1967 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (1-12-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1967 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (1-12-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1967 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 1 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Coastal Division.
Atlanta scored only 175 points, worst in the league, while the leaky defense allowed 422, most in the circuit. Junior Coffey ran for a team-best 722 yards for the Falcons.
Randy Johnson tossed for 1,620 yards. Tommy McDonald hauled in 33 passes for 436 yards.
Ken Reaves picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norb Hecker coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Dick Absher | LB-K | April 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Taz Anderson | TE | November 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 80 | Gary Barnes | WR | September 13, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Clemson | Fairfax, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Bleick | DB | March 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Talladega, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Andy Bowling | LB | September 25, 1945 | 6'2" | 235 | Virginia Tech | Lynchburg, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Calland | RCB | September 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Junior Coffey | HB | March 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Kyle, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | T-G | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Perry Dunn | RB | January 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Mike Fitzgerald | DB | May 4, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Iowa St. | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Dan Grimm | G | February 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Perry, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Tom Harmon | G | July 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Gustavus Adolphus | Omaha, NE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | HB-FL-WR | July 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | South Carolina | Welch, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Ralph Heck | RLB | November 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Colorado | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Floyd Hudlow | LS | November 9, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 75 | Bob Hughes | DE | November 17, 1944 | 6'4" | 236 | Rust | Columbus, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 65 | Lou Kirouac | LG | May 17, 1940 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Jake Kupp | G-TE | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Jim Mankins | RB | June 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Chino, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Frank Marchlewski | C | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | New Kensington, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Bill Martin | TE | October 27, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Georgia Tech | Gainesville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Tommy McDonald | FL | July 26, 1934 | 5'9" | 178 | Oklahoma | Roy, NM USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Tom Moore | FB | July 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Goodlettsville, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | MLB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 215 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 7 | 1 |
| 70 | Jim Norton | LDE | November 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Washington | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Alabama | Jesup, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Nick Rassas | RS | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Ron Rector | RB | May 29, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 68 | Bobby Richards | DE-DT | October 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 245 | LSU | Columbus, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Jerry Richardson | DB | November 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Bob Riggle | DB | February 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Penn St. | Washington, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Karl Rubke | LDT | December 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | LLB | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | T-DT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Sanders | LB | June 9, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Chuck Sieminski | DT | July 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Penn St. | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerry Simmons | SE | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim Simon | RG | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Steve Sloan | QB | August 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Alabama | Austin, TN USA | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Ron Smith | KR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Joe Szczecko | RDT | August 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 245 | Northwestern | Lahr, Germany | 12 | 7 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | LT | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Wade Traynham | K | February 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 218 | Frederick CC (MD) | Hampton, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Wheelwright | RB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Sam Williams | RDE | March 9, 1931 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Jim Wilson | G-T | June 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 258 | Georgia | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Bo Wood | DE | January 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
