1969 Denver Broncos Roster
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Lou Saban (5-8-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1969 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.
The Broncos racked up 297 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 344. Steve Tensi tossed for 1,990 yards. Al Denson hauled in 53 passes for 809 yards.
Floyd Little ran for a team-best 729 yards for Denver.
Bill Thompson intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Lou Saban coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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25 | Ted Alflen | RB | January 3, 1947 | 6'0" | 195 | Springfield | Dunsmuir, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
56 | Jay Bachman | C | December 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 250 | Cincinnati | Hamilton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
73 | Walt Barnes | DT-DE | January 19, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Nebraska | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
85 | Tom Beer | TE | December 21, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 8 |
24 | Philip Brady | DB | April 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 210 | BYU | Tempe, AZ USA | 4 | 0 |
72 | Sam Brunelli | LT | December 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 270 | Colorado St. | Fort Morgan, CO USA | 14 | 14 |
80 | Tom Buckman | TE | March 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 230 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 7 | 1 |
21 | Bobby Burnett | RB | January 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 210 | Arkansas | Clinton, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
41 | George Burrell | RS | January 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 180 | Pennsylvania | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 7 |
51 | Tim Casey | LB | February 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 225 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 2 | 0 |
40 | Grady Cavness | LCB | March 1, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
63 | Dave Costa | RDT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
76 | Gary Crane | LB | May 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Dexter, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
78 | Ken Criter | LB | February 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 225 | Wisconsin | Fond du Lac, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
50 | Carl Cunningham | LLB | July 23, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
74 | Mike Current | RT | September 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 274 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
88 | Al Denson | SE | January 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 208 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
71 | Wallace Dickey | T | February 15, 1941 | 6'3" | 260 | Texas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
55 | Pete Duranko | RDE | December 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Notre Dame | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
89 | John Embree | FL | July 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 194 | Compton CC (CA) | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 5 |
67 | George Goeddeke | LG | July 29, 1945 | 6'3" | 253 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
20 | Charlie Greer | LS | April 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Colorado | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 9 |
84 | Mike Haffner | FL | July 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Waterloo, IA USA | 9 | 9 |
65 | Buzz Highsmith | G-T-C | August 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 247 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
34 | Gus Hollomon | LS | October 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Houston | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
3 | Bobby Howfield | K | December 3, 1936 | 5'9" | 180 | none | Bushey, England | 14 | 0 |
57 | John Huard | MLB | March 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 228 | Maine | Waterville, ME USA | 14 | 14 |
62 | Jerry Inman | LDT | February 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 256 | Boise St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 14 | 12 |
87 | Rich Jackson | LDE | July 22, 1941 | 6'3" | 255 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
43 | Pete Jaquess | DB | December 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | East. New Mexico | Earth, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
35 | Henry Jones | RB | February 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 235 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
59 | Larry Kaminski | C | January 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
51 | Gordon Lambert | LB | July 5, 1945 | 6'5" | 245 | West Virginia | Leckie, WV USA | 4 | 0 |
14 | Pete Liske | QB | May 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Penn St. | Plainfield, NJ USA | 7 | 2 |
44 | Floyd Little | HB | July 4, 1942 | 5'10" | 196 | Syracuse | New Haven, CT USA | 9 | 9 |
22 | Fran Lynch | FB | December 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Hofstra | Bridgeport, CT USA | 11 | 7 |
40 | Brendan McCarthy | RB | August 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 220 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
75 | Rex Mirich | DT | March 11, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | Northern Arizona | Florence, AZ USA | 7 | 2 |
54 | Chip Myrtle | RLB | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Maryland | Hyattsville, MD USA | 12 | 9 |
27 | Tom Oberg | LS | August 7, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 7 | 7 |
12 | Alan Pastrana | QB | November 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Maryland | Annapolis, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
82 | Dave Pivec | TE | September 25, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 5 |
26 | Frank Quayle | RB | January 15, 1947 | 5'10" | 195 | Virginia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 2 |
58 | Frank Richter | RLB | December 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 235 | Georgia | Toccoa, GA USA | 14 | 5 |
64 | Mike Schnitker | G | December 30, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Atcheson County, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
39 | Tommie Smiley | FB | February 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
47 | Jimmy Smith | DB | July 12, 1945 | 6'3" | 190 | Utah St. | French Camp, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
70 | Paul Smith | DT | August 13, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | New Mexico | Ada, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
13 | Steve Tensi | QB | December 8, 1942 | 6'5" | 215 | Florida St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 12 |
36 | Bill Thompson | PR | October 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
42 | Billy Van Heusen | WR-SE-P | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | Maryland | New Rochelle, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
29 | Wandy Williams | KR | January 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 189 | Kansas | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 2 |
60 | Bob Young | RG | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 14 |