# Canadian college drafts (1956–1969)

The following is a list of first round selections from Canadian college drafts from 1956 to 1969, which are annual sports drafts in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) selected eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football or NCAA college football. Member clubs made selections based on the reverse order of the previous year's standings, with the team with the worst record being awarded the first selection. Prior to 1956, only Interprovincial Rugby Football Union clubs participated in the draft while the Western Interprovincial Football Union not only chose by territorial rights, but would also try to sign away players that were drafted by eastern clubs. To create a level playing field, the Canadian Football Council was formed which later evolved into the Canadian Football League. Following the creation of the CFC, all nine member clubs participated in the 1956 draft. The order of selection was determined by reverse record with the losing conference picking first.

## 1956 Canadian college draft

The 1956 Canadian college draft took place in the spring of 1956. 34 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Lou Bruce | E | Queen's |
| 2 | Calgary Stampeders | Phil Muntz | FB | Toronto |
| 3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Don Cheeseman | FB | Toronto |
| 4 | BC Lions | Al Kocman | HB | Queen's |
| 5 | Toronto Argonauts | Fred Smale | E | Toronto |
| 6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | John Bodrug | G | Toronto |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Doug Drew | C/G | Western Ontario |
| 8 | Montreal Alouettes | Ted Collins | G | Western Ontario |
| 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | Bobby Waugh | G | Toronto |

## 1957 Canadian college draft

The 1957 Canadian college draft took place in the spring of 1957. 35 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | BC Lions | Jim Hughes | T | Queen's |
| 2 | BC Lions | Ed Skrzypek | QB | Toronto |
| 3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Russ Radchuk | G | Queen's |
| 4 | BC Lions | George Rawlyk | C/G | McMaster |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | John Larsen | T | McGill |
| 6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Murdy Armstrong | HB | McGill |
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | Norm Williams | HB | Toronto |
| 8 | Calgary Stampeders | Santo Martini | T | Toronto |
| 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | David McIntyre | C/G | Toronto |

## 1958 CFL draft

The 1958 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1958. 35 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Len Sigurdson | T | McGill |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Paul Fedor | EFB | Queen's |
| 3 | BC Lions | Bill Britton | HB | Western Ontario |
| 4 | Montreal Alouettes | Ron Murphy | E | McGill |
| 5 | Calgary Stampeders | Willie Casanova | HB | McMaster |
| 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Russ Jackson | HB | McMaster |
| 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | John Sandzelius | HB | McGill |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | John Cronin | HB | McGill |
| 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | John Tattle | HB | Toronto |

## 1959 CFL draft

The 1959 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1959. 22 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Toronto Argonauts | Lorrey Stacey | DE | Toronto |
| 2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tim Reid | HB | Toronto |
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes | Bob Miller | HB | Western Ontario |
| 4 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Jocko Thompson | K/HB | Queen's |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | David Bates | T | McMaster |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Doug MacKenzie | HB | Western Ontario |
| 7 | Edmonton Eskimos | Julian Porter | T | Toronto |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Bob Aitchison | C/G | McMaster |
| 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Duncan Brodie | HB | Toronto |

## 1960 CFL draft

The 1960 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1960. 24 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University. Beginning in 1960, western teams reverted to selecting players based on territorial rights from the university programs in their cities/provinces. Because the University of Calgary did not have a football program at this time, the Calgary Stampeders continued to participate in the draft with the eastern teams.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Toronto Argonauts | Bill Mitchell | T | Western Ontario |
| 2 | Montreal Alouettes | Meco Poliziani | FB | Western Ontario |
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes | Lionel Conacher Jr. | FB | Western Ontario |
| 4 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Steve Chisholm | HB | Toronto |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Frank Cosentino | QB | Western Ontario |

## 1961 CFL draft

The 1961 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1961. 24 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Toronto Argonauts | Casey Wood | T | Toronto |
| 2 | Calgary Stampeders | Glenn Harding | C | Toronto |
| 3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | John Ware | C | Queen's |
| 4 | Toronto Argonauts | Mike Wicklum | HB | Queen's |
| 5 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Paul Burroughs | HB | Toronto |

## 1962 CFL draft

The 1962 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1962. 38 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders | Harvey Scott | LB/G | Western Ontario |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Gary Strickler | LB | Queen's |
| 3 | Calgary Stampeders | Doug Boyd | FB | Toronto |
| 4 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Chuck Wood | G | McGill |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Brian Cooper | HB | Toronto |

## 1963 CFL draft

The 1963 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1963. The draft was expanded to include all nine teams again in 1963 and all players from degree-granting schools in Canada were eligible for the draft. 71 players were chosen from among eligible players from these schools.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Toronto Argonauts | John Wydareny | HB | Western Ontario |
| 2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ken Rysdale | QB | Western Ontario |
| 3 | Edmonton Eskimos | Pete Howlett | FB | Loyola |
| 4 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Rick Black | HB | Mount Allison |
| 5 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Peter Quinn | HB | Queen's |
| 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Bill Miklas | G | Queen's |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | James Hogan | T | McGill |
| 8 | Calgary Stampeders | Roy Shatzko | G | British Columbia |
| 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ian Monteith | FB | McGill |

## 1964 CFL draft

The 1964 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1964. 58 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | Barry Mitchelson | E | Western Ontario |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Bill Watters | FB | Toronto |
| 3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jack Cowin | T | Western Ontario |
| 4 | Montreal Alouettes | Al Irwin | E | McMaster |
| 5 | Calgary Stampeders | Mike Hollett | E | Toronto |
| 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Peter Martin | FB | Western Ontario |
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | Bill Edwards | HB | Queen's |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Paul Desjardins | C | Ottawa |
| 9 | BC Lions | Dick Aldridge | HB | Waterloo |

## 1965 CFL draft

The 1965 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1965. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Toronto Argonauts | Jim Young | HB | Queen's |
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Paul Desjardins | T | Ottawa |
| 3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ken Nielsen | HB | Alberta |
| 4 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Doug Bucknam | E | Toronto |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Bob Apps | HB | McMaster |
| 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Brian Bentley | C | Mount Allison |
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | Brian Conacher | HB | Western Ontario |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tom Beynon | T | Queen's |
| 9 | BC Lions | Bayne Norrie | HB | Queen's |

## 1966 CFL draft

The 1966 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1966. 63 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | Ed Turek | HB | Waterloo Lutheran |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Ross Nicholson | T | Western Ontario |
| 3 | Calgary Stampeders | Mike Williams | HB | Loyola |
| 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Vern Simonsen | E | Alberta |
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | Jim Greenwood | T | Queen's |
| 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Glen Markle | DB | Toronto |
| 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Tom Feasby | HB | Manitoba |
| 8 | Calgary Stampeders | Fred James | T | Alberta |
| 9 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Steve Ostapchuk | HB | McMaster |

## 1967 CFL draft

The 1967 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1967. 44 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Toronto Argonauts | Lawrence Barrett | HB | British Columbia |
| 2 | BC Lions | Dick Kohler | E/K | Manitoba |
| 3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Al Scanlon | HB | Ottawa |
| 4 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Laird Elliott | C | Toronto |
| 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | Robbie Campbell | HB | Alberta |
| 6 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jim Kellam | T | Toronto |
| 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ed Molstad | E | Alberta |
| 8 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Greg McQueen | HB | Waterloo |
| 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Bob Howard | E | McMaster |

## 1968 CFL draft

The 1968 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1968. 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | BC Lions | Mike Eben | FL | Toronto |
| 2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Paul Brule | HB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Pierre Guindon | T | Ottawa |
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Larry Planke | FL | Queen's |
| 5 | Toronto Argonauts | Chuck Liebrock | G | Saint Mary's |
| 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Darryl Burgess | LB | Saint Mary's |
| 7 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Ron Wakelin | G | Toronto |
| 8 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Pete Gilbert | C | Alberta |
| 9 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Don Cooper | C/LB | Bishop's |

## 1969 CFL draft

The 1969 CFL draft took place in the spring of 1969. 67 players were chosen from among eligible players from degree-granting schools in Canada.
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Doug Strong | HB | Waterloo Lutheran |
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Rob McLaren | LB | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Skip Eaman | HB | Queen's |
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Dave Cutler | LB/K | Simon Fraser |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | John Krawczyk | DB | McMaster |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Alex Squires | DE | Toronto |
| 7 | BC Lions | Ted Warkentin | E | Simon Fraser |
| 8 | Calgary Stampeders | Brent Gilbert | T | Waterloo |
| 9 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Jim Foley | QB | St. Dunstan's |