1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
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 Statistics
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
John BakerDLAugust 15, 19426'5"260Norfolk St.Detroit, MI USA4
70Mike BlumLBOctober 24, 19436'0"225Northern MichiganOttawa, ON 14
John BonkLBAugust 27, 19506'3"230Burlington BravesHamilton, ON 1
25Al BrennerDBNovember 13, 19476'1"200Michigan St.Benton Harbor, MI USA14
20Dave BuchananRBApril 23, 19485'9"200Arizona StateLos Angeles, CA 140
58Ed ChalupkaGFebruary 23, 19476'0"225North CarolinaPeterborough, ON 14
72Gord ChristianEMarch 6, 19466'4"228Hamilton Hurricanes14
15Dave ClarkeDBFebruary 14, 19505'10"175Guelph14
75Tommy CoffeyE/KNovember 18, 19366'0"196West Texas StatePolk County, TX 14
55Bill DanychukGAugust 29, 19406'3"240Tennessee14
Doug DerschLBApril 18, 19466'2"230CalgaryInnisfall, AB 4
16Chuck EaleyQBJanuary 6, 19506'1"195Toledo1414
52Ken FergusonCMarch 21, 19446'1"230Utah StateSaskatoon, SK 10
21Dave FlemingRBMarch 9, 19446'0"205Pittsburgh14
Wally GablerQBJune 9, 19446'2"195MichiganRoyal Oak, MI 40
77Tony GabrielEDecember 11, 19486'4"210SyracuseBurlington, ON 14
64Jerry GanttTAugust 20, 19486'4"266North Carolina CentralGreensboro, NC USA14
26Garney HenleyDB/WRDecember 21, 19376'0"180Huron CollegeElgin, SD 140
Emery HicksLBAugust 10, 19476'6"230KansasBattlesville, OK 2
57Jon HohmanGOctober 23, 19426'1"245WisconsinAntigo, WI USA14
65Gary InskeepDEMarch 31, 19476'4"258Stout StateLonaconing, MD 14
45Mark KosmosLBOctober 28, 19456'0"235OklahomaBaltimore, MD 12
14Bob KrouseLBFebruary 21, 19436'1"195Central Collegiate14
50Peter KudrykDE6'4"255Brantford Satellites14
Paul McKayDB6'0"195Toronto2
66Doug MitchellCJuly 14, 19426'2"240Western OntarioHarrow, England14
68Angelo MoscaDTFebruary 13, 19376'4"275WyomingWaltham, MA 14
51Jim PapaiG6'0"215North Carolina11
24Lew PorterDBMarch 7, 19475'11"178SouthernClarksville, MS USA14
71Bob RichardsonDBDecember 3, 19486'5"250Iowa StateHamiton, ON 14
17Rick ShawDB6'4"212Arizona State140
61Bruce SmithLBMarch 28, 19496'2"235ColoradoCooke County, TX 14
33Gerry SternbergDBMarch 18, 19435'10"175TorontoOrsk, Russia14
36Ian SunterKDecember 21, 19526'1"215noneDundee, Scotland140
10Bill Van BurkleoDB5'11"185OklahomaTulsa, OK 100
54George WellsDEOctober 31, 19476'2"233New Mexico StateOakland, CA 10
27Dick WesolowskiRBDecember 5, 19456'1"195California14
23John WilliamsDBSeptember 19, 19426'1"190New Mexico14



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