1973 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (9-5)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1973 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (9-5)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1973 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Atlanta netted 318 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 224. Dave Hampton ran for a team-best 997 yards for the Falcons.
Bob Lee threw for 1,786 yards. Jim Mitchell hauled in 32 passes, while Ken Burrow accumulated 567 receiving yards. Dave Hampton was targeted regularly, too.
Ray Brown seized 6 opponent throws.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Nick Bebout | T | May 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 261 | Wyoming | Riverton, WY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Duane Benson | LB | August 5, 1945 | 6'2" | 215 | Hamline | Belmond, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | RLB | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 226 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Ray Brown | PR | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Wes Chesson | WR | January 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Duke | Edenton, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Al Dodd | WR | August 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | NW State (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | Ray Easterling | DB | September 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 195 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Clarence Ellis | FS | February 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 193 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Ted Fritsch | C | August 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 242 | St. Norbert | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | G | March 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina | Chester, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Tom Geredine | WR | June 17, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Truman St. | St. Louis, MO 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 | 14 | 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 |
| 75 | George Kunz | RT | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Rolland Lawrence | DB | March 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 179 | Tabor | Franklin, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Bob Lee | QB | August 7, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Arizona St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 10 |
| 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | Rosie Manning | DT | May 31, 1950 | 6'5" | 256 | NE State (OK) | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Greg Marx | DE | July 18, 1950 | 6'4" | 260 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Henry Matthews | RB | March 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 203 | Michigan St. | Akron, OH 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 |
| 12 | Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5'8" | 186 | Temple | Bologna, Italy | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 234 | Prairie View | Shelbyville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Ken Mitchell | LB | November 14, 1948 | 6'2" | 224 | UNLV | Denio, NV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Louis Neal | WR | January 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 215 | Prairie View | San Francisco, CA USA | 5 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Eddie Ray | RB-TE | April 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Pat Sullivan | QB | January 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Tilleman | DT | March 30, 1944 | 6'7" | 272 | Montana | Chinook, MT USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | LDT | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Duke | Uniontown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Lonnie Warwick | LB | February 26, 1942 | 6'3" | 238 | Tennessee | Raleigh, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Joe Washington | KR | July 10, 1951 | 5'9" | 180 | Illinois St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
