1978 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Vic Rapp (7-7-2)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1978 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7-2 16
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Vic Rapp (7-7-2)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1978 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties for 16 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Conference.
BC ran up 359 points, while the defensive squad conceded 308. Jerry Tagge passed for 3,134 yards. Leon Bright grabbed 52 passes, while Al Charuk added 790 receiving yards. Larry Key was targeted regularly as well.
Larry Key carried the ball for a team-leading 1,054 yards for the Lions.
Ken Hinton picked off 5 opponent throws.
Vic Rapp coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Anderson | DT | August 28, 1955 | 6'6" | 260 | New Mexico State | Garland, TX | 1 | ||
| 72 | Rick Appleby | TE | December 25, 1952 | 6'3" | 215 | Georgia | Athens, GA | 3 | |
| 36 | Terry Bailey | SB | January 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 10 | John Beaton | LB | March 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 68 | John Blain | T | February 1, 1955 | 6'6" | 265 | San Jose State | North Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 69 | John Blake | G/T | September 1, 1952 | 6'6" | 235 | San Jose State | Vancouver, BC | 12 | |
| 26 | Leon Bright | WR | May 19, 1955 | 5'9" | 192 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 15 | |
| 45 | Sam Britts | LB | February 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 235 | Missouri | 16 | ||
| Elton Brown | DE | September 15, 1951 | 6'2" | 255 | Utah State | Charleston, SC | 1 | ||
| 28 | Doug Carlson | DB | April 10, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Colorado | Calgary, AB | 8 | |
| 32 | Grady Cavness | S | March 1, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 16 | |
| 25 | Al Charuk | WR | May 21, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Acadia | 16 | ||
| Calvin Culliver | FB | April 11, 1955 | 6'1" | 210 | Alabama | Escambia, AL | 5 | ||
| 71 | Ricky Ellis | SB | June 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | Fullerton State | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | |
| 12 | Rudy Florio | TE | March 26, 1950 | 5'10" | 192 | Youngstown State | Hamilton, ON | 9 | |
| Devon Ford | DB | May 31, 1955 | 5'8" | 170 | Appalachian State | 6 | |||
| 14 | Joe Fourqurean | DB | January 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Bluefield State | 16 | ||
| 40 | Paul Giroday | LB | March 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 225 | California | 16 | ||
| 63 | Rick Goltz | DE | March 19, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC Canada | 15 | |
| 18 | Ken Hinton | DB | July 2, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | |
| 31 | Harry Holt | RB | December 29, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Arizona | Harlingen, TX USA | 7 | |
| Gerry Inglis | C | August 20, 1954 | 6'0" | 230 | Alberta | Swift Current, SK | 6 | ||
| 37 | Glen Jackson | LB | April 5, 1954 | 6'3" | 205 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 7 | Gary Keithley | QB | January 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas | Alvin, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | Larry Key | HB | July 12, 1956 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida State | Inverness, FL | 16 | |
| 51 | Tom Kudaba | G | December 4, 1950 | 6'1" | 255 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 78 | Frank Landy | DT | May 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | North Dakota | 16 | ||
| 54 | Glenn Leonhard | G | November 14, 1954 | 6'4" | 265 | Manitoba | Swan River, MB | 16 | |
| 55 | Jim Lohmann | T | May 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas - El Paso | Oakland, CA | 5 | |
| 3 | Hal Lund | DB | August 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 175 | Richmond Raiders Jr. | 11 | ||
| Mark McDonald | WR | April 27, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Washington State | 1 | |||
| Layne McDowell | OT | August 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Iowa | Des Moines, IA | 0 | ||
| 17 | Frank Oliver | DB | March 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 194 | Kentucky St. | Wetumpka, AL USA | 16 | |
| 6 | Joe Paopao | QB | June 30, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Long Beach State | Honolulu, HI | 2 | |
| 5 | Lui Passaglia | P/K | June 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 180 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Louie Richardson | DE | September 16, 1954 | 6'5" | 245 | Florida State | 16 | ||
| 67 | Gary Robinson | DL | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 265 | Simon Fraser | 4 | ||
| 50 | Tom Schultz | LB | July 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 5 | ||
| 61 | Doug Seymour | DT | October 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 235 | Missouri | 16 | ||
| 66 | Al Simpson | OT | July 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 255 | Colorado St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | |
| 8 | Jerry Tagge | QB | April 12, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Don Taylor | RB | August 29, 1955 | 5'9" | 185 | Central Iowa | Edinburgh, Scotland | 9 | |
| 60 | Drew Taylor | DE | September 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | San Jose State | Riverside, CA | 8 | |
| Tyrone Walls | TE | December 31, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Missouri | Chicago, IL | 4 | ||
| 64 | Larry Watkins | DT | May 22, 1948 | 6'4" | 270 | Western Kentucky | Louisville, KY | 16 | |
| 20 | John White | HB | August 28, 1955 | 5'9" | 195 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA | 7 | |
| 52 | Al Wilson | C | April 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 240 | Montana State | Duncan, BC | 16 | |
| 30 | Jim Young | TE | June 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 205 | Queens | Hamilton, ON Canada | 16 |
