1967 Houston Oilers Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Wally Lemm (9-4-1)
Location: Houston, Texas
1967 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Wally Lemm (9-4-1)
Location: Houston, Texas
1967 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Oilers gave up 199 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Houston netted 258 points. Hoyle Granger ran for a team-leading 1,194 yards.
Pete Beathard passed for 1,114 yards. Hoyle Granger hauled in 31 passes for 300 yards, while Charley Frazier contributed to the receiving game also.
Miller Farr picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Wally Lemm coached the team. The 1967 Houston Oilers lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Billy Anderson | QB | February 17, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Tulsa | Palme, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Pete Barnes | LB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Glenn Bass | SE-WR | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 66 | Sonny Bishop | RG | October 1, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Fresno St. | Winner, SD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Sid Blanks | RB | April 29, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Del Rio, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Garland Boyette | MLB | March 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 238 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Danny Brabham | LB | February 25, 1941 | 6'4" | 235 | Arkansas | Magnolia, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Ode Burrell | WR | September 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Goodman, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | Woody Campbell | HB | September 26, 1944 | 5'10" | 204 | Northwestern | Mount Pleasant, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Larry Carwell | PR | August 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 188 | Iowa St. | Vada, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Ronnie Caveness | LB | March 6, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Davis | QB | September 15, 1945 | 6'2" | 205 | Virginia | Neptune, NJ USA | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Larry Elkins | WR | July 28, 1943 | 6'1" | 192 | Baylor | Brownwood, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Miller Farr | LCB | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Wichita St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Don Floyd | RDE | July 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | TCU | Abilene, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Charley Frazier | WR | August 12, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | Hoyle Granger | FB | March 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Oberlin, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | W.K. Hicks | RCB | July 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Glen Hines | RT | October 26, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Arkansas | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Pat Holmes | LDE | August 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas Tech | Durant, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Roy Hopkins | RB | February 18, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Texas Southern | Gilmer, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Ken Houston | LS | November 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 197 | Prairie View | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Bobby Jancik | KR | February 9, 1940 | 5'11" | 178 | Lamar | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Pete Johns | DB | August 14, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulane | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Willie Jones | DT-DE | May 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 260 | Kansas St. | Moro, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 99 | Ernie Ladd | DT | November 28, 1938 | 6'9" | 290 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Monte Ledbetter | WR | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Jennings, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 4 | 3 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | C | December 28, 1942 | 6'3" | 250 | Baylor | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Ed Marcontell | G | July 10, 1945 | 6'0" | 240 | Lamar | Liberty, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Bud Marshall | DT-DE | September 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Carthage, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Zeke Moore | DB | December 2, 1943 | 6'3" | 198 | Lincoln (MO) | Tuskegee, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Norton | P | October 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Idaho | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Willie Parker | LDT | March 12, 1945 | 6'3" | 275 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Bastrop, LA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 88 | Bob Poole | TE | October 5, 1941 | 6'4" | 225 | Clemson | Paducah, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Alvin Reed | TE | August 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 235 | Prairie View | Kilgore, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Tom Regner | G | April 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Kenosha, WI USA | 14 | 3 |
| 80 | Andy Rice | DT | September 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 268 | Texas Southern | Hallettsville, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | George Rice | RDT | June 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 260 | LSU | Liberty, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Carel Stith | DT-DE | May 24, 1945 | 6'5" | 270 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Walt Suggs | LT | May 15, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob Talamini | LG | January 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | E-WR-FL | August 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | New Mex. Highlands | Kansas City, MO USA | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Don Trull | QB | October 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Olen Underwood | RLB | May 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Texas | Holly Grove, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | George Webster | LLB | November 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Anderson, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | John Wittenborn | K | March 1, 1936 | 6'2" | 238 | SE Missouri St. | Sparta, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
