1972 Denver Broncos Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (5-9)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1972 Denver Broncos Statistics
1972 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Broncos chalked up 325 points, but the defense allowed 350. Charley Johnson passed for 1,783 yards, and Steve Ramsey spent time under center, too. Rod Sherman hauled in 38 passes for 661 yards.

Floyd Little ran for a team-best 859 yards for Denver.

Leroy Mitchell intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

John Ralston coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
77	Lyle Alzado	RDE	April 3, 1949	6'3"	255	Yankton	Brooklyn, NY USA	14	14
11	Bobby Anderson	FB	October 11, 1947	6'0"	208	Colorado	Midland, MI USA	9	9
66	Bill Cottrell	T-G-C	September 18, 1944	6'4"	255	Delaware Valley	Chester, PA USA	11	0
53	Ken Criter	LB	February 17, 1947	6'0"	225	Wisconsin	Fond du Lac, WI USA	8	0
74	Mike Current	RT	September 17, 1945	6'5"	274	Ohio St.	Lima, OH USA	14	14
33	Joe Dawkins	FB	January 27, 1948	6'0"	223	Wisconsin	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	5
76	Tom Domres	DT	October 19, 1946	6'3"	260	Wisconsin	Marshfield, WI USA	11	3
55	Pete Duranko	LDE	December 15, 1943	6'2"	250	Notre Dame	Johnstown, PA USA	14	13
16	Mike Ernst	QB	October 12, 1950	6'1"	190	Cal State-Fullerton	Lynwood, CA USA	1	0
52	Fred Forsberg	LLB	July 4, 1944	6'1"	235	Washington	Tacoma, WA USA	9	6
57	Bob Geddes	LB	April 22, 1946	6'2"	240	UCLA	Seattle, WA USA	14	3
67	George Goeddeke	G	July 29, 1945	6'3"	253	Notre Dame	Detroit, MI USA	2	1
28	Cornell Gordon	DB	January 6, 1941	6'0"	187	North Carolina A&T	Norfolk, VA USA	1	0
83	Tom Graham	MLB	April 15, 1950	6'2"	235	Oregon	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	9
20	Charlie Greer	SS	April 4, 1946	6'0"	205	Colorado	Atlanta, GA USA	14	14
82	Dwight Harrison	DB	October 12, 1948	6'1"	187	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Beaumont, TX USA	2	1
87	John Hoffman	DE	August 2, 1943	6'7"	260	USC	Santa Monica, CA USA	2	1
13	Don Horn	QB	March 9, 1945	6'2"	195	Washington St.	South Gate, CA USA	2	0
68	Larron Jackson	LG	August 26, 1949	6'3"	270	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	14	14
87	Rich Jackson	DE	July 22, 1941	6'3"	255	Southern	New Orleans, LA USA	4	3
12	Charley Johnson	QB	November 22, 1938	6'1"	200	Schreiner College	Big Spring, TX USA	12	9
59	Larry Kaminski	C	January 6, 1945	6'2"	245	Purdue	Cleveland, OH USA	11	9
86	Jim Krieg	WR	May 29, 1949	5'9"	172	Washington	Buffalo, NY USA	6	0
44	Floyd Little	RB	July 4, 1942	5'10"	196	Syracuse	New Haven, CT USA	14	14
22	Fran Lynch	RB	December 3, 1945	6'1"	205	Hofstra	Bridgeport, CT USA	14	0
61	Tommy Lyons	RG	August 7, 1948	6'2"	230	Georgia	Atlanta, GA USA	10	9
50	Bobby Maples	C	December 28, 1942	6'3"	250	Baylor	Mount Vernon, TX USA	12	4
81	Billy Masters	TE	March 15, 1944	6'5"	240	LSU	Grayson, LA USA	14	14
58	Bill McKoy	MLB	July 17, 1948	6'3"	235	Purdue	Winston-Salem, NC USA	14	9
41	Leroy Mitchell	LCB	September 22, 1944	6'1"	190	Texas Southern	Wharton, TX USA	14	14
78	Marv Montgomery	LT	February 8, 1948	6'6"	255	USC	Torrance, CA USA	14	14
21	Randy Montgomery	KR	August 12, 1947	5'11"	182	Weber St.	Houston, TX USA	14	8
25	Haven Moses	WR	July 27, 1946	6'2"	208	San Diego St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	8	6
54	Chip Myrtle	RLB	February 6, 1945	6'2"	225	Maryland	Hyattsville, MD USA	14	14
88	Riley Odoms	TE	March 1, 1950	6'4"	230	Houston	Luling, TX USA	14	0
56	Don Parish	LB	January 4, 1948	6'1"	220	Stanford	Paso Robles, CA USA	1	1
23	Steve Preece	FS	February 15, 1947	6'1"	195	Oregon St.	Idaho Falls, ID USA	13	8
10	Steve Ramsey	QB	April 22, 1948	6'2"	210	North Texas	Dallas, TX USA	9	5
26	George Saimes	DB	September 1, 1941	5'11"	186	Michigan St.	Canton, OH USA	9	4
64	Mike Schnitker	RG	December 30, 1946	6'3"	245	Colorado	Atcheson County, MO USA	14	5
75	Rick Sharp	T	June 1, 1948	6'3"	265	Washington	London, England	12	0
84	Rod Sherman	PR	December 25, 1944	6'0"	190	UCLA	Pasadena, CA USA	14	13
80	Jerry Simmons	WR	November 14, 1942	6'0"	190	Bethune-Cookman	Nichols, FL USA	9	8
51	Mike Simone	LB	May 20, 1950	6'0"	210	Stanford	Ravenna, OH USA	14	0
70	Paul Smith	RDT	August 13, 1945	6'3"	256	New Mexico	Ada, OK USA	14	14
36	Bill Thompson	RCB	October 10, 1946	6'1"	201	Md-Eastern Shore	Greenville, SC USA	8	8
35	Clem Turner	RB,HB/TE	May 28, 1945	6'1"	236	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH USA	12	0
15	Jim Turner	K	March 28, 1941	6'2"	205	Utah St.	Martinez, CA USA	14	0
42	Billy Van Heusen	P	August 27, 1946	6'1"	200	Maryland	New Rochelle, NY USA	14	0
65	Lloyd Voss	LDE	February 13, 1942	6'4"	256	Nebraska	Adrian, MN USA	13	7
29	Bill West	DB	March 3, 1947	5'10"	185	Tennessee St.	Weirton, WV USA	8	0