The 1967 CFL season was the tenth

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season, and the 14th season in modern-day

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CFL news in 1967

The offices of the CFL was set up at 11 King Street, inside the Montreal Trust Building in

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, with

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Keith Davey as CFL Commissioner. Later on, Davey was succeeded on Thursday, February 23 by

Ted Workman Mark Edward "Ted" Workman (born December 30, 1931–August 13, 2020) was a financial advisor and former owner of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Early life Workman graduated from Bishop's College School and Lower Canada Co ...

and then later, Allan McEachern. The Committee on One League (COO) made recommendations to bring operating matters to be under the control of the league; it was later approved by the Board of Governors. The Canadian Rugby Union changed their name to Canadian Amateur Football Association (now

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) on Sunday, January 1 and turned over the

Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...

trophy to the CFL. In addition, the CFL set up and establishes the Players' Pension Fund. The

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fie ...

wore special helmets to commemorate Canada's Centennial as the country turned 100 years old.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. *''Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1967''

Conference Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

CFL Leaders

* CFL Passing Leaders * CFL Rushing Leaders * CFL Receiving Leaders

1967 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Peter Liske Peter Adrian Liske ( ; May 24, 1942 – February 12, 2022) was an American football quarterback, star quarterback with Calgary Stampeders in the late-60s and later a university athletics administrator. High school and college football careers Li ...

, Calgary Stampeders *RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB –

Bo Scott Robert Marilla Scott (March 30, 1943 – August 4, 2021) was an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. ''The ESPN Pro ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos *SE –

Terry Evanshen Terrence Anthony "Terry" Evanshen (born June 13, 1944) is a motivational speaker and former star receiver in the Canadian Football League. CFL Drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, Terry went on to have an outstanding career in the CFL playing for ...

, Calgary Stampeders *TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders *C –

Ted Urness Harold Edwards Urness (June 23, 1937 – December 29, 2018) was an offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1961 to 1970. CFL career Urness played in three Grey Cups for the Roughriders, winning one in 1966, the 54th Grey Cup again ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Roger Perdrix, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT –

Clyde Brock Clyde Vern Brock (born August 30, 1940) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers in the Nation ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT –

Bill Frank William B. Frank, Jr. (April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2014) was a Canadian football offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys in the ...

, Toronto Argonauts

Defence

*DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE – E. A. Sims, Edmonton Eskimos *DE – John Baker, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

Wayne Harris Carroll Wayne Harris (May 4, 1938 – June 4, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1961 through 1972. His son, Wayne Harris, Jr., coaches f ...

, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB –

Jerry Keeling Jerry Keeling (August 2, 1939 – January 20, 2018) was a quarterback and defensive back in the Canadian Football League, playing fifteen seasons from 1961 to 1975 for the Calgary Stampeders, the Ottawa Rough Riders, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. ...

, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Phil Brady, Montreal Alouettes *DB –

Gene Gaines Gene Gaines (June 26, 1938 – July 6, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for 16 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He is a member o ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders

1967 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB –

Willie Bethea Willie Bethea (born c. 1939) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1963, 1965 and 1967. Prior to his CFL career he played football in Paterson, New Jersey and attended Rider Univers ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB –

, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB –

Jim Dillard James Hardy Dillard II (born November 21, 1933) is a politician and former Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 41st district, which includes part of Fairfax County, from 1980 to his retirement in 2005. In th ...

, Toronto Argonauts *SE –

Margene Adkins Margene Adkins (born April 30, 1947) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. He also was a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Can ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders *C – Gene Ceppetelli, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Roger Perdrix, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT –

Danny Nykoluk Danny Nykoluk (June 16, 1933 – July 29, 2016) was a professional football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. Nykoluk primarily played the offensive tackle position with the Argos. Nykoluk played in 204 games with ...

, Toronto Argonauts *OT –

, Toronto Argonauts

Defence

*DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT – Bob Minihane, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

Bob Brown Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is a former Australian politician, medical doctor and environmentalist. He was a senator and the parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens. Brown was elected to the Australian Senate on the Tasma ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *DE – John Baker, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders *LB – Mike Blum, Toronto Argonauts *LB –

Bob Krouse Bob Krouse (born February 21, 1943, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a part of the Tiger-Cats 1963, 1965, ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts *DB – Phil Brady, Montreal Alouettes *DB –

, Ottawa Rough Riders *DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

Marv Luster Marvin Luster (November 27, 1937 – May 25, 2020) was an American football defensive back and end. He played college football at UCLA and professional football in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for from 1961 to 1974. He was inducted into ...

, Toronto Argonauts

1967 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB –

Dave Raimey David E. Raimey (born November 18, 1940) is a former American football player. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Raimey twice won state championships in the low hurdles and long jump. He played college football as a halfback and defensive back for ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos *SE –

, Calgary Stampeders *TE –

Herm Harrison Herman Austin "Ham Hands" Harrison (September 29, 1939 – November 2, 2013) was a tight end with the Calgary Stampeders from 1964 to 1972. College football Herm Harrison played college football at Arizona State University. Calgary Herm Harrison ...

, Calgary Stampeders *F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *C –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Bob Lueck, Calgary Stampeders *OT –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT –

Roger Kramer Roger Kramer (August 3, 1939 – August 6, 2023) was an American athlete and professional Canadian Football League (CFL) player who played nine seasons in the CFL for three teams. Early life Roger Kramer was born on August 3, 1939 in Kalamaz ...

, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DT –

John LaGrone John Wesley LaGrone III (November 4, 1944 – March 27, 2022) was an American professional gridiron football player who played for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. CFL After playing college football at Southern Methodist Univer ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE – Dick Suderman, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB –

, Calgary Stampeders *DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos *DB – Joe Hernandez, Edmonton Eskimos *DB –

Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett (born Harold Herman Brix, also credited Herman Brix; May 19, 1906February 24, 2007) was an American film and television actor who prior to his screen career was a highly successful college athlete in football and in both intercol ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders

1967 CFL Awards

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...

–

(QB), Calgary Stampeders *

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winner ...

–

(TE), Calgary Stampeders * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders * CFL's Coach of the Year – Jerry Williams, Calgary Stampeders *

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ) The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanshi ...

(Eastern MVP) –

Ron Stewart Ronald George Stewart (July 11, 1932 – March 17, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1952 to 1973, as well as a coach. He spent the first half of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, ...

(RB), Ottawa Rough Riders *

Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy The Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Canadian Football League West Division's most outstanding player, chosen from the nominees from each team in the division. Either this trophy winner or the winner of the Terry Evanshen T ...

(Western MVP) -

(QB), Calgary Stampeders * Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Wayne Giardino (LB), Ottawa Rough Riders *

Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy The Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy is a Canadian Football League award, given to the most outstanding Canadian player in the West Division. Each team nominates a player for this award, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy ...

(Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Gerela (K), BC Lions *

DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy The DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy. It is awarded originally to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division. The trophy was donated by the families of Mel Becket and Mario DeMarco, ...

(Western Outstanding Lineman) -

(DT), Edmonton Eskimos

References

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