1969 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: John Rauch (4-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1969 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: John Rauch (4-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1969 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.
Buffalo managed just 230 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad gave up 359. Jack Kemp tossed for 1,981 yards. Haven Moses topped the receiving corps, hauling in 39 balls for 752 yards, while Wayne Patrick, Marlin Briscoe, Billy Masters and O.J. Simpson each were targeted regularly, too.
O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 697 yards for the Bills.
Butch Byrd picked off 7 opponent throws.
John Rauch coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Bruce Alford | K | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Max Anderson | PR | June 6, 1945 | 5'8" | 180 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| Teddy Bailey | RB | August 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 225 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 0 | |
| 77 | Stew Barber | T-LB-G | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | C | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Marlin Briscoe | FL | September 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | Nebraska-Omaha | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Butch Byrd | RCB | September 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 211 | Boston Univ. | Watervliet, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Edgar Chandler | LLB | August 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Georgia | Cedartown, GA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 51 | Jerald Collins | LB | February 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 220 | West. Michigan | Muskegon, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Paul Costa | RT | December 7, 1941 | 6'6" | 268 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Hilton Crawford | DB | February 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Grambling St. | Converse, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Bobby Crockett | SE-WR | April 3, 1943 | 6'3" | 200 | Arkansas | Briggsville, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Dan Darragh | QB | November 28, 1946 | 6'3" | 196 | William & Mary | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 74 | Chuck DeVleigher | DT | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 265 | Memphis | Paterson, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | LDT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Booker Edgerson | LCB | July 5, 1939 | 5'10" | 183 | West. Illinois | Baxter, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Bill Enyart | RB-LB | April 28, 1947 | 6'4" | 235 | Oregon St. | Pawhuska, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Charley Ferguson | WR-TE | November 13, 1939 | 6'5" | 217 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Tom Flores | QB | March 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Pacific | Fresno, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Willie Grate | TE | May 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | South Carolina St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 59 | Paul Guidry | LLB | January 14, 1944 | 6'3" | 227 | LSU | Breaux Bridge, LA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | James Harris | QB | July 20, 1947 | 6'4" | 210 | Grambling St. | Monroe, LA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Waddey Harvey | DT | March 26, 1947 | 6'4" | 282 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Harry Jacobs | MLB | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Robert James | DB | July 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 184 | Fisk | Murfreesboro, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 54 | Howard Kindig | DE-T | June 22, 1941 | 6'6" | 265 | Los Angeles St. | Mexico, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Bob Kruse | G-T | February 10, 1942 | 6'2" | 259 | Colorado St. | Franklin Park, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Monte Ledbetter | WR | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Jennings, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Angelo Loukas | LG | February 25, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Northwestern | Corinth, Greece | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Paul Maguire | P | August 22, 1938 | 6'0" | 228 | The Citadel | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Billy Masters | TE | March 15, 1944 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Grayson, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike McBath | RDE | May 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Penn St. | Woodbury, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Ron McDole | LDE | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | SE | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Julian Nunamaker | DE-DT | February 13, 1946 | 6'3" | 252 | Tenn-Martin | Charleston, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 67 | Joe O'Donnell | RG | August 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 262 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Dave Ogas | LB | July 23, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | San Diego St. | Silver City, NM USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Wayne Patrick | FB | September 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 254 | Louisville | Gainesville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | John Pitts | LS | February 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Roy Reeves | WR | February 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 182 | South Carolina | Americus, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Pete Richardson | RS | October 17, 1946 | 6'0" | 193 | Dayton | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 75 | Mike Richey | LT | January 30, 1947 | 6'4" | 263 | North Carolina | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Preston Ridlehuber | RB | November 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 217 | Georgia | Greenwood, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | George Saimes | RS | September 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 186 | Michigan St. | Canton, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | G | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Tom Sherman | QB | December 5, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Bellevue, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | HB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Tatarek | RDT | July 3, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Greensburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Bubba Thornton | KR | March 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 174 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
