1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: John Payne (8-7-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: John Payne (8-7-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats 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 first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Tiger-Cats labored to change the scoreboard with just 332 points, while the defensive squad conceded 377. Dave Marler passed for 1,914 yards. Rocky DiPietro led the receiving corps, grabbing 55 receptions for 869 yards. John Holland provided receiving help, too.
Obie Graves carried the ball for a team-high 658 yards for Hamilton.
Leroy Paul picked off 5 opponent throws.
John Payne coached the team. The 1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Jerry Anderson | DB | October 27, 1953 | 5'11" | 198 | Oklahoma | Murfreesboro, TN USA | 16 | |
| 19 | Brock Aynsley | WR | January 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Washington State | Vancouver, BC | 4 | |
| 41 | Jack Blair | LB | October 19, 1956 | 6'1" | 192 | Hamilton Hurricanes Jr. | 5 | ||
| Brad Carr | LB | April 2, 1956 | 6'1" | 225 | Maryland | Harrisburg, PA | 2 | ||
| 39 | Lou Clare | LB | March 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Minnesota | Mississauga, ON | 15 | |
| Ross Clarkson | WR | October 26, 1951 | 5'10" | 175 | Simon Fraser | 11 | |||
| Chris Cobb | RB | November 17, 1958 | 5'7" | 198 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | |||
| 35 | Phil Colwell | RB | September 19, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | ||
| 24 | Rufus Crawford | RB | May 21, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Virginia St. | Gastonia, NC USA | 8 | |
| 55 | Carl Crennel | LB | September 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 230 | West Virginia | Lynchburg, VA USA | 16 | |
| 25 | Marco Cyncar | WR | April 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 187 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 16 | |
| 79 | Linden Davidson | DL | September 24, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Ottawa | 12 | ||
| 23 | Rocky DiPietro | TE | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Ottawa | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 16 | |
| 33 | Al Dosant | DB | August 29, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | Windsor | 10 | ||
| Greg Dubinetz | DL | April 15, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | ||
| 59 | Ed Fulton | G | January 27, 1955 | 6'3" | 250 | Maryland | Abington, PA USA | 7 | |
| 65 | Ed George | TE | August 10, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Ferrum | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | |
| 14 | Randy Graham | DB | February 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Simon Fraser | 16 | ||
| 3 | Obie Graves | RB | April 21, 1957 | 5'9" | 170 | California State - Fullerton | Collins, MS | 6 | |
| Cam Hackney | LB | December 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 8 | |||
| Bob Harris | OL | April 21, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Bowling Green | Amherst, OH | 2 | ||
| Jim Heighton | DT | September 22, 1944 | 6'3" | 252 | Victoria Seniors | Vancouver, BC | 0 | ||
| 73 | John Holland | WR | February 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Beckley, WV USA | 16 | |
| 63 | Ray Honey | TE | March 5, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Drake | 11 | ||
| Rick Kuchma | RB | January 28, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Northern Illinois | 4 | |||
| Craig Labbett | TE | May 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 215 | Western Ontario | Toronto, ON | 2 | ||
| 7 | Bruce Lemmerman | QB | October 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 206 | Cal State-Northridge | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | |
| Leo Lewis | RB | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 1 | ||
| 61 | Al MacLean | OL | February 12, 1955 | 6'3" | 247 | Bishop's | 1 | ||
| 8 | Dave Marler | QB | December 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi State | 13 | ||
| 66 | Willie Martin | TE | April 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | Northeastern Oklahoma | 15 | ||
| 20 | John McCorquindale | RB | December 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 205 | Brigham Young | 11 | ||
| 56 | Alan Moffat | DL | May 7, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Ottawa | 14 | ||
| 69 | Jim Muller | DE | February 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 240 | Queen's | 16 | ||
| 34 | Emil Nielsen | DB | August 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | Simon Fraser | 7 | ||
| 22 | Gord Paterson | WR | September 7, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Manitoba | 1 | ||
| 27 | Leroy Paul | DB | May 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 186 | Texas Southern | 16 | ||
| Tony Petruccio | DE | May 15, 1957 | 6'4" | 245 | Penn State | Levittown, PA | 0 | ||
| 71 | Leif Pettersen | WR | December 23, 1950 | 6'2" | 183 | Otterbein | 14 | ||
| Steve Powell | RB | January 2, 1956 | 5'11" | 186 | Truman St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 1 | ||
| 36 | John Priestner | LB | August 4, 1958 | 6'2" | 227 | Western Ontario | Burlington, ON | 7 | |
| 68 | Jim Ramey | DE | March 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 261 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 6 | |
| 67 | Doug Redl | OL | September 3, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | Saskatchewan | 16 | ||
| 70 | Don Ross | WR | October 7, 1956 | 6'5" | 200 | Acadia | 10 | ||
| 26 | Ron Rowland | RB | January 30, 1955 | 6'1" | 205 | Washington | Muskegon, MI | 6 | 6 |
| 19 | Tom Rozantz | QB | April 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | William & Mary | Erie, PA | 7 | |
| 53 | Bob Rozier | DE | July 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 240 | California | Anchorage, AK USA | 10 | |
| 10 | Bernie Ruoff | K | October 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Syracuse | West Germany, | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | David Shaw | DB | November 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | Prairie View A&M | Mountain Home, ID | 16 | |
| 77 | Wayne Smith | DL | January 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Halifax Buccaneers Srs. | Halifax, NS | 7 | |
| 60 | Drew Taylor | DE | September 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | San Jose State | Riverside, CA | 16 | |
| 51 | Ian Ward | DT | January 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Western Ontario | 5 | ||
| 50 | Henry Waszczuk | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 230 | Kent State | 16 | ||
| Charlie Weatherbie | QB | January 17, 1955 | 6'2" | 192 | Oklahoma State | Sedan, KS | 4 | ||
| 6 | Harold Woods | DB | December 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | West Virginia | Richmond, WV | 16 | |
| 76 | Lyall Woznesensky | DT | April 4, 1954 | 6'7" | 240 | Simon Fraser | St. Boniface, MB | 16 | |
| 31 | Ben Zambiasi | LB | August 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Georgia | Valdosta, GA | 14 |
