1970 Boston Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Clive Rush (1-6)
Coach: John Mazur (1-6)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1970 Boston Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Clive Rush (1-6)
Coach: John Mazur (1-6)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1970 Boston Patriots Results
The Boston Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots struggled to score 149 points, worst in the circuit, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 361, most in the league. Joe Kapp passed for 1,104 yards. Ron Sellers hauled in 38 passes for 550 yards, while Bake Turner contributed to the receiving game, too.
Jim Nance ran for a team-best 522 yards for Boston.
Daryl Johnson intercepted 2 opponent throws.
Clive Rush and John Mazur coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Houston Antwine | RDE | April 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 270 | Southern Illinois | Louise, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Mike Ballou | LB | September 11, 1947 | 6'3" | 238 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 82 | Tom Beer | TE | December 21, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 88 | Ron Berger | RDT | September 30, 1943 | 6'8" | 290 | Wayne State (NE) | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 12 |
| 27 | Randy Beverly | DB | April 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Colorado St. | Wildwood, NJ USA | 13 | 3 |
| 22 | Sid Blanks | RB | April 29, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Del Rio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | John Bramlett | RLB | July 7, 1941 | 6'1" | 220 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 11 |
| 86 | Barry Brown | TE | April 17, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Florida | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 67 | Gary Bugenhagen | LG | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 10 | 6 |
| 20 | Gino Cappelletti | K | March 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Minnesota | Keewatin, MN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | Larry Carwell | LCB | August 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 188 | Iowa St. | Vada, GA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | MLB | December 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Syracuse | Bridgewater, MA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 81 | Charley Frazier | WR | August 12, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 73 | Tom Funchess | LT | September 12, 1944 | 6'5" | 265 | Jackson St. | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | Carl Garrett | PR | August 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 210 | New Mex. Highlands | Denton, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 24 | Bob Gladieux | RB | January 2, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Notre Dame | Louisville, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Charlie Gogolak | K | December 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Princeton | Rapahidveg, Hungary | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Jim Hunt | LDT | October 5, 1938 | 5'11" | 250 | Prairie View | Atlanta, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Tom Janik | P | September 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Texas A&M | Poth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Daryl Johnson | RCB | August 11, 1946 | 5'11" | 190 | Morgan St. | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Ezell Jones | T | July 11, 1947 | 6'4" | 255 | Minnesota | Collierville, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Joe Kapp | QB | March 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | California | Santa Fe, NM USA | 11 | 10 |
| 45 | Dan Kecman | LB | June 10, 1948 | 6'2" | 230 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Gayle Knief | WR | December 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 205 | Morningside | Denison, IA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Ike Lassiter | LDE | November 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | St. Augustine's | Wilson, NC USA | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Odell Lawson | KR | December 20, 1948 | 6'2" | 218 | Langston | Ponca City, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
| 66 | Angelo Loukas | G-T | February 25, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Northwestern | Corinth, Greece | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Art McMahon | DB | February 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Newark, NJ USA | 7 | 2 |
| 76 | Rex Mirich | DT | March 11, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | Northern Arizona | Florence, AZ USA | 7 | 2 |
| 64 | Mike Montler | LG | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Jim Nance | FB | December 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 235 | Syracuse | Indiana, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 44 | John Outlaw | DB | January 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Ed Philpott | LLB | September 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 240 | Miami (OH) | Wichita, KS USA | 14 | 12 |
| 33 | Bill Rademacher | WR | May 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Northern Michigan | Menomonie, MI USA | 14 | 1 |
| 36 | Eddie Ray | RB | April 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Vicksburg, MS USA | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | Tom Richardson | WR | October 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Jackson St. | Greenville, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Marty Schottenheimer | LB | September 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Canonsburg, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 26 | Clarence Scott | SS | May 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 186 | Morgan St. | Norristown, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Ron Sellers | WR | February 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | RG | October 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 250 | Northern Michigan | Newberry, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Mike Taliaferro | QB | July 26, 1941 | 6'2" | 202 | Illinois | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 4 |
| 40 | Bake Turner | WR | July 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 179 | Texas Tech | Alpine, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 42 | Don Webb | FS | May 22, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | Iowa St. | Jefferson City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Fred Whittingham | LB-G | February 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Boston, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | J.R. Williamson | LB-C | October 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Louisiana Tech | El Dorado, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 85 | Dennis Wirgowski | DE | September 20, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Purdue | Bay City, MI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 71 | Mel Witt | LDE | November 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas-Arlington | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
