1972 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-11 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1972 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11 6
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Leo Cahill (3-11)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1972 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses for 6 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
Toronto chalked up 254 points, while the defensive squad conceded 298. Wally Gabler threw for 1,348 yards, and Joe Theismann played quarterback, too. Eric Allen paced the receiving corps, snagging 53 passes for 1,067 yards. Mike Eben provided receiving help as well.
Leon McQuay carried the ball for a team-best 745 yards for the Argonauts.
Marv Luster picked off 5 opponent throws.
Leo Cahill coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Abofs | HB | April 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee Tech. | 6 | ||
| 31 | Dick Aldridge | LB | January 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 198 | Waterloo | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| 23 | Eric Allen | WR | May 18, 1949 | 5'10" | 162 | Michigan State | Georgetown, SC | 14 |
| William Anderson | DB | August 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 205 | Ohio St. | Colliers, WV USA | 1 | |
| 19 | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 14 |
| 30 | Chip Barrett | DB | August 10, 1944 | 6'2" | 198 | UBC | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| Greg Barton | QB | July 14, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | Tulsa | Denver, CO USA | 4 | |
| Bruce Bergey | DE | August 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | UCLA | South Dayton, NY USA | 4 | |
| Larry Brame | LB | July 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 225 | Western Kentucky | Hopkinsville, KY | 1 | |
| 57 | Charlie Bray | G | September 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 255 | Central State (OK) | Pauls Valley, OK | 14 |
| 8 | Jim Chasey | QB | 6'1" | 185 | Dartmouth | 6 | ||
| 79 | Jim Corrigall | DT | May 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Kent State | Barrie, ON | 13 |
| 16 | Dave Cranmer | HB | September 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 250 | Bowling Green | 8 | |
| 51 | Doug Dersch | LB | April 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Calgary | Innisfall, AB | 8 |
| 44 | Paul Desjardins | C | September 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 255 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 10 | Jimmy Dye | WR | January 13, 1945 | 5'9" | 161 | Miami | Fulton, MS | 14 |
| 9 | Mike Eben | WR | January 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 183 | Toronto | Zatec, Czechoslovakia | 14 |
| 58 | Stewart Francis | G | June 14, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Simon Fraser | Southport, England | 14 |
| 5 | Wally Gabler | QB | June 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | 10 |
| Jim Henderson | WR | April 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 200 | Simpson College | Toronto, ON | 3 | |
| 56 | Noah Jackson | G | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 14 |
| 65 | Ellison Kelly | G | May 17, 1935 | 6'1" | 235 | Michigan St. | Lake City, FL USA | 14 |
| 69 | Dave Knechtel | DE | September 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 244 | Waterloo Lutheran | Kitchener, ON | 14 |
| Gary Kuzyk | SB | November 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Otterbein | 2 | ||
| 34 | Ray Langcaster | DB | March 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | Xavier | Toronto, ON | 12 |
| 27 | Marv Luster | DB | November 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Shreveport, LA | 14 |
| 76 | Gene Mack | G/LB | February 25, 1949 | 6'2" | 213 | Texas - El Paso | Greenville, TX | 14 |
| 20 | Ivan MacMillan | K | February 8, 1952 | 5'8" | 157 | Ottawa Jr. | Alexandria, ON | 9 |
| Pete Martin | G/LB | October 20, 1940 | 6'0" | 220 | Western Ontario | Toronto, ON | 6 | |
| 24 | Leon McQuay | RB | March 19, 1950 | 5'9" | 200 | Tampa | Tampa, FL USA | 14 |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | T | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 14 |
| 11 | Tony Moro | E | December 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 215 | Dayton | Udine, Italy | 14 |
| 17 | Peter Paquette | LB | July 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 198 | Iowa | Iroquois Falls, ON | 14 |
| 14 | Dave Raimey | HB | November 18, 1940 | 5'10" | 195 | Michigan | Dayton, OH USA | 13 |
| Roger Scales | G | November 25, 1944 | 6'1" | 240 | Brigham Young | Vernon, BC | 4 | |
| 12 | Elmars Sprogis | DB | January 15, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Trinity | Oldenberg, Germany | 14 |
| 68 | Jim Stillwagon | DT | February 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 239 | Ohio State | Mount Vernon, OH | 14 |
| 33 | Bill Symons | RB | June 14, 1943 | 6'0" | 215 | Colorado | Nucla, CO | 14 |
| John Tanner | DE | March 8, 1945 | 6'4" | 241 | Tennessee Tech | Orlando, FL USA | 9 | |
| Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 6 | |
| 25 | Dick Thornton | DB | November 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL | 14 |
| 64 | John Trainor | G/T | March 18, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | Tennessee Tech. | Bangor, Northern Ireland | 10 |
| Joe Vijuk | DE | November 17, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Hillsdale | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 2 | |
| George Wells | DE | October 31, 1947 | 6'2" | 233 | New Mexico State | Oakland, CA | 1 | |
| Pete Wysocki | LB | October 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 225 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 1 |
