Canadian College Drafts (1956–1969)

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The following is a list of first round selections from Canadian College Drafts from 1956 to 1969, which are annual sports drafts in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) selected eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football or NCAA college football.[1] Member clubs made selections based on the reverse order of the previous year's standings, with the team with the worst record being awarded the first selection. Prior to 1956, only Interprovincial Rugby Football Union clubs participated in the draft while the Western Interprovincial Football Union not only chose by territorial rights, but would also try to sign away players that were drafted by eastern clubs. To create a level playing field, the Canadian Football Council was formed which later evolved into the Canadian Football League. Following the creation of the CFC, all nine member clubs participated in the 1956 draft. The order of selection was determined by reverse record with the losing conference picking first.[2]

1956 Canadian College Draft[edit]

The 1956 Canadian College Draft took place in the spring of 1956. 34 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Ottawa Rough Riders Lou Bruce E Queen's
2 Calgary Stampeders Phil Muntz FB Toronto
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Don Cheeseman FB Toronto
4 BC Lions Al Kocman HB Queen's
5 Toronto Argonauts Fred Smale E Toronto
6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Bodrug G Toronto
7 Saskatchewan Roughriders Doug Drew C/G Western Ontario
8 Montreal Alouettes Ted Collins G Western Ontario
9 Edmonton Eskimos Bobby Waugh G Toronto

1957 Canadian College Draft[edit]

The 1957 Canadian College Draft took place in the spring of 1957. 35 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 BC Lions Jim Hughes T Queen's
2 BC Lions Ed Skrzypek QB Toronto
3 Ottawa Rough Riders Russ Radchuk G Queen's
4 BC Lions George Rawlyk C/G McMaster
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Larsen T McGill
6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Murdy Armstrong HB McGill
7 Calgary Stampeders Norm Williams HB Toronto
8 Calgary Stampeders Santo Martini T Toronto
9 Edmonton Eskimos David McIntyre C/G Toronto

1958 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1958 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1958. 35 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Saskatchewan Roughriders Len Sigurdson T McGill
2 Toronto Argonauts Paul Fedor EFB Queen's
3 BC Lions Bill Britton HB Western Ontario
4 Montreal Alouettes Ron Murphy E McGill
5 Calgary Stampeders Willie Casanova HB McMaster
6 Ottawa Rough Riders Russ Jackson HB McMaster
7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Sandzelius HB McGill
8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Cronin HB McGill
9 Edmonton Eskimos John Tattle HB Toronto

1959 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1959 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1959. 22 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Toronto Argonauts Lorrey Stacey DE Toronto
2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Tim Reid HB Toronto
3 Montreal Alouettes Bob Miller HB Western Ontario
4 Ottawa Rough Riders Jocko Thompson K/HB Queen's
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats David Bates T McMaster
6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Doug MacKenzie HB Western Ontario
7 Edmonton Eskimos Julian Porter T Toronto
8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob Aitchison C/G McMaster
9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Duncan Brodie HB Toronto

1960 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1960 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1960. 24 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University. Beginning in 1960, western teams reverted to selecting players based on territorial rights from the university programs in their cities/provinces. Because the University of Calgary did not have a football program at this time, the Calgary Stampeders continued to participate in the draft with the eastern teams.[2]

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Toronto Argonauts Bill Mitchell T Western Ontario
2 Montreal Alouettes Meco Poliziani FB Western Ontario
3 Montreal Alouettes Lionel Conacher Jr. FB Western Ontario
4 Ottawa Rough Riders Steve Chisholm HB Toronto
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Frank Cosentino QB Western Ontario

1961 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1961 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1961. 24 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Toronto Argonauts Casey Wood T Toronto
2 Calgary Stampeders Glenn Harding C Toronto
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Ware C Queen's
4 Toronto Argonauts Mike Wicklum HB Queen's
5 Ottawa Rough Riders Paul Burroughs HB Toronto

1962 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1962 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1962. 38 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Calgary Stampeders Harvey Scott LB/G Western Ontario
2 Toronto Argonauts Gary Strickler LB Queen's
3 Calgary Stampeders Doug Boyd FB Toronto
4 Ottawa Rough Riders Chuck Wood G McGill
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Brian Cooper HB Toronto

1963 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1963 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1963. The draft was expanded to include all nine teams again in 1963 and all players from degree-granting schools in Canada were eligible for the draft.[2] 71 players were chosen from among eligible players from these schools.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Toronto Argonauts John Wydareny HB Western Ontario
2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ken Rysdale QB Western Ontario
3 Edmonton Eskimos Pete Howlett FB Loyola
4 Ottawa Rough Riders Rick Black HB Mount Allison
5 Ottawa Rough Riders Peter Quinn HB Queen's
6 Ottawa Rough Riders Bill Miklas G Queen's
7 Saskatchewan Roughriders James Hogan T McGill
8 Calgary Stampeders Roy Shatzko G British Columbia
9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ian Monteith FB McGill

1964 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1964 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1964. 58 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Edmonton Eskimos Barry Mitchelson E Western Ontario
2 Toronto Argonauts Bill Watters FB Toronto
3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jack Cowin T Western Ontario
4 Montreal Alouettes Al Irwin E McMaster
5 Calgary Stampeders Mike Hollett E Toronto
6 Ottawa Rough Riders Peter Martin FB Western Ontario
7 Calgary Stampeders Bill Edwards HB Queen's
8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Paul Desjardins C Ottawa
9 BC Lions Dick Aldridge HB Waterloo

1965 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1965 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1965. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Toronto Argonauts Jim Young HB Queen's
2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Paul Desjardins T Ottawa
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ken Nielsen HB Alberta
4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Doug Bucknam E Toronto
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob Apps HB McMaster
6 Ottawa Rough Riders Brian Bentley C Mount Allison
7 Calgary Stampeders Brian Conacher HB Western Ontario
8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Tom Beynon T Queen's
9 BC Lions Bayne Norrie HB Queen's

1966 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1966 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1966. 63 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Edmonton Eskimos Ed Turek HB Waterloo Lutheran
2 Toronto Argonauts Ross Nicholson T Western Ontario
3 Calgary Stampeders Mike Williams HB Loyola
4 Saskatchewan Roughriders Vern Simonsen E Alberta
5 Montreal Alouettes Jim Greenwood T Queen's
6 Ottawa Rough Riders Glen Markle DB Toronto
7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tom Feasby HB Manitoba
8 Calgary Stampeders Fred James T Alberta
9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Steve Ostapchuk HB McMaster

1967 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1967 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1967. 44 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Toronto Argonauts Lawrence Barrett HB British Columbia
2 BC Lions Dick Kohler E/K Manitoba
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Al Scanlon HB Ottawa
4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Laird Elliott C Toronto
5 Edmonton Eskimos Robbie Campbell HB Alberta
6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jim Kellam T Toronto
7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ed Molstad E Alberta
8 Ottawa Rough Riders Greg McQueen HB Waterloo
9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bob Howard E McMaster

1968 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1968 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1968. 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 BC Lions Mike Eben FL Toronto
2 Ottawa Rough Riders Paul Brule HB St. Francis Xavier
3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pierre Guindon T Ottawa
4 Edmonton Eskimos Larry Planke FL Queen's
5 Toronto Argonauts Chuck Liebrock G Saint Mary's
6 Ottawa Rough Riders Darryl Burgess LB Saint Mary's
7 Ottawa Rough Riders Ron Wakelin G Toronto
8 Saskatchewan Roughriders Pete Gilbert C Alberta
9 Ottawa Rough Riders Don Cooper C/LB Bishop's

1969 CFL Draft[edit]

The 1969 CFL Draft took place in the spring of 1969. 67 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Doug Strong HB Waterloo Lutheran
2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob McLaren LB Simon Fraser
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Skip Eaman HB Queen's
4 Edmonton Eskimos Dave Cutler LB/K Simon Fraser
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Krawczyk DB McMaster
6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Alex Squires DE Toronto
7 BC Lions Ted Warkentin E Simon Fraser
8 Calgary Stampeders Brent Gilbert T Waterloo
9 Ottawa Rough Riders Jim Foley QB St. Dunstan's

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 CFL Draft Guide". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  2. ^ a b c Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine