1970 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons racked up 206 points, while the defensive squad allowed 261. Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 636 yards for Atlanta.
Bob Berry threw for 1,806 yards. Jim Mitchell hauled in 44 passes for 650 yards. Paul Flatley provided receiving help, too.
Ken Reaves picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Grady Allen | LLB | January 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Bob Breitenstein | T-G | April 8, 1943 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Brunson | RB | July 30, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Cannonball Butler | FB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Sonny Campbell | RB | March 5, 1948 | 5'11" | 192 | Northern Arizona | Marana, AZ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Grady Cavness | DB | March 1, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Gail Cogdill | SE-WR | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Glen Condren | RDT | June 10, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Oklahoma | Fort Smith, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Ted Cottrell | LB | June 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 233 | Delaware Valley | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 225 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Enderle | RG | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | WR | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Richmond, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Freeman | DB | July 13, 1944 | 5'11" | 179 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston | Jacksonville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Dean Halverson | LB | August 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | RLB | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Illinois | Millersburg, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Dave Hettema | T | November 7, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | New Mexico | Pasadena, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | George Kunz | RT | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 49 | Al Lavan | DB | September 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 202 | Colorado St. | Pierce, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Kent Lawrence | WR | June 3, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Georgia | Anderson, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Greg Lens | LDT | March 11, 1945 | 6'5" | 261 | Trinity (TX) | Marshall, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | John Mallory | PR | July 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 184 | West Virginia | Summit, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Art Malone | RB | March 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 211 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Randy Marshall | DE | December 14, 1946 | 6'5" | 237 | Linfield | Oregon City, OR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 53 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Andy Maurer | LG | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Oregon | Silverton, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Tom McCauley | FS | May 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 193 | Wisconsin | Worcester, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 234 | Prairie View | Shelbyville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | MLB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Rudy Redmond | RCB | August 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Pacific | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Gary Roberts | G | November 30, 1946 | 6'2" | 242 | Purdue | Parkersburg, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | T-DT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | John Small | DT-LB | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 269 | The Citadel | Lumberton, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 67 | Mal Snider | LT | April 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Todd Snyder | WR | October 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Ohio | Athens, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Jim Sullivan | DT-DE | August 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 240 | Lincoln (MO) | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Ken Vinyard | K | June 18, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | Texas Tech | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
