1978 CFL Canadian Amateur Draft
Territorial Protections Jan. 25, 1978
Team [Via] Player (Position) College/Program
CGY
Miles Gorrell (DT )
Ottawa
CGY
Bob Lubig (G )
Montana State
HAM
Rocky DiPietro (RB )
Ottawa
HAM
Bruce Holland (DT )
Wilfrid Laurier
HAM
[TOR ]
Ken Kogler (LB )
Waterloo
SSK
Rodney Besler (T )
Utah
SSK
Doug Redl (G )
Saskatchewan
WPG
Leo Ezerins (TE )
Whitworth
WPG
Bernie Morrison (LB )
Manitoba
WPG
[TOR ]
Tim Allan (G )
Toronto
BC
John Blake (G )
San Jose State
BC
Phil Luke (DE )
Simon Fraser
OTT
Phil Bakker (T )
Queen's
OTT
Bruce Walker (WR )
Windsor
EDM
Joe Poplawski (WR )
Alberta
EDM
Dave Wilcox (DE )
Alberta
MTL
Rene Deschamps (DT )
Calgary
MTL
Craig Labbett (TE )
Western Ontario
Canadian Amateur Draft Selections
Round–Pos (Overall) Team [Via] Player (Position) College/Program
1–1 (1)
CGY
Dave Kirzinger
(OT )
British Columbia (UBC)
1–2 (2)
HAM
Bob O'Doherty
(WR )
Queen's
1–3 (3)
BC
[SSK ]
Rick Goltz
(DT )
Simon Fraser
1–4 (4)
WPG
Evan Jones
(TE )
British Columbia (UBC)
1–5 (5)
TOR
Mark Brown
(RB )
Guelph
1–6 (6)
MTL
[BC ]
Neil Quilter
(OT )
British Columbia (UBC)
1–7 (7)
OTT
Don Taylor
(RB )
Central (IA)
1–8 (8)
EDM
Rick Dundas
(LB )
Whitworth
1–9 (9)
MTL
Phil Noble
(LB )
Western Ontario
2–1 (10)
CGY
Rob Kochel
(DB )
Western Ontario
2–2 (11)
HAM
Larry Colbey
(OT )
Simon Fraser
2–3 (12)
MTL
[SSK ]
Gary Boochler
(OG )
Saskatchewan
2–4 (13)
WPG
Bob Stracina
(WR )
Acadia
2–5 (14)
MTL
[TOR ]
Jerry Friesen
(LB )
Saskatchewan
2–6 (15)
BC
Tom Schultz
(LB )
Simon Fraser
2–7 (16)
MTL
[OTT ]
Bob Hultgren
(WR )
McMaster
2–8 (17)
EDM
Richard Bellamy
(OG )
Wilfrid Laurier
2–9 (18)
MTL
Ty Morris
(WR )
Puget Sound
3–1 (19)
CGY
Dave Allen
(LB )
Bishop's
3–2 (20)
HAM
Angelo Castellan
(DT )
Toronto
3–3 (21)
SSK
Les McFarlane
(DB )
Saskatchewan
3–4 (22)
WPG
Vaughan Wright
(RB )
Guelph
3–5 (23)
TOR
Jerry Gulyes
(K )
Wilfrid Laurier
3–6 (24)
EDM
[BC ]
Gerald Palmer
(DB )
Carleton
3–7 (25)
MTL
[OTT ]
Bill O'Bryan
(C )
Oregon State
3–8 (26)
EDM
Paul Watson
(K )
Washington State
3–9 (27)
CGY
[MTL ]
Gary Tom
(WR )
McMaster
4–1 (28)
CGY
Mike Karpow
(K )
Waterloo
4–2 (29)
HAM
Dave Stumpf
(WR )
Waterloo
4–3 (30)
SSK
Maurice Butler
(WR )
Simon Fraser
4–4 (31)
WPG
Julian Hanlon
(OG )
Ottawa
4–5 (32)
TOR
Ian Magowan
(DT )
McMaster
4–6 (33)
BC
Phil Roberts
(LB )
McGill
4–7 (34)
OTT
Phil Battaglia
(LB )
New Brunswick
4–8 (35)
EDM
Jim Hole
(OT )
Alberta
4–9 (36)
MTL
Sandy Gray
(DB )
Ottawa
5–1 (37)
CGY
Mark Moors
(OG )
Acadia
5–2 (38)
HAM
Bill Levine
(DT )
Toronto
5–3 (39)
SSK
Mike Hume
(SB )
Concordia
5–4 (40)
WPG
Dave Neber
(DE )
British Columbia (UBC)
5–5 (41)
TOR
John Greenough
(WR )
Waterloo
5–6 (42)
BC
Barry Dobson
(TE )
McGill
5–7 (43)
OTT
Linden Davidson
(OT )
Ottawa
5–8 (44)
EDM
Richard Foggo
(DB )
Calgary
5–9 (45)
MTL
Kerry Powell
(RB )
Queen's
6–1 (46)
CGY
Bob Dear
(OG )
Calgary
6–2 (47)
HAM
Yves Leclerc
(QB )
Ottawa
6–3 (48)
SSK
Mike Lamborn
(DB )
Saskatchewan
6–4 (49)
WPG
Steve Davis
(DT )
Bishop's
6–5 (50)
TOR
Tim Jones
(C )
Simon Fraser
6–6 (51)
BC
John Tietzen
(WR )
Alberta
6–7 (52)
OTT
Dave Yurincich
(DT )
Wilfrid Laurier
6–8 (53)
EDM
Mark Coflin
(OG )
Alberta
6–9 (54)
MTL
Henry Svec
(DT )
Western Ontario
7–1 (55)
CGY
Jim Mossop
(DB )
Toronto
7–2 (56)
HAM
Mike Katarincic
(DB )
Wilfrid Laurier
7–3 (57)
SSK
Dan Graham
(LB )
McGill
7–4 (58)
WPG
Gord Bone
(TE )
Manitoba
7–5 (59)
TOR
Clark Johnson
(WR )
Concordia
7–6 (60)
BC
Bill Hole
(DT )
Alberta
7–7 (61)
OTT
Tom Barbeau
(RB )
McGill
7–8 (62)
EDM
Dave Zacharko
(LB )
Alberta
7–9 (63)
MTL
Clarence Coleman
(RB )
Ottawa
8–1 (64)
CGY
Cam Prange
(C )
Waterloo
8–2 (65)
HAM
Dan Medwin
(TE )
Ottawa
8–3 (66)
SSK
Tim Molnar
(LB )
Saskatchewan
8–4 (67)
WPG
Duane Hysop
(QB )
Manitoba
8–5 (68)
TOR
Stan Strecker
(DB )
Guelph
8–6 (69)
BC
Don Guy
(DB )
Alberta
8–7 (70)
OTT
Mike Lyriotokis
(DT )
Prince Edward Island
8–8 (71)
EDM
Wes McHarg
(DB )
Alberta
8–9 (72)
MTL
Eric Salvatori
(RB )
McGill
Date: Feb. 15, 1978
Location: Toronto, ON
Territorial protections: 18
Rounds: 8
Players selected: 72
Round
Played / Picks (%)
League GP
League Total
17 / 72 (23.61%)
970
1
7 / 9 (77.78%)
520
2
4 / 9 (44.44%)
218
3
1 / 9 (11.11%)
16
4
1 / 9 (11.11%)
8
5
2 / 9 (22.22%)
155
6
1 / 9 (11.11%)
39
7
1 / 9 (11.11%)
14
8
0 / 9 (0.00%)
0
Team
Played / Picks (%)
League GP
Team GP
League Total
17 / 72 (23.61%)
970
380
Edmonton Elks
4 / 9 (44.44%)
75
20
Calgary Stampeders
3 / 9 (33.33%)
309
221
Ottawa RedBlacks
2 / 6 (33.33%)
125
0
BC Lions
2 / 7 (28.57%)
184
69
Montreal Alouettes
3 / 12 (25.00%)
230
62
Saskatchewan Roughriders
1 / 6 (16.67%)
8
8
Toronto Argonauts
1 / 7 (14.29%)
1
0
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1 / 8 (12.50%)
38
0
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
0 / 8 (0.00%)
0
0
Breakdown by Position
12 — DT
12 — LB
12 — WR
11 — DB
8 — RB
6 — OG
6 — TE
5 — OT
4 — G
3 — C
3 — DE
3 — K
2 — QB
2 — T
1 — SB
Breakdown by College/Program
9 — Alberta
8 — Ottawa
6 — Saskatchewan
6 — Simon Fraser
5 — McGill
5 — Waterloo
5 — Wilfrid Laurier
4 — British Columbia (UBC)
4 — Toronto
4 — Western Ontario
3 — Calgary
3 — Guelph
3 — Manitoba
3 — McMaster
3 — Queen's
2 — Acadia
2 — Bishop's
2 — Concordia
2 — Whitworth
1 —
Carleton,
Central (IA),
Montana State,
New Brunswick,
Oregon State,
Prince Edward Island,
Puget Sound,
San Jose State,
Utah,
Washington State,
Windsor
No contributors for this draft.
No notices for this draft.