1967 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Joe Schmidt (5-7-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1967 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-7-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Joe Schmidt (5-7-2)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1967 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division.
The Lions scored 260 points, and the defensive squad gave up 259. Mel Farr rushed for a team-leading 860 yards for Detroit.
Milt Plum passed for 925 yards, and Karl Sweetan spent time under center, too. Mel Farr topped the receiving corps, hauling in 39 balls, while Bill Malinchak added 397 receiving yards. Gail Cogdill contributed to the receiving game also.
Lem Barney picked off 10 opponent throws.
Joe Schmidt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Mike Bass | DB | March 31, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Charlie Bradshaw | RT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Ernie Clark | LLB | August 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan St. | Arcadia, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Gail Cogdill | SE | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 12 | 6 |
| 52 | Bill Cottrell | LT | September 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 255 | Delaware Valley | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | FB | November 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Bobby Felts | HB | June 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 202 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | G | March 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina | Chester, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim Gibbons | TE | September 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 220 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 57 | Ron Goovert | LB | February 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 225 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | John Gordy | RG | June 17, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | John Henderson | FL | March 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 4 |
| 85 | Lew Kamanu | DE | April 9, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Weber St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | Alex Karras | LDT | July 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | G | November 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Upper Darby, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Ron Kramer | TE | June 24, 1935 | 6'3" | 234 | Michigan | Girard, KS USA | 11 | 6 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | RCB | September 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ohio St. | London, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | MLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Bruce Maher | LS | July 25, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Malinchak | SE | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 31 | Amos Marsh | HB | May 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 218 | Oregon St. | Williams, AZ USA | 14 | 6 |
| 86 | John McCambridge | DE | August 30, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Northwestern | Klamath Falls, OR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 78 | Darris McCord | LDE | January 4, 1933 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Melinkovich | DE | January 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Washington | Tonasket, WA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Denis Moore | DT-DE | July 18, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Paul Naumoff | LB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 6 |
| 35 | Tom Nowatzke | FB-LB | September 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Indiana | La Porte, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Penn St. | Westville, NJ USA | 9 | 6 |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 175 | South Dakota St. | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | RDT | August 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | Michigan St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Roger Shoals | T | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Pat Studstill | FL | June 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston | Shreveport, LA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | Karl Sweetan | QB | October 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 203 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 8 |
| 27 | Bobby Thompson | DB | March 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona | Minden, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Vaughn | RS | February 28, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa St. | Troy, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | K | September 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho | Boise, ID USA | 14 | 5 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | LG | July 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 253 | Iowa St. | Shattuck, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Tom Watkins | HB | October 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | DB | October 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Bowling Green | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Randy Winkler | T-G | July 18, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Tarleton St. | Temple, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Jerry Zawadzkas | TE | January 3, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbia | Torrington, CT USA | 2 | 0 |
