1963 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Eagle Keys (2-14)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1963 Edmonton Eskimos StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Eagle Keys (2-14)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1963 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.
Edmonton stumbled, scoring only 220 points, while the leaky defense yielded 425, most in the circuit. Lynn Amedee passed for 1,352 yards. Tommy Coffey paced all receivers, snagging 61 passes for 1,104 yards.
Jim Thomas ran for a team-best 605 yards for the Eskimos.
Oscar Kruger picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Eagle Keys coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lynn Amedee | QB | August 31, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | 10 |
| 61 | Ray Baillie | T | February 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 270 | none | Montreal, QC | 16 |
| 65 | Howard Benton | T | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi State | 2 | ||
| 25 | Clair Branch | HB | March 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas | Kenedy, TX | 4 |
| 24 | Johnny Bright | HB | June 11, 1930 | 6'1" | 217 | Drake | Fort Wayne, IN | 13 |
| Doug Campbell | T | September 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Rosemount Bombers Jr. | Montreal, QC | 5 | |
| 40/50 | Dick Chrobak | G/T | June 9, 1941 | 5'11" | 215 | Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 5 |
| 71 | Bruce Claridge | E | 6'3" | 210 | Washington | 11 | ||
| 77 | Tommy Coffey | E/K | November 18, 1936 | 6'0" | 196 | West Texas State | Polk County, TX | 16 |
| 55 | Nat Dye | E/T | June 10, 1937 | 6'3" | 220 | Georgia | Blythe, GA | 16 |
| 52/53 | Al Ecuyer | G | October 15, 1937 | 5'10" | 210 | Notre Dame | New Orleans, LA | 16 |
| 52 | Larry Fleisher | G | 5'8" | 215 | Wake Forest | Winnipeg, MB | 14 | |
| 15/21 | Eldon Fortie | HB | May 21, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Brigham Young | Salt Lake City, UT | 7 |
| 51 | Mel Foss | G | July 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 220 | Colorado State | Lethbridge, AB | 13 |
| 16 | Ted Frechette | LB | June 4, 1940 | 5'9" | 190 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 16 |
| 27 | Don Getty | QB | June 20, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Western Ontario | Westmount, QC | 16 |
| 12 | Sammie Harris | HB | 6'0" | 190 | Iowa | 2 | ||
| 11 | Dunc Harvey | HB | 5'11" | 190 | Edmonton Huskies Jr. | 4 | ||
| 22 | Joe Hernandez | HB | February 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | Arizona | Bakersfield, CA USA | 15 |
| 67 | Luther Jeralds | T | August 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina Central | Roberson County, NC USA | 2 |
| 23 | Tony Kehrer | HB | January 16, 1937 | 5'9" | 190 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 11 |
| 14 | Oscar Kruger | HB | December 24, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 16 |
| 28 | Mike Lashuk | HB | December 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 13 |
| 75 | Aubrey Linne | E | April 19, 1939 | 6'7" | 235 | TCU | Centralia, IL | 8 |
| 11 | Tom Maudlin | QB | July 28, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 2 |
| 20 | Ron Miller | QB | August 19, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Wisconsin | Lyons, IL USA | 2 |
| 50 | Bill Mitchell | C/K | August 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 225 | Western Ontario | London, England | 16 |
| 66 | Roger Nelson | T | May 8, 1932 | 6'1" | 225 | Oklahoma | Wynnewood, OK | 16 |
| 42/60 | Ken Petersen | G/T | March 26, 1939 | 6'2" | 235 | Utah | Logan, UT USA | 16 |
| 15 | Gene Raesz | E/HB | November 20, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Rice | Williamson County, TX | 9 |
| 60/56 | Kenny Reed | G/T | November 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 235 | Tulsa | 16 | |
| 56/65 | Herb Schumm | T | September 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 220 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | Spruce Grove, AB | 9 |
| 26 | Howie Schumm | HB | March 11, 1940 | 6'2" | 220 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | 16 | |
| 40 | C.B. Simons | C | 6'2" | 230 | Stanford | 5 | ||
| 74 | E.A. Sims | E | February 10, 1937 | 6'3" | 215 | New Mexico State | Abilene, TX | 16 |
| 70 | Bill Smith | E/HB | December 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Edmonton Wildcats Jrs. | Edmonton, AB | 16 |
| Hugh Smith | E | August 27, 1936 | 6'4" | 217 | Kansas | Henryetta, OK USA | 1 | |
| 70 | Zeke Smith | G | September 29, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Auburn | Walker Springs, AL USA | 4 |
| 41 | Don Stephenson | C | July 10, 1935 | 6'0" | 205 | Georgia Tech | 10 | |
| 12 | Jim Thomas | HB | December 18, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi Industrial | Columbus, MS | 13 |
| 88/18 | Don Vassos | HB | 5'10" | 180 | UBC | Regina, SK | 16 | |
| 67 | Len Vella | T | 6'3" | 250 | Georgia | 5 | ||
| 64 | Mike Volcan | T | September 17, 1932 | 5'11" | 215 | Stelco | 16 | |
| Bobby Walden | HB | March 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Boston, GA USA | 2 | |
| 73 | John White | E | October 9, 1935 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas Southern | 2 | |
| 25/20 | Mike Wicklum | HB | May 18, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Queen's | 13 | |
| 20 | Jim Wright | QB | March 27, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | Memphis | Columbus, MS USA | 3 |
