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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 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
edit| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 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 | – | – |