1972 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Eagle Keys (5-11)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1972 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Eagle Keys (5-11)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1972 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.
The Lions chalked up 254 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 380. Don Moorhead threw for 2,606 yards. Jim Young topped pass catchers, grabbing 63 passes for 1,362 yards.
Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 961 yards for BC.
Brian Donnelly intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Eagle Keys coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | George Anderson | LB | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 230 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 60 | Hank Barton | DE | March 18, 1948 | 6'7" | 230 | Portland State | Bend, OR | 1 | |
| 62 | Ross Boice | DT | July 31, 1949 | 6'2" | 245 | Pacific Lutheran | Bellingham, WA | 3 | |
| 10 | Don Bunce | QB | January 17, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | Stanford | Redwood City, CA | 15 | 1 |
| 41 | Bob Currie | DL | May 9, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Hawaii | 3 | ||
| 72 | Dave Denny | TE | 6'3" | 225 | Missouri State | 16 | |||
| 11 | Brian Donnelly | DB | November 3, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 20 | Dave Easley | S | August 12, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 66 | Trevor Ekdahl | G | April 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Utah State | Weyburn, SK | 16 | |
| 26 | Monroe Eley | HB | April 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Arizona St. | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 16 | |
| 36 | Larry Ely | LB | December 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 1 | |
| 78 | Ronnie Estay | DE | December 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 240 | LSU | Raceland, LA | 16 | |
| 28 | Jim Evenson | FB | January 9, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | Oregon | Hillsboro, OR | 16 | |
| 79 | Greg Findlay | LB | August 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Vcr Jr. Meralomas | 16 | ||
| 25 | Bob Friend | DB | April 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 35 | Ted Gerela | P/K | March 12, 1944 | 5'10" | 210 | Washington State | Sarrail, AB | 16 | |
| 54 | Dave Golinsky | TE | 6'4" | 250 | Washington State | 16 | |||
| 14 | Eric Guthrie | P/QB | April 27, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Boise State | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 36 | Larry Highbaugh | WR/DB | January 1, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | 10 | |
| 12 | Wayne Holm | DB | May 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Simon Fraser | Gander Bay, BC | 16 | |
| 64 | Garrett Hunsperger | DT | October 8, 1946 | 6'3" | 255 | Central Missouri State | 11 | ||
| 61 | Lynn Larson | G | March 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 254 | Kansas St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 5 | |
| 44 | Ken Lehmann | LB | January 13, 1942 | 5'11" | 220 | Xavier | Louisville, KY | 2 | |
| 34 | Michel Leveille | WR | 5'10" | 170 | Ottawa | 11 | |||
| 17 | Rocky Long | DB/RB | January 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 180 | New Mexico | Provo, UT | 15 | |
| 15 | Wayne Matherne | DB | May 6, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Northeastern Louisiana | 16 | ||
| 62 | Layne McDowell | G | August 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Iowa | Des Moines, IA | 4 | |
| 27 | Don Moorhead | QB | October 11, 1948 | 6'3" | 205 | Michigan | 16 | 15 | |
| 22 | Johnny Musso | RB | March 6, 1950 | 5'11" | 201 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | |
| 51 | Ray Nettles | LB | August 1, 1949 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Jacksonville, FL | 16 | |
| 70 | Pete Palmer | LB | September 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Toronto, ON | 16 | |
| 65 | Paul Patterson | OT | 6'5" | 255 | Waterloo Lutheran | 14 | |||
| 22 | Ken Phillips | P | 6'0" | 225 | Vancouver Meralomas Jr. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Willie Postler | C | March 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 260 | Montana | 16 | ||
| 76 | Al Rankin | WR | 6'0" | 202 | Saskatoon Hilltops Jr. | 4 | |||
| 67 | Gary Robinson | DT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 265 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 69 | Ken Sugarman | T | June 16, 1942 | 6'3" | 250 | Whitworth | 16 | ||
| 69 | Mike Walker | DE | November 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Tulane | Texarkana, AR USA | 10 | |
| 55 | Carl Weathers | LB | January 14, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | San Diego St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | |
| 58 | Ted Wheeler | G | September 16, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | West Texas A&M | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | |
| 52 | Al Wilson | C | April 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 240 | Montana State | Duncan, BC | 16 | |
| 24 | Mike Wilson | DB | November 19, 1946 | 5'11" | 200 | West. Illinois | Washington, DC USA | 5 | |
| 30 | Jim Young | WR | June 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 205 | Queens | Hamilton, ON Canada | 16 |
