1968 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1968 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1968 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Coastal Division.
The Falcons managed just 170 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad gave up 389. Bob Berry passed for 1,433 yards. Jerry Simmons paced the receiving corps, hauling in 28 passes, while Bob Long accumulated 484 receiving yards, while Ray Ogden contributed to the receiving game as well.
Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 365 yards for Atlanta.
Jimmy Burson picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norm Van Brocklin and 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 52 | Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Grady Allen | LLB | January 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Joe Auer | RB | October 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Trenton, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | LB | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 226 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 32 | Charlie Bryant | RB | March 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 207 | Allen | Lake View, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | PR | October 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Auburn | La Grange, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Cannonball Butler | FB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Calland | DB | September 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Rick Cash | RDE | July 1, 1945 | 6'5" | 248 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Joe Cerne | C | April 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 240 | Northwestern | Chrnomlj, Yugoslavia | 6 | 0 |
| 48 | Ollie Cordill | DB-P-E | June 20, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Memphis | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Carlton Dabney | RDT | January 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 259 | Morgan St. | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 225 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Steve Duich | G | February 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 248 | San Diego St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 45 | Dave Dunaway | WR | January 19, 1945 | 6'2" | 205 | Duke | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 37 | Perry Dunn | HB | January 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Rick Eber | WR | April 17, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | Torrance, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bob Etter | K | August 8, 1945 | 5'11" | 157 | Georgia | Chattanooga, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | FL | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Richmond, IN USA | 14 | 5 |
| 43 | Mike Freeman | DB | July 13, 1944 | 5'11" | 179 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Garcia | DE-DT | March 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 250 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Doug Goodwin | RB | March 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 228 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Dan Grimm | RG | February 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Perry, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Billy Harris | RB | January 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 204 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Ralph Heck | RLB | November 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Colorado | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Floyd Hudlow | DB | November 9, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 31 | Dwight Lee | RB | September 3, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Michigan St. | Mount Clemens, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Bruce Lemmerman | QB | October 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 206 | Cal State-Northridge | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Bob Long | FL-WR | June 16, 1942 | 6'3" | 205 | Wichita St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Frank Marchlewski | C | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | New Kensington, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Brendan McCarthy | RB | August 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 220 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | MLB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Norton | DE-DT-T-E | November 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Washington | Wilmington, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Alabama | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Nick Rassas | LS | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | LB | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | T-DT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 78 | Jerry Shay | LDT | July 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Purdue | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerry Simmons | SE | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim Simon | LG | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 53 | Phil Sobocinski | C | December 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 235 | Wisconsin | South Milwaukee, WI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Philip Spiller | DB | April 2, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | Los Angeles St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Art Strahan | DT-DE | July 17, 1943 | 6'5" | 250 | Texas Southern | Newton, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | Larry Suchy | DB | July 12, 1946 | 5'10" | 180 | Mississippi Col. | Heidelberg, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Joe Szczecko | DT | August 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 245 | Northwestern | Lahr, Germany | 10 | 0 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | LT | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 64 | Randy Winkler | T-G | July 18, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Tarleton St. | Temple, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | John Wright | WR | January 11, 1946 | 6'0" | 197 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
