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] 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 #
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
–
–
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.
