1972 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Eagle Keys (5-11)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1972 BC Lions Statistics
1972 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.

BC chalked up 254 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 380. Don Moorhead threw for 2,606 yards. Jim Young topped pass catchers, grabbing 63 passes for 1,362 yards.

Jim Evenson carried the ball for a team-leading 961 yards for the Lions.

Brian Donnelly intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Eagle Keys coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
77George AndersonLBDecember 30, 19486'3"230Simon Fraser16
60Hank BartonDEMarch 18, 19486'7"230Portland StateBend, OR 1
62Ross BoiceDTJuly 31, 19496'2"245Pacific LutheranBellingham, WA 3
10Don BunceQBJanuary 17, 19496'1"196StanfordRedwood City, CA 151
41Bob CurrieDLMay 9, 19486'3"250Hawaii3
72Dave DennyTE6'3"225Missouri State16
11Brian DonnellyDBNovember 3, 19485'11"180Simon Fraser16
20Dave EasleySAugust 12, 19475'10"185Vancouver Blue Bombers Jr.Vancouver, BC 16
66Trevor EkdahlGApril 3, 19426'2"235Utah StateWeyburn, SK 16
26Monroe EleyHBApril 17, 19496'2"210Arizona St.Rocky Mount, NC USA16
36Larry ElyLBDecember 19, 19476'1"230IowaIowa City, IA USA1
78Ronnie EstayDEDecember 22, 19486'1"240LSURaceland, LA 16
28Jim EvensonFBJanuary 9, 19476'3"230OregonHillsboro, OR 16
79Greg FindlayLBAugust 24, 19426'3"245Vcr Jr. Meralomas16
25Bob FriendDBApril 4, 19505'11"185Simon Fraser16
35Ted GerelaP/KMarch 12, 19445'10"210Washington StateSarrail, AB 16
54Dave GolinskyTE6'4"250Washington State16
14Eric GuthrieP/QBApril 27, 19476'1"200Boise StateVancouver, BC 160
36Larry HighbaughWR/DBJanuary 1, 19495'9"175IndianaIndianapolis, IN 10
12Wayne HolmDBMay 12, 19496'1"195Simon FraserGander Bay, BC 16
Garrett HunspergerDTOctober 8, 19466'3"255Central Missouri State11
Lynn LarsonGMarch 9, 19486'4"254Kansas St.Phoenix, AZ USA5
44Ken LehmannLBJanuary 13, 19425'11"220XavierLouisville, KY 2
Michel LeveilleWR5'10"170Ottawa11
17Rocky LongDB/RBJanuary 27, 19505'10"180New MexicoProvo, UT 150
15Wayne MatherneDBMay 6, 19496'1"195Northeastern Louisiana16
Layne McDowellGAugust 12, 19496'3"255IowaDes Moines, IA 4
27Don MoorheadQBOctober 11, 19486'3"205Michigan1615
22Johnny MussoRBMarch 6, 19505'11"201AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA15
51Ray NettlesLBAugust 1, 19496'1"220TennesseeJacksonville, FL 16
70Pete PalmerLBSeptember 26, 19476'2"210Lenoir-RhyneToronto, ON 16
65Paul PattersonOT6'5"255Waterloo Lutheran14
Ken PhillipsP6'0"225Vancouver Meralomas Jr.10
45Willie PostlerCMarch 28, 19496'6"260Montana16
76Al RankinWR6'0"202Saskatoon Hilltops Jr.4
67Gary RobinsonDTJuly 7, 19486'4"265Simon Fraser16
69Ken SugarmanTJune 16, 19426'3"250Whitworth16
Mike WalkerDENovember 7, 19496'4"235TulaneTexarkana, AR USA10
Carl WeathersLBJanuary 14, 19486'2"220San Diego St.New Orleans, LA USA7
58Ted WheelerGSeptember 16, 19456'3"245West Texas A&MDetroit, MI USA7
52Al WilsonCApril 6, 19506'2"240Montana StateDuncan, BC 16
24Mike WilsonDBNovember 19, 19465'11"200West. IllinoisWashington, DC USA5
30Jim YoungWRJune 6, 19436'0"205QueensHamilton, ON Canada16



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