1972 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1972 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1972 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Atlanta ran up 269 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 274. Dave Hampton carried the ball for a team-best 995 yards for the Falcons, and Art Malone also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bob Berry threw for 2,158 yards. Art Malone hauled in 50 passes for 585 yards. Jim Mitchell and Ken Burrow were targeted regularly as well.
Tom Hayes seized 5 opponent throws.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Grady Allen | LB | January 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Bill Bell | K | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 192 | Kansas | Fort Knox, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Belton | PR | December 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 207 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Duane Benson | LB | August 5, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | Hamline | Belmond, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | RLB | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 226 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Ray Brown | SS | January 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 208 | West Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Ken Burrow | WR | March 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah St. | Richmond, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Wes Chesson | WR | January 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Duke | Edenton, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Glen Condren | DT-DE | June 10, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Oklahoma | Fort Smith, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Ray Easterling | DB | September 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 195 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Clarence Ellis | FS | February 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 193 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Ted Fritsch | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | St. Norbert | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Willie Germany | DB | May 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 192 | Morgan St. | Columbus, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Len Gotshalk | T-G | October 21, 1949 | 6'4" | 259 | Humboldt St. | Lakeport, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Dave Hampton | FB | May 7, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Wyoming | Akron, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | LLB | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Illinois | Millersburg, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Dennis Havig | RG | May 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 253 | Colorado | Powell, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Tom Hayes | RCB | April 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 199 | San Diego St. | Riverside, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6'3" | 197 | Florida | Panama City, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Norfolk St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | Noel Jenke | LB | December 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 221 | Minnesota | Owatonna, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | George Kunz | RT | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Ron Lamb | RB | February 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina | New London, CT USA | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | Mike Lewis | RDT | July 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 261 | Wiley | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Art Malone | RB | March 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 211 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Rosie Manning | DT | May 31, 1950 | 6'5" | 256 | NE State (OK) | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Andy Maurer | LG | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Oregon | Silverton, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Larry Mialik | TE | May 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Wisconsin | Passaic, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim Miller | G | July 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 2 | 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 |
| 35 | Tony Plummer | DB | January 21, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Pacific | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Profit | RB | August 13, 1949 | 6'0" | 213 | La-Monroe | Lake Providence, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Eddie Ray | RB-TE | April 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Vicksburg, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | LT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Larry Shears | DB | August 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | Mobile, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | John Small | DT-LB | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 269 | The Citadel | Lumberton, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Todd Snyder | WR | October 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Ohio | Athens, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Pat Sullivan | QB | January 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | LDT | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
