1983 Montreal Concordes Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Galat (5-10-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1983 Montreal Concordes StatisticsTeam Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Galat (5-10-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1983 Montreal Concordes Results
The Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 11 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's East Division.
Montreal racked up 367 points, while the defense conceded 447. Johnny Evans passed for 1,864 yards. Nick Arakgi grabbed 61 passes, while Todd Brown accumulated 731 receiving yards. Ron Robinson was targeted regularly, too.
Lester Brown carried the ball for a team-best 792 yards for the Concordes, while Denny Ferdinand additionally buoyed the ground attack.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 67 turnovers. Harry Skipper intercepted 10 opponent throws. James Zachery sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.
Joe Galat coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Anglin | DE | December 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 205 | Texas Southern | Tampa, FL | 1 | |
| 79 | Nick Arakgi | TE | August 9, 1955 | 6'6" | 240 | Bishop's | Cairo, Egypt | 16 |
| 67 | Gene Belliveau | DL | May 30, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | St. Francis Xavier | Clark City, QC | 16 |
| Bobby Briggs | DL | June 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 220 | Montreal Alouettes Jr. | Montreal, QC | 1 | |
| 22 | Lester Brown | RB | January 5, 1957 | 5'11" | 178 | Clemson | Georgetown, SC | 16 |
| 89 | Todd Brown | WR | July 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | Nebraska | Holdredge, NB | 16 |
| Mike Calhoun | QB | March 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Rice | Wichita Falls, TX | 4 | |
| 47 | Carm Carteri | LB | July 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 215 | Montana | Regina, SK | 9 |
| 68 | Ron Cherkas | DL | December 30, 1953 | 6'4" | 240 | Utah State | Kamsack, SK | 3 |
| 42 | Zac Cypert | LB | May 17, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | North Texas | 7 | |
| 2 | Brian DeRoo | WR | April 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 193 | Redlands | Redlands, CA USA | 8 |
| 19 | Johnny Evans | QB | February 18, 1956 | 6'1" | 197 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 7 |
| 66 | Lloyd Fairbanks | T | April 28, 1953 | 6'4" | 240 | Brigham Young | Raymond, AB | 13 |
| 34 | Denny Ferdinand | RB | March 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 205 | Montreal Alouettes Jr. | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 16 |
| 52 | Delbert Fowler | LB | May 4, 1958 | 6'2" | 215 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH | 16 |
| 1 | Andre Francis | DB | October 5, 1960 | 5'8" | 170 | New Mexico State | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 |
| 72 | Kurt Garl | LB | October 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 225 | Humboldt State | San Bernardino, CA | 12 |
| 65 | Miles Gorrell | T | October 16, 1955 | 6'8" | 285 | Ottawa | Calgary, AB | 16 |
| 62 | William Hampton | DB | June 13, 1957 | 6'1" | 220 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL | 16 |
| Aaron Hill | DB | June 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 170 | Lamar | Dallas, TX | 1 | |
| 72 | Mark Hopkins | LB | August 3, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | York | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| Tony January | RB | November 7, 1958 | 5'9" | 180 | Sam Houston State | Orange, TX | 2 | |
| 6 | Phil Jones | DB | June 11, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Simon Fraser | Scarborough, ON | 9 |
| 58 | Glenn Keeble | C | October 31, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | Verdun Maple Leafs Jr. | Montreal, QC | 15 |
| 51 | Frank Kosec | LB | October 4, 1958 | 6'0" | 215 | Waterloo | Toronto, ON | 16 |
| Pete Lavorato | LB | August 26, 1952 | 5'11" | 195 | Utah State | Edmonton, AB | 1 | |
| 25 | Terry Lehne | DB | March 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK | 3 |
| 50 | Roland Mangold | G | February 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 237 | NE Missouri (Truman State) | Wels, Austria | 7 |
| 44 | Pete Martell | LB | April 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 215 | St. Francis Xavier | Sydney, NS | 5 |
| George Martin | LB | April 21, 1962 | 6'1" | 211 | Champlain College (Mtl) | Montreal, QC | 1 | |
| 7 | Gerry McGrath | P | June 14, 1959 | 5'10" | 195 | Verdun Maple Leafs Jr. | Montreal, QC | 9 |
| 33 | Chuck McMann | TE | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 202 | Wilfrid Laurier | Toronto, ON | 10 |
| 60 | Blake Nill | DL | February 16, 1962 | 6'6" | 275 | Calgary | Hannah, AB | 11 |
| Jerry Parrish | WR | September 27, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Eastern Kentucky | Auburndale, FL | 6 | |
| 15 | Jeff Patterson | WR | April 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 170 | Youngstown State | Wheeling, WV | 16 |
| 18 | Vince Phason | DB | May 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Arizona | Denver, CO | 9 |
| 23 | Jamie Pope | FB | November 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 218 | Gardner State | Charlotte, NC | 2 |
| James Reed | LB | October 10, 1955 | 6'2" | 230 | California | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 1 | |
| 14 | Ron Reeves | QB | March 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Robinson | WR | January 1, 1956 | 6'4" | 205 | Utah State | San Francisco, CA | 6 |
| 7 | John Rogan | QB | January 30, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Yale | New York, NY | 3 |
| Vince Skillings | DB | May 3, 1959 | 5'11" | 183 | Ohio State | Brenizer, PA | 6 | |
| 26 | Harry Skipper | DB | February 4, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | South Carolina | Baxley, GA | 15 |
| 12 | Ed Slabikowski | DB | January 16, 1960 | 6'2" | 205 | Windsor | Thunder Bay, ON | 12 |
| 53 | Doug Smith | C | June 16, 1952 | 6'1" | 235 | Wilfrid Laurier | Galt, ON | 16 |
| Ken Smith | DB | August 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | Southern Mississippi | Atlanta, GA | 1 | |
| 54 | Rob Smith | G | October 3, 1958 | 6'4" | 240 | Utah State | New Westminster, BC | 16 |
| 10 | Kevin Starkey | QB | July 9, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Long Beach State | Santa Monica, CA | 12 |
| 11 | Don Sweet | K | July 13, 1948 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington State | Vancouver, BC | 16 |
| 88 | Dom Vetro | WR | May 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Wilfrid Laurier | St. Lawrence, NF | 3 |
| 36 | Joe Walker | DB | July 13, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | Northern Arizona | Fort Huachuca, AZ | 7 |
| 32 | Mike Washburn | WR | September 28, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | New Brunswick | Oromocto, NB | 13 |
| 64 | Glen Weir | DT | July 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | London Lords Sr. | London, ON | 16 |
| 9 | Harold Woods | DB | December 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | West Virginia | Richmond, WV | 4 |
| Lyall Woznesensky | DE | April 4, 1954 | 6'7" | 240 | Simon Fraser | St. Boniface, MB | 6 | |
| 8 | Mark Young | DB | June 5, 1960 | 5'11" | 182 | Morgan State | Washington, DC | 7 |
| 17 | Preston Young | DB | July 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Simon Fraser | Regina, SK | 15 |
| 55 | James Zachery | DL | August 27, 1958 | 6'2" | 245 | Texas A&M | Midland, TX | 16 |
