1964 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-10-2
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Allie Sherman (2-10-2)
Location: New York, New York
1964 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 2-10-2
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Allie Sherman (2-10-2)
Location: New York, New York
1964 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1964 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses and 2 ties, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.
The Giants stumbled, scoring only 241 points, and the leaky defense gave up 399, most in the circuit. Y.A. Tittle threw for 1,798 yards. Aaron Thomas topped the receiving corps, hauling in 43 passes for 624 yards. Joe Morrison contributed to the receiving game, too.
Ernie Wheelwright ran for a team-leading 402 yards for New York.
Dick Lynch picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Allie Sherman coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Roger Anderson | RT | November 11, 1942 | 6'5" | 265 | Virginia Union | Bedford, VA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Erich Barnes | LCB | July 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 201 | Purdue | Elkhart, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Bookie Bolin | RG | June 17, 1940 | 6'2" | 240 | Mississippi | Hamilton, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Rosey Brown | LT | October 20, 1932 | 6'3" | 255 | Morgan St. | Charlottesville, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 60 | Ken Byers | G | April 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 240 | Cincinnati | Logan, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Don Chandler | K | September 5, 1934 | 6'2" | 215 | Florida | Council Bluffs, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Clarence Childs | KR | January 13, 1938 | 5'11" | 186 | Florida A&M | Lakeland, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | John Contoulis | DT | October 9, 1940 | 6'5" | 260 | Connecticut | New London, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 83 | Tom Costello | LB | May 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 220 | Dayton | Queens, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Bobby Crespino | SE-TE | January 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 225 | Mississippi | Duncan, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Darrell Dess | LG | July 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 243 | North Carolina St. | New Castle, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Frank Gifford | FL | August 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 197 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Jerry Hillebrand | LB | March 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Colorado | Davenport, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Lane Howell | T-DT | July 28, 1941 | 6'5" | 257 | Grambling St. | Forndale, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Dick James | HB | May 22, 1934 | 5'9" | 179 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Homer Jones | SE-WR | February 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Southern | Pittsburg, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Katcavage | LDE | October 28, 1934 | 6'3" | 237 | Dayton | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Greg Larson | C | November 15, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Frank Lasky | T | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 265 | Florida | New York, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 76 | John LoVetere | RDT | May 31, 1936 | 6'4" | 280 | Compton CC (CA) | Boston, MA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Dick Lynch | RCB | April 29, 1936 | 6'1" | 202 | Notre Dame | Oceanside, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 54 | Max Messner | LB | October 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Cincinnati | Ashland, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Jim Moran | DT | May 4, 1942 | 6'5" | 275 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Morrison | HB-FL-FB | August 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Cincinnati | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Andy Nelson | DB | May 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Athens, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | R.C. Owens | HB-E | November 12, 1933 | 6'3" | 197 | Col. of Idaho | Shreveport, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Jimmy Patton | LS | September 29, 1933 | 5'11" | 183 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Dick Pesonen | RS | June 10, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Minnesota | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Andy Robustelli | RDE | December 6, 1925 | 6'1" | 230 | Arnold | Stamford, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Henry Schichtle | QB | October 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Hawaii | Tulsa, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Tom Scott | RLB | September 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 218 | Virginia | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Del Shofner | SE | December 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 186 | Baylor | Center, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | Lou Slaby | MLB | December 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Jack Stroud | G-T | January 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 235 | Tennessee | Fresno, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 72 | Andy Stynchula | LDT | January 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 252 | Penn St. | Greenwald, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Bob Taylor | DE-DT | February 5, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Md-Eastern Shore | Columbia, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Aaron Thomas | TE | November 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 210 | Oregon St. | Dierks, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Steve Thurlow | RB | April 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 222 | Stanford | Long Beach, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | October 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | LSU | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 64 | Mickey Walker | G-LB-C | October 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 235 | Michigan St. | Petoskey, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Allan Webb | DB-HB | January 22, 1933 | 5'11" | 180 | Arnold | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Alex Webster | HB-FB | April 19, 1931 | 6'3" | 225 | North Carolina St. | Kearny, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Wheelwright | FB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Bill Winter | LLB | January 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | St. Olaf | Milbank, SD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Gary Wood | QB | February 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 192 | Cornell | Taylor, NY USA | 12 | 3 |
