1963 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Frank Clair (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1963 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Rough Riders racked up 326 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 284. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-high 907 yards for Ottawa.

Russ Jackson tossed for 2,910 yards. Whit Tucker grabbed 41 receptions for 967 yards. Ted Watkins provided receiving help, too.

Larry Degraw picked off 5 opponent throws.

Frank Clair coached the team. The 1963 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Conference Final.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
	Gilles Archambault	G/T	March 9, 1934	6'2"	245	Ottawa	Richelieu, QC	1
73	George Belu	E	June 11, 1939	6'1"	200	Ohio	Lorain, OH	14
51	Marv Bevan	G	July 6, 1935	6'0"	245	Hamilton Tigers Jr.		13
30	Rick Black	HB		6'0"	210	Mount Allison	Ottawa, ON	14
65	Billy Booth	DE	April 7, 1940	6'0"	230	LSU	Minden, LA	14
52	Jim Cain	T		6'4"	240	Detroit Mercy		14
54	Merv Collins	G	August 10, 1933	6'1"	220	Ottawa Collegiate	Toronto, ON	14
25	Jim Conroy	LB	October 18, 1937	6'0"	205	Southern California	Vancouver, BC	14
23	Doug Daigneault	HB	August 4, 1936	6'1"	192	Clemson	Valleyfield, QC	4
15	Larry Degraw	HB		5'10"	175	Utah		13
23	Don Derrick	HB		6'1"	195	Oklahoma State		7
	Don Estes	T	October 14, 1938	6'3"	250	LSU	Tomball, TX USA	2
22	Gene Gaines	DB	June 26, 1938	5'11"	185	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	14
12	Russ Jackson	QB	July 28, 1936	6'1"	195	McMaster	Hamilton, ON	14	14
40	Bill Johnson	C	December 30, 1936	6'4"	240	Northeast Oklahoma State	Picture Butte, AB	14
76	John Kenerson	E	March 18, 1938	6'3"	255	Kentucky St.	Chicago, IL USA	9
64	Roger Kramer	T	August 3, 1939	6'5"	280	Kalamazoo College (MI)	Kalamazoo, MI	13
16	Tommy Lee	QB	September 11, 1942	6'0"	185	Willamette	Honolulu, HI	4
20	John Nichols	HB		6'1"	220	Tennessee		10
10	Bob O'Billovich	HB	June 30, 1940	5'10"	182	Montana State	Butte, MT	13
17	Joe Poirier	HB	July 30, 1937	6'1"	190	N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.	Verdun, QC	14
24	Peter Quinn	HB		5'11"	192	Queen's		14
74	Bill Quinter	G/T	October 2, 1939	6'2"	238	Indiana	Takoma Park, MD	14
62	Moe Racine	T/K	October 14, 1937	6'4"	235	Cornwall	Cornwall, ON	13
14	Gary Schreider	HB/K		5'10"	185	Queen's		3
50	Sam Scoccia	G		5'11"	240	Hamilton Int.		14
42	Jerry Selinger	C/LB	July 17, 1935	6'0"	215	St. Joseph's (Indiana)	Wayburn, SK	14
66	Mel Semenko	DE	November 26, 1937	6'2"	235	Colorado	Greensburg, PA	4
60	Bill Siekerski	T		6'1"	250	Missouri State		14
	Len Sparks	DB/E	March 18, 1940	6'2"	207	Wyoming	South Porcupine, ON	9
11	Ron Stewart	HB	September 25, 1934	5'8"	180	Queen's	Toronto, ON	14
21	Dave Thelen	FB	September 2, 1936	6'0"	200	Miami (Ohio)		14
71	Oscar Thorsland	E	April 30, 1940	6'4"	220	Clemson	New York, NY	4
26	Whit Tucker	FL	November 15, 1940	6'0"	175	Western Ontario	Windsor, ON	14
23	Ed Ulmer	HB/P	July 21, 1940	6'2"	195	Ohio State		2
55	Kaye Vaughan	G	June 30, 1931	6'2"	220	Tulsa	Concordia, KS	13
75	Ted Watkins	WR		6'3"	200	Pacific	Chicago, IL	14
27	Ernie White	HB	January 26, 1938	5'8"	180	Dayton	Youngstown, OH	12
	Joe Williams	DE	March 16, 1941	5'10"	205	Iowa	Daisy, GA	2
53	Chuck Wood	G	July 26, 1940	6'1"	225	McGill	Montreal, QC	3