Orange joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1974, and finished third in the East in rushing in his rookie season with 870 yards. Orange followed up his rookie season with an even better year in 1975. While playing only 13 games, Orange rushed for 1055 yards, second best in the East and earning him an Eastern All-Star award. Unfortunately, things fell apart for Orange after that as he played only 2 games in 1976 and ended up in Hamilton in 1977 where he played only 8 games. Orange finished his career with 2406 yards rushing.
Games Played and Rushing
Year |
Team |
GP |
TC |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
1974 |
TOR |
16 |
179 |
870 |
4.9 |
3 |
39 |
1975 |
TOR |
13 |
205 |
1055 |
5.1 |
5 |
56 |
1976 |
TOR |
2 |
28 |
101 |
3.6 |
1 |
16 |
1977 |
HAM |
8 |
72 |
380 |
5.3 |
2 |
36 |
1978 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The Hamilton All-Time rosters lists Orange as having played for them in 1978, but the official CFL game participation stats do show him as having played any regular season games.
Receiving
Year |
Team |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
1974 |
TOR |
21 |
211 |
10 |
1 |
24 |
1975 |
TOR |
22 |
219 |
10 |
2 |
35 |
1976 |
TOR |
5 |
56 |
11.2 |
1 |
16 |
1977 |
HAM |
17 |
121 |
7.1 |
2 |
40 |
1978 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kickoff Returns
Year |
Team |
KOR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
1974 |
TOR |
11 |
251 |
22.8 |
0 |
35 |
1975 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1976 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1977 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1978 |
HAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fumbles
Year |
Team |
F |
FL |
OFR |
1974 |
TOR |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1975 |
TOR |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1976 |
TOR |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1977 |
HAM |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1978 |
HAM |
0 |
|
0 |
|
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