1969 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster
Team Record: 11-3 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Frank Clair (11-3)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders Results
The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1969 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.
Ottawa piled up points with 399 points, while the defense conceded 298. Russ Jackson directed the offense, slinging for 3,641 yards. Margene Adkins grabbed 56 receptions for 1,402 yards, while Vic Washington provided receiving help also.
Vic Washington carried the ball for a team-high 717 yards for the Rough Riders, while Jim Mankins and Russ Jackson additionally aided the ground game.
Don Sutherin picked off 10 opponent throws.
Frank Clair coached the team. The 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Margene Adkins | WR | April 30, 1947 | 5'10" | 183 | Henderson JC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | |
| 20 | Barry Ardern | DB | May 12, 1946 | 5'10" | 180 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 14 | |
| 61 | Tom Beynon | T | July 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 240 | Queen's | Kitchener, ON | 14 | |
| 25 | Terry Black | HB | 6'1" | 205 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | Ottawa, ON | 14 | ||
| 65 | Billy Booth | DE | April 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 230 | LSU | Minden, LA | 14 | |
| 55 | Dave Braggins | G | September 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida State | Lake Wales, FL | 10 | |
| 52 | Jim Cain | T | 6'4" | 240 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | |||
| 54 | Jerry Campbell | LB | July 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 210 | Idaho | Binghamton, NY | 14 | |
| 66 | Doug Collins | DT | February 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Cincinnati | Windsor, ON | 14 | |
| 23 | Billy Cooper | HB | January 1, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 14 | |
| 30 | Danny Dever | LB | February 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Wake Forest | Ottawa, ON | 14 | |
| 22 | Gene Gaines | DB | June 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | |
| 21 | Wayne Giardino | HB | November 7, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Florida State | Peterborough, ON | 14 | |
| Darwin Gonnerman | FB | January 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 200 | South Dakota State | Rock County, MN | 6 | ||
| 12 | Russ Jackson | QB | July 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Ed Joyner | G/LB | 6'1" | 230 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 10 | |||
| 41 | Ken Lehmann | G/LB | January 13, 1942 | 5'11" | 220 | Xavier | Louisville, KY | 14 | |
| 16 | Jim Mankins | FB | June 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Chino, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| John McCambridge | DE | August 30, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Northwestern | Klamath Falls, OR USA | 2 | ||
| Bobby Morgan | DB | August 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 205 | New Mexico | Warnego, KS USA | 1 | ||
| 51 | Roger Perdrix | G | June 17, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Cincinnati | Boston, MA | 14 | |
| 17 | Joe Poirier | DB | July 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Verdun, QC | 14 | |
| 71 | Tom Pullen | E | January 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan | Ottawa, ON | 14 | |
| Moe Racine | T | October 14, 1937 | 6'4" | 235 | Cornwall | Cornwall, ON | 6 | ||
| 76 | Jay Roberts | TE | 6'4" | 220 | Kansas | Des Moines, IA | 14 | ||
| 56 | Tom Schuette | G | January 10, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | Indiana | East St. Louis, IL | 14 | |
| 42 | Jerry Selinger | C | July 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | St. Joseph's (Indiana) | Wayburn, SK | 14 | |
| 53 | Marshall Shirk | DT | August 3, 1940 | 6'2" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles County, CA | 14 | |
| 60 | Wayne Smith | DE | January 24, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Halifax Buccaneers Srs. | Halifax, NS | 14 | |
| 43 | Doug Specht | C | February 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 250 | Brigham Young | 14 | ||
| 11 | Ron Stewart | HB | September 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 180 | Queen's | Toronto, ON | 14 | |
| 14 | Don Sutherin | DB/K | February 29, 1936 | 5'10" | 193 | Ohio St. | Empire, OH USA | 14 | |
| Gene Thomas | HB | September 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 210 | Florida A&M | Barberton, OH USA | 0 | ||
| 24 | Greg Thompson | FB | 5'10" | 200 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 8 | |||
| 26 | Whit Tucker | WR | 6'0" | 175 | Western Ontario | 14 | |||
| 15 | Bill Van Burkleo | DB | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 14 | 0 | |
| 10 | Andy Walton | RB | 5'9" | 180 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vic Washington | HB | March 23, 1946 | 5'11" | 197 | Wyoming | Plainfield, NJ USA | 12 |
