1970 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Ray Jauch (9-7)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1970 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics
1970 Edmonton Eskimos Results

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Edmonton scored 282 points, while the defensive unit conceded 287. Don Trull passed for 2,455 yards. Terry Swarn paced the receiving corps, snagging 61 passes for 739 yards. Mike Eben and Henry King were targeted regularly also.

Jim Thomas ran for a team-best 374 yards for the Eskimos.

John Wydareny intercepted 11 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ray Jauch coached the team. The 1970 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
14Jeff AtchesonWRJanuary 1, 19415'11"195Nebraska1
70Sam CampbellTJanuary 7, 19476'5"225Iowa StateLorain, OH 5
Keith ChristensenTMay 10, 19476'4"265KansasConcordia, KS 8
10Howard ClarkQBFebruary 4, 19476'2"215HoustonEdinburg, TX 16
26Dave CutlerKOctober 17, 19455'10"185Simon FraserBiggar, SK 16
50Doug DerschG/LBApril 18, 19466'2"230CalgaryInnisfall, AB 16
12Fred DunnE/HB6'1"205Edmonton Wildcats Jr.16
17Dick DupuisDBSeptember 2, 19425'10"183Notre DameEdmonton, AB 16
Mike EbenWRJanuary 29, 19466'1"183TorontoZatec, Czechoslovakia15
Dave FahrnerHB6'0"230Western Ontario16
42Ken FergusonCMarch 21, 19446'1"230Utah StateSaskatoon, SK 10
63Ron ForwickDEOctober 5, 19436'4"245Edmonton Huskies Jr.Edmonton, AB 16
R.C. GambleRBSeptember 27, 19466'3"220South Carolina St.Greenville, SC USA3
65Dave GasserLB6'1"225West Texas State16
Darwin GonnermanFBJanuary 3, 19475'11"200South Dakota StateRock County, MN 2
Fritz GreenleeLBNovember 5, 19436'2"230Air ForceDes Moines, IA USA1
30Jerry GriffinLBDecember 10, 19446'1"225Southern MethodistDallas, TX 16
62John HarperT6'3"250Adams State6
20Jim HenshallDBApril 6, 19476'2"194Western Ontario16
16Joe HernandezWRFebruary 9, 19406'2"180ArizonaBakersfield, CA USA16
54Henry HubertG6'3"240Southern Oklahoma State16
56Alan IscheG6'2"253Northern MichiganStratford, ON 16
11Larry KerychukP/HB6'1"190Idaho State14
25Henry KingTEJanuary 25, 19456'4"205Utah St.San Francisco, CA USA16
66John LagroneDTNovember 4, 19445'10"235Southern MethodistBorger, TX 16
27Mike LawDBMarch 9, 19425'11"180WaterlooOttawa, ON 16
Jim MankinsFBJune 23, 19446'1"235OklahomaChino, CA USA1
74Ed MolstadDEFebruary 21, 19476'6"250Alberta16
19Tom NettlesWRJuly 11, 19455'11"173San Diego StateSan Diego, CA 7
23Bayne NorrieDBJune 30, 19445'10"190Queen's16
67Bob PickensGFebruary 2, 19436'4"258WisconsinChicago, IL USA16
61Greg PipesDTAugust 4, 19465'10"235BaylorFort Worth, TX 16
Alan PitcaithleyDBJuly 7, 19486'3"218OregonOakland, CA 8
Howie SchummHBMarch 11, 19406'2"220Edmonton Wildcats Jr.8
55Roy ShatzkoDLApril 4, 19406'2"240UBC16
24Leroy SledgeHBOctober 11, 19466'2"230Bakersfield JCRichmond, VA USA1
77Terry SwarnWRMay 25, 19476'3"210Colorado StateMansfield, OH 16
Jim ThomasRBDecember 18, 19386'2"195Mississippi IndustrialColumbus, MS 9
41Peter TravisC/TNovember 11, 19456'4"250Louisville16
9Don TrullQBOctober 20, 19416'1"195BaylorOklahoma City, OK USA16
15John WydarenyDBFebruary 15, 19416'0"180Western OntarioHearst, ON 16
60Willie YoungTNovember 12, 19476'4"270Alcorn St.Jefferson, MS USA2



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