | 16 | ||
| 56 | Peter Travis | OT | November 11, 1945 | 6'4" | 250 | Louisville | 5 | ||
| 30 | Jim Young | HB | June 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 205 | Queens | Hamilton, ON Canada | 16 |
