1970 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 The 1970 CFL draft took place on Wednesday, February 11, 1970. Seventy-six players were selected from among 243 eligible players from Canadian universities and colleges.Toronto Globe and Mail, "Choices, round by round", Thursday 12 February 1970, page 39. Canadian-born players who played at American colleges, such as Jim Corrigall of Kent State and Zenon Andrusyshyn of UCLA, were subject to the CFL's territorial rights rules and were ineligible for the College Draft. The respective General Managers made the selections for all teams except the Toronto Argonauts, for whom Head Coach Leo Cahill made the picks. Cahill stumbled in Round Five, attempting to select end Carl Lindros from the University of Western Ontario with the 43rd over-all selection. However, Lindros already had been claimed earlier in this Draft, by Edmonton in Round Four, 30th over-all. This was perhaps the first brush with sporting controversy for Lindros, who later would serve as the agent for his son, hockey player Eric. First-year Ottawa GM Frank Clair added some levity in Round Eight, asking if Ron Clarke had been chosen yet. CFL Chairman Greg Fulton responded, "As a matter of fact, yes. You took him on the previous round."Toronto Star, "Rule change would end a farcical football draft", Thursday 12 February 1970, page 11. Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position University 1 Calgary (1) via Winnipeg Wayne Holm QB Simon Fraser 2 Hamilton (1) via Montreal Dave Fahrner FB Western 3 Edmonton (1) Evald Timusk OT Waterloo Lutheran 4 BC (1) John McManus DE Alberta 5 Hamilton (2) Jim Bennett OT Toronto 6 Calgary (2) Barry Jamieson OT Waterloo Lutheran 7 Winnipeg (1) via Toronto Bob LaRose HB Western 8 Saskatchewan (1) Bob Schmidt OT Alberta 9 Ottawa (1) Mike Sharp QB Carleton Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position University 10 Winnipeg (2) John Senst FL Simon Fraser 11 Montreal (1) Burns McPherson HB St. Francis Xavier 12 Edmonton (2) Jim Henshall HB Western 13 BC Lions (2) Tony D'Aloisio FB Windsor 14 Winnipeg (3) via Hamilton Rick Sugden HB Simon Fraser 15 Calgary (3) Don Lumb OT British Columbia 16 Toronto (1) Paul Brown OT Waterloo Lutheran 17 Saskatchewan (2) Andre Rancourt DE Ottawa 18 Ottawa (2) Gerry Kwapisz OT Windsor Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position University 19 Winnipeg (4) Wayne Powell OG Ottawa 20 Montreal (2) Andy Smith LB Mount Allison 21 Edmonton (3) Paul Hendershot HB Waterloo Lutheran 22 BC Lions (3) Pete Raham DB Toronto 23 Hamilton (3) Paul McKay HB Toronto 24 Calgary (4) Tom Schultz DE Ottawa 25 Toronto (2) John Candiotto DE-PK Dalhousie 26 Saskatchewan (3) Bob McCulla OT Ottawa 27 Hamilton (4) via Ottawa Jeff Hilton FB Western Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position University 28 Winnipeg (5) John Storey HB Saskatchewan 29 Montreal (3) John Proter OT St. Mary's 30 Edmonton (4) Carl Lindros DE Western 31 BC Lions (4) Don Warrington HB Simon Fraser 32 Hamilton (5) Jay Graydon DB McMaster 33 Calgary (5) Dave Sterritt OT Waterloo 34 Toronto (3) Vince Lyons HB McMaster 35 Saskatchewan (4) Greg Hunter HB Alberta 36 Ottawa (3) Dave Doherty HB McGill Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position University 37 Winnipeg (6) Lorne Prokopy HB Calgary 38 Montreal (4) Jim Foley HB PEI 39 Edmonton (5) Don McIntyre E Queen's 40 BC Lions (5) Paul Gray QB Waterloo Lutheran 41 Hamilton (6) Dave Clarke HB Guelph 42 Calgary (6) Alan Kinley OT Manitoba – Toronto ineligible claim – – 43 Saskatchewan (5) Ed Scorgie DE Waterloo 44 Ottawa (4) Ken Whelan HB Guelph Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position University 45 Winnipeg (7) Larry Stockton LB Manitoba 46 Montreal (5) Fred MacLean C New Brunswick 47 Edmonton (6) Fred Promoli E Guelph 48 BC Lions (6) Bob Moffatt C Simon Fraser 49 Hamilton (7) Robert DiFruscia FL Guelph 50 Calgary (7) Dick Stein OT British Columbia 51 Toronto (4) Bear Brown OT Royal Military College 52 Saskatchewan (6) George Kunyckyj QB Brandon – Ottawa pass – – Round seven Pick # CFL team Player Position University 53 Winnipeg (8) Terry Moss HB Manitoba 54 Montreal (6) Terry Arnason FL St. Francis Xavier 55 Edmonton (7) Chris Hawkes QB Simon Fraser 56 BC Lions (7) Brian Currie OG Royal Military College 57 Hamilton (8) Peter Quinlan QB McMaster 58 Calgary (8) Craig McLeod OG Calgary 59 Toronto (5) Bill Simmons HB Royal Military College 60 Saskatchewan (7) Jim Turnbull HB Queen's 61 Ottawa (5) Ron Clarke HB Queen's Round eight Pick # CFL team Player Position University 62 Winnipeg (9) Len Sitter C Brandon 63 Montreal (7) Ted Abercrombie LB St. Mary's 64 Edmonton (8) Bob McGregor FB Waterloo Lutheran 65 BC Lions (8) Bob Taylor OT McGill 66 Hamilton (9) Doug Hinan FB Laurentian 67 Calgary (9) Brent Batling HB Saskatchewan – Toronto pass – – 68 Saskatchewan (8) Peter Werry – Western Ontario 69 Ottawa (6) Bob Climie OG Queen's Round nine Pick # CFL team Player Position University – Winnipeg pass – – 70 Montreal (8) Don Lavers OT New Brunswick – Edmonton pass – – 71 BC Lions (9) Gary Conley – Simon Fraser 72 Hamilton (10) Terry Harvey FL Waterloo Lutheran – Calgary pass – – – Toronto pass – – 73 Saskatchewan (9) Roger Passmore HB Waterloo Lutheran – Ottawa pass – – Round ten Pick # CFL team Player Position University – Winnipeg pass – – 74 Montreal (9) Mike Brierley DE McMaster – Edmonton pass – – 75 BC Lions (10) Barrie Reid HB Saskatchewan – Hamilton pass – – – Calgary pass – – – Toronto pass – – 76 Saskatchewan (10) Eric Thomson OG Dalhousie – Ottawa pass – – Notes Category:CFL draft Cfl Draft, 1970