1970 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-7)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1970 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
1970 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Edmonton scored 282 points, while the defensive unit conceded 287. Don Trull passed for 2,455 yards. Terry Swarn paced the receiving corps, snagging 61 passes for 739 yards. Mike Eben and Henry King were targeted regularly also.

Jim Thomas ran for a team-best 374 yards for the Eskimos.

John Wydareny intercepted 11 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ray Jauch coached the team. The 1970 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP
14	Jeff Atcheson	WR	January 1, 1941	5'11"	195	Nebraska		1
70	Sam Campbell	T	January 7, 1947	6'5"	225	Iowa State	Lorain, OH	5
	Keith Christensen	T	May 10, 1947	6'4"	265	Kansas	Concordia, KS	8
10	Howard Clark	QB	February 4, 1947	6'2"	215	Houston	Edinburg, TX	16
26	Dave Cutler	K	October 17, 1945	5'10"	185	Simon Fraser	Biggar, SK	16
50	Doug Dersch	G/LB	April 18, 1946	6'2"	230	Calgary	Innisfall, AB	16
12	Fred Dunn	E/HB		6'1"	205	Edmonton Wildcats Jr.		16
17	Dick Dupuis	DB	September 2, 1942	5'10"	183	Notre Dame	Edmonton, AB	16
	Mike Eben	WR	January 29, 1946	6'1"	183	Toronto	Zatec, Czechoslovakia	15
	Dave Fahrner	HB		6'0"	230	Western Ontario		16
42	Ken Ferguson	C	March 21, 1944	6'1"	230	Utah State	Saskatoon, SK	10
63	Ron Forwick	DE	October 5, 1943	6'4"	245	Edmonton Huskies Jr.	Edmonton, AB	16
	R.C. Gamble	RB	September 27, 1946	6'3"	220	South Carolina St.	Greenville, SC USA	3
65	Dave Gasser	LB		6'1"	225	West Texas State		16
	Darwin Gonnerman	FB	January 3, 1947	5'11"	200	South Dakota State	Rock County, MN	2
	Fritz Greenlee	LB	November 5, 1943	6'2"	230	Air Force	Des Moines, IA USA	1
30	Jerry Griffin	LB	December 10, 1944	6'1"	225	Southern Methodist	Dallas, TX	16
62	John Harper	T		6'3"	250	Adams State		6
20	Jim Henshall	DB	April 6, 1947	6'2"	194	Western Ontario		16
16	Joe Hernandez	WR	February 9, 1940	6'2"	180	Arizona	Bakersfield, CA USA	16
54	Henry Hubert	G		6'3"	240	Southern Oklahoma State		16
56	Alan Ische	G		6'2"	253	Northern Michigan	Stratford, ON	16
11	Larry Kerychuk	P/HB		6'1"	190	Idaho State		14
25	Henry King	TE	January 25, 1945	6'4"	205	Utah St.	San Francisco, CA USA	16
66	John Lagrone	DT	November 4, 1944	5'10"	235	Southern Methodist	Borger, TX	16
27	Mike Law	DB	March 9, 1942	5'11"	180	Waterloo	Ottawa, ON	16
	Jim Mankins	FB	June 23, 1944	6'1"	235	Oklahoma	Chino, CA USA	1
74	Ed Molstad	DE	February 21, 1947	6'6"	250	Alberta		16
19	Tom Nettles	WR	July 11, 1945	5'11"	173	San Diego State	San Diego, CA	7
23	Bayne Norrie	DB	June 30, 1944	5'10"	190	Queen's		16
67	Bob Pickens	G	February 2, 1943	6'4"	258	Wisconsin	Chicago, IL USA	16
61	Greg Pipes	DT	August 4, 1946	5'10"	235	Baylor	Fort Worth, TX	16
	Alan Pitcaithley	DB	July 7, 1948	6'3"	218	Oregon	Oakland, CA	8
	Howie Schumm	HB	March 11, 1940	6'2"	220	Edmonton Wildcats Jr.		8
55	Roy Shatzko	DL	April 4, 1940	6'2"	240	UBC		16
24	Leroy Sledge	HB	October 11, 1946	6'2"	230	Bakersfield JC	Richmond, VA USA	1
77	Terry Swarn	WR	May 25, 1947	6'3"	210	Colorado State	Mansfield, OH	16
	Jim Thomas	RB	December 18, 1938	6'2"	195	Mississippi Industrial	Columbus, MS	9
41	Peter Travis	C/T	November 11, 1945	6'4"	250	Louisville		16
9	Don Trull	QB	October 20, 1941	6'1"	195	Baylor	Oklahoma City, OK USA	16
15	John Wydareny	DB	February 15, 1941	6'0"	180	Western Ontario	Hearst, ON	16
60	Willie Young	T	November 12, 1947	6'4"	270	Alcorn St.	Jefferson, MS USA	2

1970 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

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