1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-5 18
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Jack Gotta (9-5)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses for 18 points, finishing first in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

Ottawa chalked up 275 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 234. Rick Cassata passed for 1,255 yards, and Jerry Keeling spent time under center, too. Rhome Nixon grabbed 38 receptions, while Hugh Oldham contributed 701 receiving yards.

Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-high 909 yards for the Rough Riders.

The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 56 turnovers, topping in the league. Al Marcelin picked off 8 opponent throws.

Jack Gotta coached the team. The 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
33Dick AdamsDBFebruary 13, 19486'0"195Miami (Ohio)Athens, OH 14
61Charlie BrandonGSeptember 13, 19436'4"240ShawWake County, NC 14
54Jerry CampbellLBJuly 14, 19445'11"210IdahoBinghamton, NY 14
24Art CantrelleRBJuly 25, 19486'0"210LSUThibodeau, LA 7
6Rick CassataQBNovember 17, 19476'1"200SyracuseBuffalo NY, 14
66Doug CollinsTFebruary 18, 19466'4"240CincinnatiWindsor, ON 14
Billy CooperHBJanuary 1, 19455'10"180Winnipeg Rods Jr.Winnipeg, MB 6
30Danny DeverLBFebruary 7, 19466'0"180Wake ForestOttawa, ON 14
Frank DimaggioQBMay 1, 19506'1"210TempleNew York, NY 1
28Jim EvensonFBJanuary 9, 19476'3"230OregonHillsboro, OR 14
Lee FobbsRBJuly 20, 19506'3"200Grambling StateMonroe, LA 1
5Jim FoleyFBOctober 27, 19465'11"185PEIOttawa, ON 14
11Wayne GiardinoLBNovember 7, 19435'11"195Florida StatePeterborough, ON 14
Arthur GreenRBSeptember 18, 19475'11"198Albany State (GA)Atlanta, GA USA7
4Jerry KeelingQBAugust 2, 19396'1"175TulsaParis, TX 13
Mark KosmosLBOctober 28, 19456'0"235OklahomaBaltimore, MD 6
3John KruspeDBJuly 5, 19445'11"190Waterloo LutheranClifford, ON 14
60Tom LaputkaDEDecember 30, 19476'3"255Southern IllinoisPhiladelphia, PA 14
Mike LawDBMarch 9, 19425'11"180WaterlooOttawa, ON 11
31Al MarcelinDBApril 17, 19456'1"190ParsonsNew Orleans, LA 14
Herb MarshallDBAugust 20, 19496'3"204CameronCorpus Christi, TX 3
Willie McKeltonDBJuly 3, 19495'11"185SouthernAuburn, NY 1
42Bob McKeownCOctober 10, 19506'2"225YaleOttawa, ON 14
74Rhome NixonWRFebruary 9, 19446'5"215SouthernHouston, TX 10
27Hugh OldhamWRMarch 18, 19435'10"175OregonCaldwell, TX 14
71Gerry OrganK/WRDecember 4, 19446'2"200GuelphEngland, 14
51Roger PerdrixGJune 17, 19436'1"225CincinnatiBoston, MA 13
73Jim PiaskoskiDEOctober 10, 19486'3"240Eastern MichiganLeveck, ON 14
77Tom PullenEJanuary 3, 19456'4"205MichiganOttawa, ON 14
62Moe RacineTOctober 14, 19376'4"235CornwallCornwall, ON 14
Frank ReidTFebruary 11, 19466'2"240BuffaloBelleville, ON 6
Bob RickenbachGDecember 31, 19506'4"255Penn StatePhiladelphia, PA 1
56Tom SchuetteGJanuary 10, 19456'1"230IndianaEast St. Louis, IL 14
Tom SchultzLBJanuary 4, 19476'3"222OttawaOttawa, ON 11
65Rudy SimsDTOctober 25, 19466'1"250Florida A&MTampa, FL 14
64Donn SmithC/TSeptember 3, 19496'4"235PurdueRochester, MN 14
75Wayne SmithDEJanuary 24, 19506'4"230Halifax Buccaneers Srs.Halifax, NS 7
7Wayne ToshDBAugust 7, 19475'11"180RichmondKitchener, ON 14
12Terry WellesleySBJanuary 7, 19486'0"205ColoradoBelleville, ON 13
26Rod WoodwardDBSeptember 22, 19446'1"200IdahoVancouver, BC 14
8Chuck ZapiecLBJuly 1, 19496'1"216Penn StatePhiladelphia, PA 7



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