1970 CFL draft explained
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.[1] 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."[2]
Round one
Round two
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
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| 10 | Winnipeg (2) | | | Simon Fraser |
| 11 | Montreal (1) | | HB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 12 | Edmonton (2) | | HB | Western |
| 13 | BC Lions (2) | | FB | Windsor |
| 14 | Winnipeg (3) via Hamilton | | HB | Simon Fraser |
| 15 | Calgary (3) | | OT | British Columbia |
| 16 | Toronto (1) | | OT | Waterloo Lutheran |
| 17 | Saskatchewan (2) | | | Ottawa |
| 18 | Ottawa (2) | | OT | Windsor |
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Round three
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| 19 | Winnipeg (4) | | | Ottawa |
| 20 | Montreal (2) | | | Mount Allison |
| 21 | Edmonton (3) | | HB | Waterloo Lutheran |
| 22 | BC Lions (3) | | | Toronto |
| 23 | Hamilton (3) | | HB | Toronto |
| 24 | Calgary (4) | | DE | Ottawa |
| 25 | Toronto (2) | | | Dalhousie |
| 26 | Saskatchewan (3) | | OT | Ottawa |
| 27 | Hamilton (4) via Ottawa | | FB | Western |
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Round four
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| 28 | Winnipeg (5) | | HB | Saskatchewan |
| 29 | Montreal (3) | | OT | St. Mary's |
| 30 | Edmonton (4) | | DE | Western |
| 31 | BC Lions (4) | | HB | Simon Fraser |
| 32 | Hamilton (5) | | DB | McMaster |
| 33 | Calgary (5) | | OT | Waterloo |
| 34 | Toronto (3) | | HB | McMaster |
| 35 | Saskatchewan (4) | | HB | Alberta |
| 36 | Ottawa (3) | | HB | McGill |
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Round five
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| 37 | Winnipeg (6) | | HB | Calgary |
| 38 | Montreal (4) | | HB | PEI |
| 39 | Edmonton (5) | | E | Queen's |
| 40 | BC Lions (5) | | QB | Waterloo Lutheran |
| 41 | Hamilton (6) | | HB | Guelph |
| 42 | Calgary (6) | | OT | Manitoba |
| – | Toronto | ineligible claim | – | – |
| 43 | Saskatchewan (5) | | DE | Waterloo |
| 44 | Ottawa (4) | | HB | Guelph |
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Round six
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| 45 | Winnipeg (7) | | LB | Manitoba |
| 46 | Montreal (5) | | | New Brunswick |
| 47 | Edmonton (6) | | E | Guelph |
| 48 | BC Lions (6) | | C | Simon Fraser |
| 49 | Hamilton (7) | | FL | Guelph |
| 50 | Calgary (7) | | OT | British Columbia |
| 51 | Toronto (4) | | OT | Royal Military College |
| 52 | Saskatchewan (6) | | QB | Brandon |
| – | Ottawa | pass | – | – |
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Round seven
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| 53 | Winnipeg (8) | | HB | Manitoba |
| 54 | Montreal (6) | | FL | St. Francis Xavier |
| 55 | Edmonton (7) | | QB | Simon Fraser |
| 56 | BC Lions (7) | Brian Currie | OG | Royal Military College |
| 57 | Hamilton (8) | Peter Quinlan | QB | McMaster |
| 58 | Calgary (8) | | OG | Calgary |
| 59 | Toronto (5) | | HB | Royal Military College |
| 60 | Saskatchewan (7) | | HB | Queen's |
| 61 | Ottawa (5) | | HB | Queen's |
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Round eight
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
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| 62 | Winnipeg (9) | | C | Brandon |
| 63 | Montreal (7) | | LB | St. Mary's |
| 64 | Edmonton (8) | | FB | Waterloo Lutheran |
| 65 | BC Lions (8) | | OT | McGill |
| 66 | Hamilton (9) | | FB | Laurentian |
| 67 | Calgary (9) | | HB | Saskatchewan |
| – | Toronto | pass | – | – |
| 68 | Saskatchewan (8) | | – | Western Ontario |
| 69 | Ottawa (6) | | OG | Queen's |
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Round nine
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| – | Winnipeg | pass | – | – |
| 70 | Montreal (8) | | OT | New Brunswick |
| – | Edmonton | pass | – | – |
| 71 | BC Lions (9) | | – | Simon Fraser |
| 72 | Hamilton (10) | | FL | Waterloo Lutheran |
| – | Calgary | pass | – | – |
| – | Toronto | pass | – | – |
| 73 | Saskatchewan (9) | | HB | Waterloo Lutheran |
| – | Ottawa | pass | – | – |
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Round ten
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | College |
|---|
| – | Winnipeg | pass | – | – |
| 74 | Montreal (9) | | DE | McMaster |
| – | Edmonton | pass | – | – |
| 75 | BC Lions (10) | | HB | Saskatchewan |
| – | Hamilton | pass | – | – |
| – | Calgary | pass | – | – |
| – | Toronto | pass | – | – |
| 76 | Saskatchewan (10) | | OG | Dalhousie |
| – | Ottawa | pass | – | – |
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Notes
- Toronto Globe and Mail, "Choices, round by round", Thursday 12 February 1970, page 39.
- Toronto Star, "Rule change would end a farcical football draft", Thursday 12 February 1970, page 11.
