1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jerry Williams (11-3)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Hamilton scored 372 points, while the solid defensive unit allowed 262. Chuck Ealey passed for 2,573 yards. Tony Gabriel led pass catchers, grabbing 49 receptions, while Garney Henley contributed 881 receiving yards.
Dave Buchanan carried the ball for a team-high 1,163 yards for the Tiger-Cats.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 64 turnovers. Al Brenner picked off 15 opponent throws.
Jerry Williams coached the team. The 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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John Baker | DL | August 15, 1942 | 6'5" | 260 | Norfolk St. | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | ||
70 | Mike Blum | LB | October 24, 1943 | 6'0" | 225 | Northern Michigan | Ottawa, ON | 14 | |
John Bonk | LB | August 27, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | Burlington Braves | Hamilton, ON | 1 | ||
25 | Al Brenner | DB | November 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Michigan St. | Benton Harbor, MI USA | 14 | |
20 | Dave Buchanan | RB | April 23, 1948 | 5'9" | 200 | Arizona State | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | 0 |
58 | Ed Chalupka | G | February 23, 1947 | 6'0" | 225 | North Carolina | Peterborough, ON | 14 | |
72 | Gord Christian | E | March 6, 1946 | 6'4" | 228 | Hamilton Hurricanes | 14 | ||
15 | Dave Clarke | DB | February 14, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | Guelph | 14 | ||
75 | Tommy Coffey | E/K | November 18, 1936 | 6'0" | 196 | West Texas State | Polk County, TX | 14 | |
55 | Bill Danychuk | G | August 29, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Tennessee | 14 | ||
Doug Dersch | LB | April 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Calgary | Innisfall, AB | 4 | ||
16 | Chuck Ealey | QB | January 6, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Toledo | 14 | 14 | |
52 | Ken Ferguson | C | March 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Utah State | Saskatoon, SK | 10 | |
21 | Dave Fleming | RB | March 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Pittsburgh | 14 | ||
Wally Gabler | QB | June 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | 4 | 0 | |
77 | Tony Gabriel | E | December 11, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Syracuse | Burlington, ON | 14 | |
64 | Jerry Gantt | T | August 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 266 | North Carolina Central | Greensboro, NC USA | 14 | |
26 | Garney Henley | DB/WR | December 21, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Huron College | Elgin, SD | 14 | 0 |
Emery Hicks | LB | August 10, 1947 | 6'6" | 230 | Kansas | Battlesville, OK | 2 | ||
57 | Jon Hohman | G | October 23, 1942 | 6'1" | 245 | Wisconsin | Antigo, WI USA | 14 | |
65 | Gary Inskeep | DE | March 31, 1947 | 6'4" | 258 | Stout State | Lonaconing, MD | 14 | |
45 | Mark Kosmos | LB | October 28, 1945 | 6'0" | 235 | Oklahoma | Baltimore, MD | 12 | |
14 | Bob Krouse | LB | February 21, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Central Collegiate | 14 | ||
50 | Peter Kudryk | DE | 6'4" | 255 | Brantford Satellites | 14 | |||
Paul McKay | DB | 6'0" | 195 | Toronto | 2 | ||||
66 | Doug Mitchell | C | July 14, 1942 | 6'2" | 240 | Western Ontario | Harrow, England | 14 | |
68 | Angelo Mosca | DT | February 13, 1937 | 6'4" | 275 | Wyoming | Waltham, MA | 14 | |
51 | Jim Papai | G | 6'0" | 215 | North Carolina | 11 | |||
24 | Lew Porter | DB | March 7, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Southern | Clarksville, MS USA | 14 | |
71 | Bob Richardson | DB | December 3, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Iowa State | Hamiton, ON | 14 | |
17 | Rick Shaw | DB | 6'4" | 212 | Arizona State | 14 | 0 | ||
61 | Bruce Smith | LB | March 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Cooke County, TX | 14 | |
33 | Gerry Sternberg | DB | March 18, 1943 | 5'10" | 175 | Toronto | Orsk, Russia | 14 | |
36 | Ian Sunter | K | December 21, 1952 | 6'1" | 215 | none | Dundee, Scotland | 14 | 0 |
10 | Bill Van Burkleo | DB | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 10 | 0 | |
54 | George Wells | DE | October 31, 1947 | 6'2" | 233 | New Mexico State | Oakland, CA | 10 | |
27 | Dick Wesolowski | RB | December 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | California | 14 | ||
23 | John Williams | DB | September 19, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | New Mexico | 14 |