1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-8 16
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (8-8)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses for 16 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Hamilton racked up 377 points, while the defensive squad yielded 315. Ken Hobart passed for 2,522 yards. Rocky DiPietro grabbed 52 receptions, while Steve Stapler contributed 690 receiving yards, while Rufus Crawford was targeted regularly also.

Ken Hobart carried the ball for a team-high 928 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 80 turnovers, topping in the league. Less Browne and Paul Bennett each seized 12 opponent throws. Grover Covington topped pass rushers with 16 quarterback sacks.

Al Bruno coached the team. The 1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
63Marv AllemangDEMarch 12, 19536'3"260AcadiaAncaster, ON 16
53Jeff ArpLBJuly 19, 19596'2"225Western OntarioOakville, ON 8
27Paul BennettDBMarch 27, 19545'10"195Wilfrid LaurierScarborough, ON 16
14Gerald BessDBMay 24, 19586'0"188TuskegeePensacola, FL USA4
51Pat BradyOLApril 16, 19606'1"245Western OntarioVancouver, BC 16
15Less BrowneDBJuly 12, 19595'11"170Colorado StateEast Liverpool, OH 15
1Tony ChampionWRMarch 19, 19636'1"175Tennessee MartinHumboldt, TN 6
25Scott CollieSBDecember 12, 19616'1"190Brigham YoungJewel, KS 9
77Grover CovingtonDEMarch 25, 19566'2"235Johnson C. SmithMonroe, NC 15
21Rufus CrawfordRBMay 21, 19555'10"180Virginia St.Gastonia, NC USA10
Mike DerksCApril 20, 19626'5"280CincinnatiSudbury, ON 8
23Rocky DiPietroTEJanuary 30, 19566'3"210OttawaSault Ste. Marie, ON 14
72Leo EzerinsLBAugust 10, 19566'4"242WhitworthWinnipeg, MB 16
16Howard FieldsDBMarch 15, 19585'10"190BaylorChickasa, OK 16
Randy FournierDLDecember 31, 19586'3"230CincinnatiSudbury, ON 0
54Ross FrancisGMay 7, 19576'3"255Queen'sOshawa, ON 3
Pete GalesQBNovember 6, 19596'3"170IowaPaterson, NJ 10
41Greg GaryLBNovember 10, 19586'1"226California State - FullertonAlbany, IN 8
39Ed GataveckasLBDecember 29, 19576'0"215AcadiaToronto, ON 16
66Miles GorrellTEOctober 16, 19556'8"285OttawaCalgary, AB 1
32Dave GraffiRBJune 16, 19596'0"220Wilfrid LaurierSt. Catharines, ON 16
4Ken HobartQBJanuary 27, 19616'0"210IdahoCairo, GA 1514
75Ron IngramWROctober 27, 19595'10"168Oklahoma StateDallas, TX 4
74Steve JacksonWRMarch 30, 19616'4"225GuelphLondon, ON 16
34Elmer JamesRBApril 16, 19615'11"205San Francisco StateLos Angeles, CA 6
Steve KearnsTEOctober 20, 19596'2"210Liberty BaptistBrazil, 2
78Franklin KingDLMarch 3, 19576'0"255KansasPocatello, ID 2
17Wayne LeeWROctober 20, 19596'1"195OttawaToronto, ON 16
37Terry LehneLBMarch 14, 19595'11"180SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK 16
64Leon LyszkiewiczDLJune 11, 19556'4"240AlbertaGrand Prairie, AB 16
62John MalinoskyOLMay 8, 19556'5"260Michigan StateVancouver, BC 14
43Reggie MathisLBMarch 18, 19566'2"220OklahomaChattanooga, TN USA5
Derrek PeelsRBSeptember 15, 19595'11"195Santa Monica JCLos Angeles, CA 3
8Tom PorrasQBMarch 28, 19586'3"205WashingtonOxnard, CA 80
65Mitchell PriceDLJuly 29, 19616'2"271LivingstonNewberry, SC 16
36John PriestnerLBAugust 4, 19586'2"227Western OntarioBurlington, ON 15
58Jason RileyOLOctober 4, 19586'3"270UBCScarborough, ON 14
26Donovan RoseDBMarch 9, 19576'1"187HamptonNorfolk, VA USA13
10Bernie RuoffKOctober 12, 19516'0"200SyracuseWest Germany, 140
Randy RybanskyFBSeptember 2, 19616'1"220Wilfrid LaurierChatham, ON 0
Dale SandersonOLDecember 12, 19616'4"284TennesseeHamilton, ON 2
88Dave SauveDEJune 10, 19596'4"270HarvardSudbury, ON 15
67Ralph ScholzOLJuly 17, 19616'3"261CornellBrantford, ON 16
19Johnny ShepherdRBApril 24, 19575'10"185LibertyLa Grange, NC USA5
59Rod SkillmanDLApril 23, 19606'3"260MissouriMoberly, MO 8
3Steve StaplerWRJune 28, 19585'11"165San Diego StateLos Angeles, CA 16
20Mark StreeterDBMarch 22, 19576'3"190ArizonaMassilon, OH 16
11Don SweetKJuly 13, 19486'0"187Washington StateVancouver, BC 20
9Jeff TedfordQBNovember 2, 19616'0"185Fresno StateLynwood, CA 82
50Lance ThompsonLBJanuary 25, 19626'2"220CarletonHanover, Jamaica3
61Mike WalkerDLApril 7, 19596'3"253Washington StateIndianapolis, IN 12
Nord WilliamsRBNovember 21, 19585'10"200York3
24George WorksRBJanuary 18, 19605'9"190Northern MichiganHuntersville, NC 40
69Kari Yli-RenkoTNovember 17, 19596'5"271CincinnatiSudbury, ON 10
31Ben ZambiasiLBAugust 19, 19566'0"206GeorgiaValdosta, GA 15



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