1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 7-7 14
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Al Dorow (7-7)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses for 14 points, finishing second in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.

The Tiger-Cats scored 242 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 246. Joe Zuger passed for 1,632 yards. Tommy Coffey led all receivers, grabbing 28 receptions for 423 yards, while Lew Porter and Dave Fleming provided receiving help also.

Dick Wesolowski carried the ball for a team-high 332 yards for Hamilton, while Max Anderson and Dave Fleming additionally buoyed the ground attack.

The ball-hawking defense created 71 turnovers, best in the league. Al Brenner picked off 9 opponent throws.

Al Dorow coached the team. The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Conference Final.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Max AndersonRBJune 6, 19455'8"180Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA6
John BakerDLAugust 15, 19426'5"260Norfolk St.Detroit, MI USA7
70Mike BlumLBOctober 24, 19436'0"225Northern MichiganOttawa, ON 14
25Al BrennerDBNovember 13, 19476'1"200Michigan St.Benton Harbor, MI USA14
Claude BrumfieldDLFebruary 18, 19476'4"240Tennessee StateNew Orleans, LA 2
Dave BuchananRBApril 23, 19485'9"200Arizona StateLos Angeles, CA 9
58Ed ChalupkaGFebruary 23, 19476'0"225North CarolinaPeterborough, ON 10
72Gord ChristianEMarch 6, 19466'4"228Hamilton Hurricanes14
75Tommy CoffeyE/KNovember 18, 19366'0"196West Texas StatePolk County, TX 14
55Bill DanychukGAugust 29, 19406'3"240Tennessee14
54Doug DerschLBApril 18, 19466'2"230CalgaryInnisfall, AB 14
21Dave FlemingRBMarch 9, 19446'0"205Pittsburgh14
11Wally GablerQBJune 9, 19446'2"195MichiganRoyal Oak, MI 8
77Tony GabrielEDecember 11, 19486'4"210SyracuseBurlington, ON 14
26Garney HenleyDB/WRDecember 21, 19376'0"180Huron CollegeElgin, SD 14
Emery HicksLBAugust 10, 19476'6"230KansasBattlesville, OK 9
57Jon HohmanGOctober 23, 19426'1"245WisconsinAntigo, WI USA14
Max HuberTOctober 8, 19456'3"255Brigham YoungMesa, TX 5
Bob HudspethTNovember 21, 19456'4"275Southern Illinois6
71Gary InskeepDEMarch 31, 19476'4"258Stout StateLonaconing, MD 14
20Paul JohnsonHBDecember 6, 19476'0"188Penn StateSyracuse, NY 4
Jim KatesDBJune 28, 19486'1"235Penn StateCharlotesville, VA 1
14Bob KrouseLBFebruary 21, 19436'1"195Central Collegiate14
John ManelQB6'2"215Kansas State11
28Paul McKayDB6'0"195Toronto14
19Seth MillerDBMarch 20, 19486'4"215Arizona StateCarthage, AR 3
66Doug MitchellCJuly 14, 19426'2"240Western OntarioHarrow, England14
68Angelo MoscaDTFebruary 13, 19376'4"275WyomingWaltham, MA 14
61Rock PerdoniDT5'11"278Georgia TechItaly, 7
Gig PerezDBAugust 21, 19485'11"185MiamiHuntington Beach, CA 6
46Wayne PhilbrickOL6'5"250St. Catherines Jr.2
Lew PorterDBMarch 7, 19475'11"178SouthernClarksville, MS USA8
Frank QuayleRBJanuary 15, 19475'10"195VirginiaBrooklyn, NY USA2
48John ReidC6'4"255Tulsa14
Glen SchapanskyDLMay 29, 19466'3"248Weston Wildcats Jr.4
69Bob SteinerTMarch 6, 19466'4"250Hamilton Hurricanes14
Gerry SternbergDBMarch 18, 19435'10"175TorontoOrsk, Russia8
24Bobby TaylorWRMarch 5, 19415'10"185Calgary Jr.Barrow-In-Furness, England6
39Ed TurekQBNovember 6, 19425'11"195Waterloo Lutheran14
60Larry WatkinsTMay 22, 19486'4"270Western KentuckyLouisville, KY 8
27Dick WesolowskiRBDecember 5, 19456'1"195California14
23John WilliamsDBSeptember 19, 19426'1"190New Mexico14
30Steve WorsterRBJuly 8, 19496'2"218Texas3
47Pete WysockiDBOctober 3, 19486'2"225West. MichiganDetroit, MI USA4
32Saul ZemaitisRB5'10"205North Carolina14
9Joe ZugerQB/DBFebruary 25, 19406'2"212Arizona StateHomestead, PA 14



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