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 Statistics
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.

The Lions scored 381 points, and 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 contributed to the receiving game, too.

John White carried the ball for a team-leading 834 yards for BC.

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
36Terry BaileyWBJanuary 2, 19516'0"210Simon Fraser16
50Ollie BakkenLBJanuary 30, 19536'3"225MinnesotaSt. Paul, MN 10
10John BeatonLBMarch 2, 19506'2"190Simon FraserVancouver, BC 8
68John BlainGFebruary 1, 19556'6"265San Jose StateNorth Vancouver, BC 16
69John BlakeG/TSeptember 1, 19526'6"235San Jose StateVancouver, BC 4
Mike BlantonDEFebruary 19, 19576'5"246Georgia TechFort Riley, KS 1
26Leon BrightDBMay 19, 19555'9"192Florida St.Starke, FL USA15
45Sam BrittsLBFebruary 23, 19506'0"235Missouri6
25Al CharukWRMay 21, 19545'11"185Acadia16
9Roy DewaltQBSeptember 4, 19566'1"210Texas - ArlingtonHouston, TX 166
7Ricky EllisTEJune 27, 19556'4"235Fullerton StateLos Angeles, CA 9
16Devon FordDBMay 31, 19555'8"170Appalachian State8
14Joe FourqureanDBJanuary 6, 19506'1"190Bluefield State16
63Rick GoltzDTMarch 19, 19556'4"255Simon FraserVancouver, BC Canada16
32Ty GraySBAugust 4, 19556'3"208Washington StateNew York, NY 6
17Mike GuessDBApril 20, 19585'11"192Ohio StateColumbus, OH 2
58Nick HebelerDEJuly 18, 19576'3"255Simon FraserVancouver, BC 14
Darius HeltonOTOctober 2, 19546'2"260North Carolina CentralCharlotte, NC USA2
62Donnie HickmanTJune 11, 19556'2"261USCFlagstaff, AZ USA12
18Ken HintonDBJuly 2, 19555'9"170San Diego StateLos Angeles, CA 16
72Harry HoltTEDecember 29, 19576'4"236ArizonaHarlingen, TX USA14
70Mark HoughtonRBJanuary 11, 19576'1"220California16
Tommy HumphreyOTMarch 24, 19506'6"260Abilene ChristianComanche, TX USA5
60Martin ImhofDTOctober 9, 19496'6"255San Diego St.Seattle, WA USA6
37Glen JacksonLBApril 5, 19546'3"205Simon FraserVancouver, BC 16
34Steve KearnsSBOctober 20, 19596'2"210Liberty BaptistBrazil, 5
11Larry KeyRBJuly 12, 19565'9"180Florida StateInverness, FL 8
65Franklin KingDTMarch 3, 19576'0"255KansasPocatello, ID 9
31Kevin KonarLBJuly 8, 19586'1"215UBCVancouver, BC 16
51Tom KudabaGDecember 4, 19506'1"255Simon Fraser16
Frank LandyDTMay 24, 19506'3"235North Dakota10
54Glenn LeonhardGNovember 14, 19546'4"265ManitobaSwan River, MB 16
55Jim LohmannTMay 18, 19556'5"265Texas - El PasoOakland, CA 13
3Hal LundDBAugust 15, 19575'10"175Richmond Raiders Jr.16
Mack MitchellDEAugust 16, 19526'8"246HoustonDiboli, TX USA0
44Ron MorehouseLBDecember 10, 19535'11"215San Diego State12
71Richard MurrayDEDecember 18, 19546'2"260OklahomaGreenville, TX 16
12Mike NottQBMay 19, 19526'3"203Santa ClaraEureka, CA USA41
21John PankratzSBJune 23, 19575'10"180Simon FraserVancouver, BC 16
6Joe PaopaoQBJune 30, 19556'1"200Long Beach StateHonolulu, HI 109
Kerry ParkerDBOctober 3, 19556'1"192Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA1
5Lui PassagliaP/KJune 7, 19545'11"180Simon FraserVancouver, BC 160
27Tony ProudfootSSeptember 10, 19496'1"195New BrunswickWinnipeg, MB 16
Louie RichardsonDESeptember 16, 19546'5"245Florida State0
4Larry RileyDBNovember 21, 19545'10"192SalemEustis, FL USA11
Clarence SandersLBDecember 28, 19526'4"228CincinnatiMontgomery, AL USA0
61Doug SeymourDTOctober 16, 19526'3"235Missouri10
John SingletonDLDecember 22, 19566'5"260Texas - El PasoHouston, TX 2
28Leo SloanWRJune 18, 19585'9"180Linfield4
Steve SybeldonOTJanuary 25, 19566'6"255North DakotaMilwaukee, WI 1
19Don TaylorFBAugust 29, 19555'9"185Central IowaEdinburgh, Scotland16
Alvin WhiteQBMarch 26, 19536'3"215Oregon StateOntario, CA 1
20John WhiteRBAugust 28, 19555'9"195Louisiana TechShreveport, LA 16
52Al WilsonCApril 6, 19506'2"240Montana StateDuncan, BC 16


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