1980 BC Lions Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Vic Rapp (8-7-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1980 BC Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Vic Rapp (8-7-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1980 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's West Division.
BC scored 381 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 351. Joe Paopao threw for 2,009 yards. John White topped pass catchers, grabbing 43 passes, while Al Charuk added 674 receiving yards. Harry Holt was targeted regularly, too.
John White carried the ball for a team-leading 834 yards for the Lions.
Ken Hinton picked off 4 opponent throws.
Vic Rapp coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Terry Bailey | WB | January 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| Ollie Bakken | LB | January 30, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN | 10 | ||
| 10 | John Beaton | LB | March 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 8 | |
| 68 | John Blain | G | 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 | 4 | |
| Mike Blanton | DE | February 19, 1957 | 6'5" | 246 | Georgia Tech | Fort Riley, KS | 1 | ||
| 26 | Leon Bright | DB | May 19, 1955 | 5'9" | 192 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 15 | |
| 45 | Sam Britts | LB | February 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 235 | Missouri | 6 | ||
| 25 | Al Charuk | WR | May 21, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Acadia | 16 | ||
| 9 | Roy Dewalt | QB | September 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas - Arlington | Houston, TX | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Ellis | TE | June 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | Fullerton State | Los Angeles, CA | 9 | |
| Devon Ford | DB | May 31, 1955 | 5'8" | 170 | Appalachian State | 8 | |||
| 14 | Joe Fourqurean | DB | January 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Bluefield State | 16 | ||
| 63 | Rick Goltz | DT | March 19, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC Canada | 16 | |
| 32 | Ty Gray | SB | August 4, 1955 | 6'3" | 208 | Washington State | New York, NY | 6 | |
| 17 | Mike Guess | DB | April 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 2 | |
| 58 | Nick Hebeler | DE | July 18, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 14 | |
| Darius Helton | OT | October 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 260 | North Carolina Central | Charlotte, NC USA | 2 | ||
| 62 | Donnie Hickman | T | June 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 261 | USC | Flagstaff, AZ USA | 12 | |
| 18 | Ken Hinton | DB | July 2, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | |
| 72 | Harry Holt | TE | December 29, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Arizona | Harlingen, TX USA | 14 | |
| 70 | Mark Houghton | RB | January 11, 1957 | 6'1" | 220 | California | 16 | ||
| Tommy Humphrey | OT | March 24, 1950 | 6'6" | 260 | Abilene Christian | Comanche, TX USA | 5 | ||
| Martin Imhof | DT | October 9, 1949 | 6'6" | 255 | San Diego St. | Seattle, WA USA | 6 | ||
| 37 | Glen Jackson | LB | April 5, 1954 | 6'3" | 205 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 34 | Steve Kearns | SB | October 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | Liberty Baptist | Brazil, | 5 | |
| 11 | Larry Key | RB | July 12, 1956 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida State | Inverness, FL | 8 | |
| 65 | Franklin King | DT | March 3, 1957 | 6'0" | 255 | Kansas | Pocatello, ID | 9 | |
| 31 | Kevin Konar | LB | July 8, 1958 | 6'1" | 215 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 51 | Tom Kudaba | G | December 4, 1950 | 6'1" | 255 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| Frank Landy | DT | May 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | North Dakota | 10 | |||
| 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 | 13 | |
| 3 | Hal Lund | DB | August 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 175 | Richmond Raiders Jr. | 16 | ||
| Mack Mitchell | DE | August 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 246 | Houston | Diboli, TX USA | 0 | ||
| 44 | Ron Morehouse | LB | December 10, 1953 | 5'11" | 215 | San Diego State | 12 | ||
| 71 | Richard Murray | DE | December 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 260 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX | 16 | |
| 12 | Mike Nott | QB | May 19, 1952 | 6'3" | 203 | Santa Clara | Eureka, CA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | John Pankratz | SB | June 23, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| 6 | Joe Paopao | QB | June 30, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Long Beach State | Honolulu, HI | 10 | 9 |
| Kerry Parker | DB | October 3, 1955 | 6'1" | 192 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | ||
| 5 | Lui Passaglia | P/K | June 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 180 | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Tony Proudfoot | S | September 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | New Brunswick | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
| Louie Richardson | DE | September 16, 1954 | 6'5" | 245 | Florida State | 0 | |||
| Larry Riley | DB | November 21, 1954 | 5'10" | 192 | Salem | Eustis, FL USA | 11 | ||
| Clarence Sanders | LB | December 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 228 | Cincinnati | Montgomery, AL USA | 0 | ||
| 61 | Doug Seymour | DT | October 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 235 | Missouri | 10 | ||
| John Singleton | DL | December 22, 1956 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas - El Paso | Houston, TX | 2 | ||
| 28 | Leo Sloan | WR | June 18, 1958 | 5'9" | 180 | Linfield | 4 | ||
| Steve Sybeldon | OT | January 25, 1956 | 6'6" | 255 | North Dakota | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | ||
| 19 | Don Taylor | FB | August 29, 1955 | 5'9" | 185 | Central Iowa | Edinburgh, Scotland | 16 | |
| Alvin White | QB | March 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 215 | Oregon State | Ontario, CA | 1 | ||
| 20 | John White | RB | August 28, 1955 | 5'9" | 195 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA | 16 | |
| 52 | Al Wilson | C | April 6, 1950 | 6'2" | 240 | Montana State | Duncan, BC | 16 |
