CFL/NFL Players

This page lists all the USFL players who spent part of their careers in the Canadian Football League. This list is incomplete. If you have any additions or corrections, please email them to me. My thanks to those in rec.sport.football.canadian who helped with this list.

PlayerPositionUSFL Team(s)CFL Team(s)
Junior Ah You DE CHI, NO, AZ Montreal
Clifton Alapa DE/DT LA Montreal, Hamilton
David Albright LB MEM Saskatchewan
Alton Alexis WR JAX Calgary
Greg Anderson DB SA Montreal, Saskatchewan
Vickey Ray Anderson FB NJ Saskatchewan
Zenon Andrusyshyn K TB Toronto, Hamilton, Edmonton
Ben Apuna LB AZ, WAS Toronto
Robert Barber DE WAS Edmonton, Toronto
Mark Barousse WR HOU Ottawa
Dwight Beverly RB POR Calgary
Leo Biedermann T OAK Montreal
Sam Bowers TE NJ Toronto
Thomas Boyd LB BIR Saskatchewan
Gerald Bradley WR MEM British Columbia
Brian Broomell QB LA Edmonton
Less Browne CB PIT Hamilton
Danny Buggs WR TB, SA Edmonton
Alvin Burleson S LA Calgary
Don Burrell CB/S WAS, BIR Winnipeg
Gregg Butler CB WAS Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg
Eugene Byrd WR MI Saskatchewan
M.L. Carter CB BOS Hamilton
Pete Catan DE HOU Winnipeg
Joe Costello DE JAX Montreal
Martin Cox WR TB, MEM Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg
Richard Crump RB BOS, NO, ORL Winnipeg, Calgary, Ottawa
Anthony Davis RB LA Toronto
Tom Davis C DEN Toronto, Ottawa
Doug Dennison RB CHI, AZ Toronto
Todd Dillon QB HOU Ottawa, Hamilton
Doug Flutie QB NJ British Columbia, Calgary, Toronto
Ken Dombrowski DT PIT Hamilton, Calgary
Karl Douglas QB SA Calgary
Larry Douglas WR CHI, POR, BIR Winnipeg
David Dumars S DEN Montreal
Ricky Ellis TE/RB LA British Columbia
Ron Estay DE WAS British Columbia, Edmonton
Greg Fairchild T/G MI, MEM Toronto
Orlando Flanagan LB BOS Montreal
John Fourcade QB MEM British Columbia
Larry Friday S PIT, BIR Montreal
Ed Fulton G WAS, ORL Hamilton
Jeff Gabrielson LB PHI, CHI, ORL Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa
Jeff Gaylord NT/LB BOS, NO, SA Toronto
Jeff George CB TB, ORL Montreal
Daryl Goodlow LB OK, AZ, MEM Toronto
Steve Grant QB OAK Montreal
Kevin Gray S JAX Ottawa
Sammy Greene WR DEN, SA British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Calgary
Bob Grupp P MI, NJ, MEM Calgary
Mike Guess S WAS, ORL British Columbia
Kris Haines WR LA, CHI, DEN Montreal
Billy Hardee S/CB PHI, BAL Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa
Buddy Hardeman RB WAS Winnipeg, Toronto
Donnie Harris S WAS, NJ Toronto, Montreal
Joe Harris LB WAS Hamilton
Jeff Hart T LA Winnipeg
JoJo Heath CB HOU British Columbia, Toronto
Zac Henderson S TB Hamilton, Toronto
Donnie Hickman T PIT, AZ British Columbia
Ken Hobart QB JAX, DEN Hamilton, Ottawa
Mike Hohensee QB WAS Toronto, Ottawa
Mike Holmes WR WAS Winnipeg
Richard Holmes RB TB Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg
Mike Horton RB BIR Ottawa
Myke Horton G WAS, MEM Calgary
Bobby Hosea S/CB LA, JAX Montreal, Saskatchewan
Allen Hughes DT/DE MI, NJ, POR Ottawa
Ron Ingram WR MI Hamilton
Ed Jackson LB TB, ORL Toronto
Spencer Jackson WR TB Montreal, Calgary
Larry James S SA Calgary, Ottawa
Elmer "Poncho" James RB OAK Hamilton
Lemont Jeffers LB MEM, NJ Montreal
David Jefferson LB OAK Toronto
Ken Johnson QB DEN, MEM Calgary, Montreal, Toronto
Ron Johnson WR POR Hamilton
Mike Kelley QB OAK, TB, MEM Saskatchewan
Phil Kessel QB BIR Calgary
Larry Key RB JAX British Columbia
Jeff Knapple QB DEN, NJ Calgary
Jim Krohn QB PHI Winnipeg
Mel Land LB MI, BIR Toronto
Admiral Dewey Larry CB AZ Ottawa
Lloyd Lewis DE/G HOU Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg
Marc Lewis WR OAK, DEN Ottawa, Calgary
Jim Lohmann T/G CHI, PIT, SA British Columbia
Dan Manucci QB AZ Toronto
Derrick Martin CB OAK Toronto
Ricky Martin WR PIT Winnipeg
Larry Mason RB JAX Calgary
Mike Mason T AZ, MI, NJ Calgary
Reggie Mathis LB NJ, SA Hamilton
Mike Matocha DE/G WAS Saskatchewan
Ed McAleny DT PIT, ORL Calgary
Scott McGhee WR HOU Toronto
Rom Mikolajczyk T/G TB, MEM, ORL Toronto
Bruce Miller CB NO, POR Saskatchewan
William Miller RB PIT, ORL Winnipeg, Toronto
Rick Mohr DE TB, OAK Toronto, Saskatchewan
Gary Moten LB LA, NJ Winnipeg
Richard Murray DE NJ, WAS British Columbia
Fred Nordgren NT/NG TB Toronto
Harold Norfleet T DEN, LA Toronto
Ray Odums DB MEM Saskatchewan, Calgary
Ronnie Paggett DE/DT MI, BIR Calgary
Anthony Parker RB MEM British Columbia, ?
Rodney Parker WR PHI, PIT Saskatchewan
Jerry Parrish WR ORL Calgary, Montreal
Alonzo Patterson RB NJ Toronto
Doug Payton G DEN Montreal
Larry Pfohl a.k.a. Lex Luger T/G TB, MEM, JAX Montreal
Wes Phillips TE TB Ottawa
Steve Pisarkiewicz QB PHI, ORL Winnipeg
Sam Platt RB TB Ottawa
Tom Porras QB CHI, AZ Hamilton, Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg
Terry Porter RB NJ Montreal
Ed Preston WR/CB AZ Winnipeg
Mike Rae QB LA, MI Toronto
Peter Raeford WR/CB SA Calgary
Mike Raines DE/DT BIR, JAX, HOU Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg
Jim Ramey DE TB Hamilton
Harold Randolph LB WAS, ORL Montreal
Ricky Ray CB BIR Ottawa
James Reed LB WAS, NO Winnipeg, Montreal
Ron Reeves QB DEN, CHI, NJ Montreal
Alan Reid RB MEM Montreal
Tom Rozantz QB CHI, PIT, BIR Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Toronto
Joe Silipo G/C DEN, SA Montreal
Rod Skillman NT NJ Hamilton
Darryl Smith DB SA Calgary, Ottawa
Franky Smith T NO, BIR Winnipeg
Robert Sparks DB/WR DEN, LA Calgary, Saskatchewan, Ottawa
Kevin Starkey QB OAK, POR Ottawa, Montreal
Pat Staub T BOS Ottawa
Gill Stegall WR DEN Montreal
Shafer Suggs S NJ Montreal
Jonathan Sutton CB PHI, BAL Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal
Mickey Sutton CB PIT, BIR Hamilton
Drew Taylor DE/DT WAS, BIR British Columbia, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal
Bruce Threadgill QB/SB HOU Calgary
Ken Times NT/DE TB, MEM, CHI, ORL Winnipeg
David Tipton NT/NG MI, AZ Hamilton
Darrell Touissant CB ORL Calgary, Saskatchewan
Maurice Tyler CB/S CHI, DEN, SA Ottawa, Toronto
Mike Ulmer DB SA Toronto, Calgary
Bob Van Duyne C/G TB Hamilton, British Columbia
Eddie Ray Walker CB AZ Saskatchewan
Jimmy Walker DT/NG/DE BIR, MEM Edmonton, Ottawa
Joey Walters WR WAS, ORL Winnipeg, Saskatchewan
Kirby Warren RB LA Calgary
Angelo Wells DE/DT HOU, WAS Hamilton
Bernard West LB WAS, OK Hamilton, Saskatchewan
Alvin White QB DEN, SA Toronto, Calgary, British Columbia
Jafus White DB SA Toronto
Willie Wilder RB TB Saskatchewan
Brett Williams DE/NT/LB BIR, MEM, TB Montreal
Henry "Gizmo" Williams WR MEM Edmonton
Henry Williams DB POR Toronto
Mike Williams CB NJ, AZ Hamilton, Toronto
Mike Wilson G LA, WAS Hamilton, Edmonton
Woodrow Wilson CB BOS, NO Montreal
Bill Winters C/G/T TB, SA, POR Montreal
Harold Woods DB WAS Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal
Doug Woodward QB BOS, NO, POR, NJ Calgary
George Works RB PIT, SA Hamilton
Fred Worthy DE/TE OAK British Columbia
Kari Yli-Renko T/G CHI, NJ, BAL Hamilton, Calgary
Mark Young DB MEM Montreal, Hamilton
Daric Zeno WR HOU Ottawa, Saskatchewan