
1970 New Orleans Saints Roster
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tom Fears (1-5-1)
Coach: J.D. Roberts (1-6)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1970 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
New Orleans stumbled, scoring only 172 points, while the leaky defense conceded 347. Billy Kilmer threw for 1,557 yards, and Edd Hargett played quarterback, too. Danny Abramowicz topped the receiving corps, grabbing 55 passes for 906 yards.
Tony Baker carried the ball for a team-leading 337 yards for the Saints.
Hugo Hollas picked off 5 opponent throws.
Tom Fears and J.D. Roberts coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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46 | Danny Abramowicz | WR | July 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Xavier (OH) | Steubenville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
53 | Dick Absher | MLB | April 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 0 |
38 | Tony Baker | RB | February 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 229 | Iowa St. | Fort Madison, IA USA | 8 | 0 |
32 | Tom Barrington | RB | January 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 213 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Johnny Brewer | TE-LB-DE | March 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
55 | Jackie Burkett | RLB | December 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 230 | Auburn | Thorsby, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
00 | Ken Burrough | WR | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Bill Cody | LB | August 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Auburn | Greenwood, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
59 | Wayne Colman | LB | April 13, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Temple | Ventnor, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
36 | Dick Davis | RB | November 28, 1946 | 5'11" | 215 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 4 | 0 |
19 | Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Palomar College | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
25 | Al Dodd | KR | August 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | NW State (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Bill Dusenbery | RB | September 15, 1948 | 6'2" | 198 | Johnson C. Smith | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 0 |
52 | Frank Emanuel | LB | December 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Tennessee | Clio, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
84 | Larry Estes | DE | December 9, 1946 | 6'6" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
10 | Julian Fagan | P | February 21, 1948 | 6'3" | 205 | Mississippi | Laurel, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
56 | Hap Farber | LB | July 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Mississippi | Norfolk, VA USA | 5 | 0 |
40 | Earl Gros | FB | August 29, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | LSU | Lafourche Parish, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
14 | Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Marietta, TX USA | 10 | 3 |
49 | Major Hazelton | DB | September 9, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
18 | Hugo Hollas | SS | November 30, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Rice | High Hill, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
29 | Gene Howard | DB | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
20 | Delles Howell | RCB | August 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 200 | Grambling St. | Vallejo, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
52 | Harry Jacobs | LB-DE | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
17 | Billy Kilmer | QB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 204 | UCLA | Topeka, KS USA | 13 | 11 |
50 | Jake Kupp | LG | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
22 | Gary Lewis | RB | February 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Washington St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
70 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
48 | Andy Livingston | RB | October 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 236 | Phoenix College (JC) | Eufaula, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
89 | Dave Long | RDE | September 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Iowa | Jefferson, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
43 | Dicky Lyons | DB | August 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 191 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
36 | Don McCall | RB | September 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | USC | Birmingham, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
57 | Mike Morgan | LLB | January 31, 1942 | 6'4" | 242 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
87 | Richard Neal | LDE | September 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 260 | Southern | Minden, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Elijah Nevett | DB-WR | April 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Clark (GA) | Bessemer, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
36 | Vic Nyvall | RB | April 29, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | NW State (LA) | 2 | 0 | |
35 | Jim Otis | FB | April 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Celina, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
83 | Dave Parks | TE | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
22 | Elijah Pitts | HB | February 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 204 | Philander Smith | Mayflower, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
85 | Ray Poage | TE-SE-FL-WR | November 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 208 | Texas | Plainview, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
16 | Steve Ramsey | QB | April 22, 1948 | 6'2" | 210 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
75 | Mike Richey | T | January 30, 1947 | 6'4" | 263 | North Carolina | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
76 | Dave Rowe | RDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
21 | Joe Scarpati | FS | March 5, 1943 | 5'10" | 185 | North Carolina St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
30 | Bob Shaw | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 194 | Winston-Salem St. | Wilson, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
67 | John Shinners | G | March 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Xavier (OH) | Hartford, WI USA | 9 | 0 |
73 | Jerry Sturm | C | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 10 | 0 |
60 | Doug Sutherland | DT-G-DE | August 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Wisc-Superior | Superior, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
79 | Clovis Swinney | DT | August 17, 1945 | 6'3" | 249 | Arkansas | Mexico, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
72 | Don Talbert | LT | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
77 | Mike Taylor | T | May 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
74 | Mike Tilleman | LDT | March 30, 1944 | 6'7" | 272 | Montana | Chinook, MT USA | 14 | 0 |
71 | Willie Townes | DE-DT | July 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Indiana | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
42 | Claxton Welch | RB | July 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 203 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
39 | Ernie Wheelwright | RB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
61 | Del Williams | G-C | November 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Live Oak, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
23 | Doug Wyatt | LCB | October 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Tulsa | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |