The 1980 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds where 80 Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with all nine teams making at least one selection in this stage of the draft.

Territorial exemptions

Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

  Phil Jones  DB Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser Clan

Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II...

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

  Gene Wall  TB Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Huskies football

The Saskatchewan Huskies football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship three times, in 1990, 1996 and 1998, all with current head coach Brian Towriss. The Saskatchewan Huskies became only the second CIS team to advance to three consecutive Vanier Cup games, after the Saint Mary's...

Saskatchewan Roughriders Jim Manz  TB Saskatchewan

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...

  George Siedel  OT Montana

Montana Grizzlies

Montana Grizzlies is the nickname given to the athletic teams of the University of Montana. The women's basketball team, however, uses the moniker Lady Griz...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

  Don Ross  WR Acadia

Acadia Axemen

In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ian Ward  DT Western Ontario

Western Ontario Mustangs

The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada...

British Columbia Lions

British Columbia Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

  Derek Innes  LB Simon Fraser

British Columbia Lions John Pankratz  WR Simon Fraser

Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

  Gary Cook  SB Carleton

Carleton Ravens

The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence...

Ottawa Rough Riders Glenn Cook  CB Richmond

Richmond Spiders

The Richmond Spiders represent the University of Richmond, a member of the NCAA's Division I and a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football and women's golf, which participate as members of the Colonial Athletic Association....

Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

  Mark Nelson  LB East Central

East Central University

East Central University is a four year public university in Ada, Oklahoma, located in the south central region of the state. The university also has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, Ardmore, and Durant....

Calgary Stampeders Elwood Threlfall  LB Utah State

Utah State Aggies

The Utah State Aggies are the athletics teams of Utah State University. The school fields men's varsity teams in basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and track and field. Women's varsity teams include basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field,...

Calgary Stampeders Steve Kearns  TE Liberty Baptist

Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

  Doug Scott  DT Boise State

Boise State Broncos

The Boise State Broncos are the official athletic program of Boise State University. The Broncos compete in a wide variety of sports. Perhaps the most well-known of these sports is the football program. The program attained a 13-0 season in 2006 capped by a memorable overtime win in the 2007 Fiesta...

Montreal Alouettes Doug Gair  WR Bishop's

Bishop's Gaiters

The Bishop's Gaiters is the name of the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Although their logo and mascot suggest the term stems from the word alligator, "Gaiter" actually refers to a boot covering worn by Anglican bishops up until the...

Montreal Alouettes Tim Kist  DE Manitoba

Manitoba Bisons

The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football and soccer teams play their games at University Stadium, which also serves as the location of track & field events...

Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

  Pat Toth  CB Alberta

Alberta Golden Bears

The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...

Edmonton Eskimos Dale Getty  DB Weber State

Weber State University

Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...

1st Round

1. Toronto Argonauts Greg Barrow  OL Florida

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...

2. Saskatchewan Roughriders Jack Hirose  DB British Columbia

UBC Thunderbirds

The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...

3. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ken Ciancone  LB Utah State

4. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bob Fletcher  P Northeast Missouri State

5. British Columbia Lions Kevin Konar

Kevin Konar

Kevin Konar is a former star linebacker for the BC Lions.After playing his university football with the University of British Columbia, Konar would play 10 years with the Leos, from 1980 to 1989, and two Grey Cups and one championship . He was a CFL All Star two times.-References:...

  LB British Columbia

6. Ottawa Roughriders Pat McBride  C North Dakota State

North Dakota State Bison

The North Dakota State Bison is the name of the athletic teams of North Dakota State University which is located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The teams are often called the "Thundering Herd"...

7. Calgary Stampeders Sheldon Paris  QB Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...

8. Montreal Alouettes Joe Hawko  QB Toronto

9. Edmonton Eskimos Ross Francis  DE Queen's

Queen's Golden Gaels

The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus....

2nd Round

10. Calgary Stampeders Ken Vallevand  WR U.S. International

11. Ottawa Roughriders Mark Philp  TB Richmond

12. Edmonton Eskimos Derry Donaldson  TB Tulane

Tulane Green Wave

Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official...

13. Ottawa Roughriders Neville Edwards  TB Western Ontario

14. British Columbia Lions Paul Gohier  OT McGill

McGill Redmen

The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game...

15. Toronto Argonauts Tom Stevenson  TE Valley City State

Valley City State University

Valley City State University is an institution of higher learning in Valley City, North Dakota, part of the eleven-member North Dakota University System. Founded in 1890 as a territorial normal school, VCSU offers four-year degrees in a number of fields in five academic divisions and graduate...

16. Calgary Stampeders Campbell Hackney  LB Simon Fraser

17. Saskatchewan Roughriders Stewart Fraser  FL New Brunswick

UNB Varsity Reds

The UNB Varsity Reds are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.The Varsity Reds compete in the following sports: men's and women's basketball, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, swimming...

18. Edmonton Eskimos Dan Kearns  DE Simon Fraser

3rd Round

19. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob Bunce  DE Saskatchewan

20. Saskatchewan Roughriders Charles Toth  DB U.S. International

21. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Vernon Pahl  G Prince Edward Island

UPEI Panthers

The UPEI Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport , including men's...

22. Montreal Alouettes Jack Kutasiewich  G Moorehead State

23. Montreal Alouettes Gene Belliveau  DE St. Francis Xavier

St. Francis Xavier X-Men

The St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Oland Stadium located at the University's campus.-History:...

24. Montreal Alouettes Ed McMillan  DB Carleton

Carleton Ravens

The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence...

25. Calgary Stampeders Darcy Krogh  WR Calgary

Calgary Dinos

The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...

26. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ed Murray  K Tulane

27. Edmonton Eskimos Ed Gataveckas

Ed Gataveckas

Ed Gataveckas , was a linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a part of the Tiger-Cats 1986 Grey Cup winning team.-External links:*...

  LB Acadia

4th Round

28. Toronto Argonauts Robert Kiviranta  DE Emporia State

29. Saskatchewan Roughriders Pat Hamilton  DB U.S. International

30. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brian Perkins  T Saskatchewan

31. Hamilton Tiger-Cats David Yarmolulk  TE Toronto

32. British Columbia Lions Michael Deslauriers  QB British Columbia

33. Ottawa Roughriders Wesley Woof  WR Wilfrid Laurier

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west...

34. Calgary Stampeders Barry McDonald  C Montana Tech

35. Montreal Alouettes J.P. Normand  WR Royal Military College

Royal Military College

The Royal Military College can refer to:* Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Canada* Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada* Royal Military College, Duntroon in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia...

36. Edmonton Eskimos Bob Bridgeman  DT Windsor

Windsor Lancers

The Windsor Lancers are the varsity athletic teams that represent the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.The Lancers compete in Ontario University Athletics as part of Canadian Interuniversity Sport ....

5th Round

37. Toronto Argonauts Rick Kalvaitis  DT Wilfrid Laurier

38. Saskatchewan Roughriders Larry Harbord  OL British Columbia

39. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Mamer  DE Saskatchewan

40. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jim Muller  DE Queen's

41. British Columbia Lions Ted Bellinger  WR Queen's

42. Ottawa Roughriders Steve Shubat  T York

43. Calgary Stampeders Jud Mayes  DB Boise State

44. Montreal Alouettes Mike Washburn  WR New Brunswick

45. Edmonton Eskimos Francis Sheridan  E Queen's

6th Round

46. Toronto Argonauts David Marinucci  FB Queen's

47. Saskatchewan Roughriders Ron Mackie  LB Youngstown State

Youngstown State Penguins

Youngstown State University is in NCAA Division I. Nicknamed the Penguins, they play in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference, and compete in the following sports:*Baseball *Basketball *Cross Country...

48. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike Danese  LB Toronto

49. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mark Sprague  LB Wilfrid Laurier

50. British Columbia Lions Peter Wilson  C Simon Fraser

51. Ottawa Roughriders Mike Szemeredy  TE Toronto

52. Calgary Stampeders George Vasiladis  DE Waterloo

Waterloo Warriors

The Waterloo Warriors are the athletic teams that represent the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors have found success over certain spans in football, hockey, rugby, golf and basketball among others, and the Warriors have won national championships in hockey ,...

53. Montreal Alouettes Mike Pooler  WR New Brunswick

54. Edmonton Eskimos Richard Dippolito  DB Western Ontario

7th Round

55. Toronto Argonauts Todd Krohn  T South Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers

The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are part of the Pacific-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver...

56. Saskatchewan Roughriders Jeff Neal  WR Saint Mary's

Saint Mary's Huskies

The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus....

57. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike Topolovec  DE Ottawa

58. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike Giftopoulos  HB Ottawa

59. British Columbia Lions Reg Advocat  LB Simon Fraser

60. Ottawa Roughriders Elwin Worobec  G Utah

Utah Utes

The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. They are named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men's basketball team is known as the "Runnin' Utes"; the women's basketball team, formerly known as the "Lady Utes," now prefers to be referred to as the "Utes"; and the...

61. Calgary Stampeders Brian Meagher  LB/FB Mount Allison

Mount Allison Mounties

The Mount Allison Mounties is the name given to varsity athletic teams that represent Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.The Mounties sports teams play their matches at MacAuley field which seats 2,500.-Athletics & Recreations:...

62. Edmonton Eskimos Anthony Dippolito  DE McMaster

McMaster Marauders

The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario...