1981 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Tommy Hudspeth (2-4)
Coach: Willie Wood (0-10)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1981 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14 4
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Tommy Hudspeth (2-4)
Coach: Willie Wood (0-10)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1981 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses for 4 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's East Division.
Toronto piled up points with 571 points, while the defense yielded 326. Condredge Holloway threw for 2,578 yards. Paul Pearson paced all receivers, snagging 55 passes for 796 yards.
Cedric Minter carried the ball for a team-best 815 yards for the Argonauts.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 81 turnovers, best in the league. Tom Rusk, Marcellus Greene and Phil Jones each picked off 4 opponent throws. Bruce Clark sacked opposing passers 7.5 times.
Tommy Hudspeth and Willie Wood coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Steve Ackroyd | DB | June 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 175 | Sheridan College | 12 | ||
| 5 | Jeff Allen | DB | July 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 190 | California-Davis | Richmond, IN USA | 1 | |
| 19 | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Ben Apuna | LB | June 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 222 | Arizona St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 5 | |
| 78 | Bob Barber | DE | December 26, 1951 | 6'3" | 240 | Grambling St. | Ferriday, LA USA | 7 | |
| 49 | Danny Bass | LB | March 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan State | Lansing, MI | 12 | |
| 14 | Luther Blue | WR | October 21, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Iowa St. | Valdosta, GA USA | 1 | |
| Joshua Borger | WR | July 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 207 | Calgary | 4 | |||
| Sam Bowers | TE | December 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee St. | White Plains, NY USA | 1 | ||
| 61 | Rusty Brown | G | October 30, 1956 | 6'5" | 240 | Seneca College | 6 | ||
| 77 | Jan Carinci | SB | February 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | Maryland | London, England | 16 | |
| 54 | Bruce Clark | DT | March 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | Penn St. | New Castle, PA USA | 16 | |
| 31 | Phil Colwell | RB | September 19, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Wilfrid Laurier | 3 | ||
| 16 | Jerry Compton | DB | May 31, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | North Dakota | Shawnasee, OK | 3 | |
| 79 | Jim Corrigall | DE | May 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 253 | Kent State | Barrie, ON | 9 | |
| 8 | Martin Cox | WR | August 12, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Vanderbilt | Mullins, SC | 7 | |
| 31 | Tom Cudney | WR | May 7, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | Toronto | London, ON | 1 | |
| David Dorn | WR | July 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Rutgers | Elmer, NJ | 4 | ||
| 42 | Gord Elser | LB | December 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 210 | Calgary | 10 | ||
| 45 | Ron Engleson | DT | September 10, 1958 | 6'2" | 245 | Simon Fraser | Burnaby, BC | 5 | |
| 69 | Dan Ferrone | G | April 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 255 | Simon Fraser | Oakville, ON | 16 | |
| 56 | John Foubert | T | September 29, 1953 | 6'6" | 255 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 16 | ||
| Ron Foxx | LB | May 2, 1951 | 6'3" | 205 | Alabama A&M | Gainesville, FL | 3 | ||
| 15 | Bob Gaddis | WR | January 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 178 | Miss. Valley St. | Jackson, MS USA | 6 | |
| Norman Goodman | DL | July 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 230 | Missouri | 1 | |||
| 21 | Marcellus Greene | DB | December 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona | Indianapolis, IN USA | 13 | |
| 10 | Terry Greer | WR | September 27, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | Alabama St. | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 6 |
| 30 | Billy Hardee | DB | August 12, 1954 | 6'0" | 184 | Virginia Tech | Lakeland, FL USA | 12 | |
| 28 | Drew Hardville | DB | March 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Arizona | Racine, WI | 6 | |
| 18 | Jack Hirose | DB | January 3, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | UBC | 2 | ||
| 7 | Condredge Holloway | QB | January 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Tennessee | Huntsville, AL | 14 | |
| 78 | Melvin Hoover | WR | September 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona St. | Charlotte, NC USA | 1 | |
| 12 | Phil Jones | DB | June 11, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Simon Fraser | Scarborough, ON | 16 | |
| Zack Jones | DB | October 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | |||
| 75 | Gord Judges | DL | July 30, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Bramalea Satellites | Toronto, ON | 7 | |
| 34 | John Kinch | RB | December 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 205 | Youngstown State | Hamilton, ON | 8 | |
| Blain Lamoureux | LB | January 13, 1950 | 6'1" | 215 | Washington State | 2 | |||
| Reggie Lewis | DL | January 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 252 | Oregon | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | ||
| Tony Lindsay | RB | April 25, 1958 | 5'6" | 180 | Utah | Denver, CO | 1 | ||
| 23 | John Lowe | RB | November 22, 1957 | 5'11" | 195 | Guelph | 11 | ||
| 59 | Bob Lubig | G | September 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 240 | Montana State | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 7 | |
| 64 | Leon Lyszkiewicz | DT | June 11, 1955 | 6'4" | 240 | Alberta | Grand Prairie, AB | 16 | |
| 52 | Duncan MacKinlay | LB | January 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 220 | Western Ontario | 8 | ||
| 63 | John Malinosky | OL | May 8, 1955 | 6'5" | 260 | Michigan State | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
| Dan Manucci | QB | September 3, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Kansas St. | Erie, PA USA | 6 | ||
| 65 | Willie Martin | T | April 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | Northeastern Oklahoma | 7 | ||
| 76 | John Martini | LB | August 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | Toronto | 7 | ||
| Mike Mayock | DB | August 14, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Col. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | ||
| 17 | Ron Meeks | DB | August 27, 1954 | 5'9" | 180 | Kansas State | Jacksonville, FL | 6 | |
| 57 | Warner Miles | OL | July 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 1 | |
| 20 | Cedric Minter | RB | November 13, 1958 | 5'10" | 200 | Boise St. | Charleston, SC USA | 15 | |
| 72 | Peter Muller | TE | November 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Western Illinois | Toronto, ON | 14 | |
| 32 | Dave Newman | WR | June 27, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Missouri | Kirksville, MO | 5 | |
| 66 | Harold Norfleet | T | June 3, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Prairie View A&M | Baytown, TX | 3 | |
| 25 | Paul Pearson | WR | June 15, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | UBC | Campbell River, BC | 16 | |
| 35 | Nathan Poole | RB | December 17, 1956 | 5'9" | 210 | Louisville | Alexander City, AL USA | 1 | |
| 70 | Brent Racette | DE | August 12, 1955 | 6'2" | 230 | UBC | Prince Albert, SK | 13 | |
| 28 | Elbert Roberts | DB | November 30, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Savannah State | New York, NY | 6 | |
| Donovan Rose | DB | March 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 187 | Hampton | Norfolk, VA USA | 8 | ||
| Don Ross | WR | October 7, 1956 | 6'5" | 200 | Acadia | 2 | |||
| 6 | Tom Rozantz | QB | April 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | William & Mary | Erie, PA | 8 | |
| Tom Rusk | LB | July 14, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Iowa | Virquoe, WI | 7 | ||
| 52 | Larry Savage | LB | June 18, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | Michigan State | Connellsville, PA | 1 | |
| 58 | George Schechterly | T | June 11, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | South Carolina | 15 | ||
| 33 | Hubert Simpson | RB | July 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 215 | Tennessee | Athens, TN | 7 | |
| 53 | Doug Smith | C | June 16, 1952 | 6'1" | 235 | Wilfrid Laurier | Galt, ON | 16 | |
| 71 | Ron Southwick | LB | May 27, 1951 | 6'3" | 220 | McMaster | 16 | ||
| 16 | Jon Sutton | DB | July 2, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | New Mexico | New Orleans, LA USA | 3 | |
| 68 | Drew Taylor | DE | September 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | San Jose State | Riverside, CA | 3 | |
| 50 | Tom Trifaux | T | January 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 250 | Calgary | Calgary, AB | 11 | |
| 14 | Jafus White | DB | April 16, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Cameron, TX | 2 | |
| 29 | Henry Williams | DB | December 2, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego St. | Greensboro, AL USA | 4 | |
| 11 | Mike Williams | QB | September 10, 1958 | 6'0" | 205 | Grambling State | Zachary, LA | 4 |
