1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 2-16 4
Finishing 4th in the CFL's East Division
Coach: Urban Bowman (1-10)
Coach: Don Sutherin (1-6)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 2 wins and 16 losses for 4 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's East Division.

Hamilton managed just 362 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad gave up 549, most in the circuit. Anthony Calvillo threw for 2,177 yards, and Rickey Foggie played quarterback, too. Prince Wimbley led the receiving corps, grabbing 42 receptions for 637 yards. Ashaundai Smith, Burt Thornton, Archie Amerson, Andrew Grigg and Mike Morreale each provided receiving help as well.

Archie Amerson carried the ball for a team-high 630 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Orlondo Steinauer snatched 7 opponent throws. Willie Whitehead topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.

Urban Bowman and Don Sutherin coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
37Melvin AldridgeDBJuly 22, 19706'2"195Murray St.Pittsburgh, TX USA75
80Ted AlfordWRFebruary 2, 19715'9"165LangstonColumbia, MS 33
9Archie AmersonRBAugust 24, 19745'8"175Northern ArizonaSan Diego, CA 150
63David BaileyDEMay 18, 19736'5"280James Madison11
7Willie BrownRBJune 30, 19715'11"193Southwest Oklahoma StateHouston, TX 31
64Joe BurgosTMarch 12, 19716'3"290TempleBronx, NY 77
13Anthony CalvilloQBAugust 23, 19726'1"192Utah StateLos Angeles, CA 1210
98Mike CampbellDTSeptember 19, 19656'1"234Slippery RockNorth York, ON 1212
2Eric CarterDBJanuary 23, 19696'0"188Knoxville CollegeWayne, GA 171
14Mike CawleyQBAugust 28, 19726'1"205James MadisonPittsburgh, PA 83
55Doug DaviesCDecember 22, 19646'3"274Simon FraserToronto, ON 86
17Ken EvraireWRJuly 17, 19656'1"205Wilfrid LaurierToronto, ON 130
10Marquel FleetwoodQBJanuary 23, 19706'1"200MinnesotaAtlanta, GA 31
90Gonzalo FloydDESeptember 2, 19716'3"275Texas-El PasoOrange Park, FL 119
12Rickey FoggieQBJuly 15, 19666'2"195MinnesotaLaurens, SC 94
37Derek GrierDBMarch 4, 19706'0"185MarshallAtlanta, GA 22
89Andrew GriggWRApril 25, 19716'2"190Sault Ste-Marie Jr.Sault Ste. Marie, ON 180
88Terry GuessWRSeptember 22, 19746'0"200Gardner-WebbOrangeburg, SC USA21
38Cooper HarrisLBOctober 15, 19706'1"225Pittsburgh StateCalgary, AB 160
42Rob HitchcockLBSeptember 28, 19706'2"200Weber StateHamilton, ON 1814
31Marcus HollidayFBJuly 16, 19735'11"222MemphisMemphis, TN USA11
11Johnny JohnsonQBJanuary 21, 19736'1"202IllinoisNorth Chicago, IL 10
33Yonel JourdainRBApril 20, 19715'11"204Southern IllinoisBrooklyn, NY USA66
6Jason KaiserDBNovember 9, 19736'0"190Culver-StocktonDenver, CO USA20
25Lee KnightSBFebruary 8, 19656'3"230Burlington Jr.Wallesey, England126
81Kevin KnoxWRJanuary 30, 19716'3"195Florida St.Niceville, FL USA32
5Ted LongSBJanuary 21, 19696'0"185OklahomaWaco, TX 55
11Jason McCulloughQBApril 24, 19756'1"250Brown10
45Lamar McGriggsLBMay 9, 19686'3"213Oklahoma St.Chicago, IL USA77
55Pat McNerneyDTJanuary 3, 19716'4"260Weber StateBurlington, ON 10
53Joe MontfordDEJune 30, 19706'1"225South Carolina StateColumbia, SC 1818
18Mike MorrealeWRAugust 10, 19716'3"210McMasterHamilton, ON 1813
29Dean NoelFBFebruary 21, 19695'10"216Delaware StateOttawa, ON 131
19Kenny NordQBApril 28, 19726'4"215Grambling StateMobile, AL 20
68Tom NuttenCJune 8, 19716'5"280West. MichiganMagog, OH Canada1313
3Paul OsbaldistonP/KApril 27, 19646'3"236Richmond Raiders Jr.Oldham, England180
99Mike PhilbrickDTOctober 22, 19636'4"275CarletonHamilton, ON 1818
62Tim PrinsenGMarch 1, 19716'4"300North DakotaEdmonton, AB 169
65Colin QuineyTJuly 12, 19726'5"310Grand Valley StateToronto, ON 132
36Justin RingLBJuly 4, 19736'2"220Simon FraserKamloops, BC 1811
30Sam RogersDBJune 24, 19735'11"196Texas - El PasoHouston, TX 50
32Aaron RuffinDBMay 17, 19695'10"175Nicholls StateHammond, LA 95
50Joe RumoloDLJune 23, 19726'4"280AkronScarborough, ON 180
56Dale SandersonGDecember 12, 19616'4"284TennesseeHamilton, ON 10
54Blaine SchmidtCAugust 23, 19636'3"285GuelphSudbury, ON 1818
64Peter ShortsTJuly 12, 19666'8"278Illinois St.Janesville, WI USA88
88Charlie SimmonsWRAugust 25, 19726'3"215Georgia Tech11
86Ashaundai SmithWRJune 3, 19745'6"170Kansas1515
94Obie SpanicDLJanuary 2, 19706'4"265Weber StateHamilton, ON 30
57Val St. GermainOLOctober 8, 19716'3"300McGillOttawa, ON 1818
61Jude St. JohnOLDecember 4, 19726'4"290Western OntarioLondon, ON 88
22Orlondo SteinauerRBJune 9, 19735'10"180Western WashingtonSeattle, WA 1818
33Markus ThomasRBJuly 12, 19705'10"192Eastern KentuckyCincinnati, OH 77
4Burt ThorntonWRJanuary 30, 19726'2"200PurdueAkron, OH 100
73Calvin TiggleLBNovember 10, 19686'1"235Georgia TechFort Washington, MD USA1818
39Gerald VaughnDBApril 8, 19706'3"195MississippiAbbeville, MS 1818
20Kyle WaltersDBJuly 23, 19735'11"175GuelphSt. Thomas, ON 160
28Frank WestLBMarch 21, 19725'11"185Illinois StateMagnolia, AK 1714
92Willie WhiteheadDEJanuary 26, 19736'3"300AuburnTuskegee, AL USA1515
26Kenny WilhiteDBJuly 26, 19705'8"177NebraskaSt. Louis, MO 1211
44K.D. WilliamsLBApril 22, 19736'0"240Henderson St.Tampa, FL USA33
82Prince WimbleySBSeptember 22, 19705'10"180AlabamaMiami, FL 1313
1Earl WinfieldWRAugust 6, 19616'0"183North CarolinaPetersberg, VA 66
27Donovan WrightLBOctober 16, 19666'3"200Slippery RockMarkham, ON 180
50Jermaine YoungerLBJune 1, 19716'1"275Utah StateSan Francisco, CA 182



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