The
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where over 72
Canadian football players were chosen from eligible
Canadian universities
Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters, except in one case directed by First Nations bands and in another by federal legislation. Most public universities in the country are memb ...
and Canadian players playing in the
NCAA. A total of nine players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team but
Montreal making at least one selection during this stage of the draft.
Territorial exemptions
British Columbia Lions Jim Mills OL
Hawaii
Calgary Stampeders Greg Vavra QB
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
Blake Dermott
Blake Dermott (born September 10, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos, and was named the team's Top Lineman in ...
OL
Alberta
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Jim Pendergast TE
Queen's
Ottawa Rough Riders
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Roger Cattelan[http://capitalregionfootball.info/index.php?pr=Rider_Draft_History Rough Rider Drafts by the Numbers] OT
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
Ottawa Rough Riders (via Montreal)
Mike Hudson
Michael Hudson (born February 6, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League between 1988 and 1997.
Playing career
Hudson grew up playing hockey in his hometown of Guelph, Ontario before ad ...
TE
Guelph
Saskatchewan Roughriders Scott Redl DE
Saskatchewan
Toronto Argonauts Kelvin Pruenster OT
Cal-Poly
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Scott Oliver LB
Moorhead State
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
19. Montreal Concordes
Blake Nill
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Previously, Nill had served as head coach for the Sain ...
DL Calgary
20. Ottawa Rough Riders
Sam Benincasa LB Guelph
21. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Richard White LB Simon Fraser
22. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Carey Lapa LB British Columbia
23. British Columbia Lions
William Bickowski FB
Wilfrid Laurier
24. Calgary Stampeders
Bill Mintsoulis WR
Toronto
25. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
John Pitts LB Western Ontario
26. Toronto Argonauts
Kevin Adams DB
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Antarctica
*King George Island (S ...
27. Edmonton Eskimos
Rick Makos G Toronto
4th round
28. Montreal Concordes
Jim Kardash TE Western Ontario
29. Ottawa Rough Riders
John Kane OL
Michigan State
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30. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Art Heier WR Waterloo
31. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Rory Radford LB Guelph
32. British Columbia Lions
Jerome Erdman WR Simon Fraser
33. Calgary Stampeders
Brian Strong OL
Montana State
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34. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Pat Cantner TE British Columbia
35. Toronto Argonauts
Boyd Young
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Born in Evadale, Texas, Young began working at the East Texas Pulp & Paper Company. He joined the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and P ...
DL
Ottawa
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36. Edmonton Eskimos
Steve Hall DB Guelph
5th round
37. Montreal Concordes
Steve Nagel DE Wilfrid Laurier
38. Ottawa Rough Riders
Courtney Taylor DB Wilfrid Laurier
39. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Joel Johnston
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FB Simon Fraser
40. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
George Piva T British Columbia
41. British Columbia Lions
Harold Jackman
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T Moorhead State
42. Calgary Stampeders
Tim Petros
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The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary ...
TB Calgary
43. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Todd Turnbull G Wilfrid Laurier
44. Toronto Argonauts
Bryan Black G Guelph
45. Edmonton Eskimos
Jerry Philip DB York
6th round
46. Montreal Concordes
Ed Slabikowski DB
Windsor
47. Ottawa Rough Riders
Francois Payer DE
Bishop's
48. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Todd McGauley DE Western Ontario
49. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
David Brace TE
Western Connecticut State
50. British Columbia Lions
Kyle Barrow LB Western Ontario
51. Calgary Stampeders
Matt Janes LB Western Ontario
52. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Fred Lyseyko LB
Manitoba
53. Toronto Argonauts
Joel Tynes TB St. Francis Xavier
54. Edmonton Eskimos
Paul Hickle K Saskatchewan
7th round
55. Montreal Concordes
Ken Ross DE
Carleton
56. Ottawa Rough Riders
Chris Rhora DE
Acadia
57. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Alain Groleau DB Ottawa
58. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Mike Zivolak C Western Ontario
59. British Columbia Lions
Mike Brown DB Toronto
60. Calgary Stampeders
Mike Kurchak K
Nevada-Las Vegas
61. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Dave Bowness TE Manitoba
62. Toronto Argonauts
Dave Waud LB Wilfrid Laurier
63. Edmonton Eskimos
Gord Reinich SB Alberta
8th round
64. Montreal Concordes
Scott Leckie
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Career
Scott Leckie is the Di ...
DB Toronto
65. Ottawa Rough Riders
Don Clow WR Acadia
66. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Reindy Dundas DT
Minot State
67. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Jack Kalthof LB Saskatchewan
68. British Columbia Lions
Ken Munroe WR British Columbia
69. Calgary Stampeders
Yorg Gromer TE
Montana-Western
70. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Danny Jakobs DB Manitoba
71. Toronto Argonauts
Rick Van Maanen DL Western Ontario
72. Edmonton Eskimos
Jaimie Crawford QB Alberta
References
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Canadian College Draft
Cfl Draft, 1983