1965 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Allie Sherman (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1965 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Allie Sherman (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1965 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
New York scored 270 points, while the defense conceded 338. Earl Morrall threw for 2,446 yards. Joe Morrison topped the receiving corps, hauling in 41 passes, while Homer Jones added 709 receiving yards. Aaron Thomas was targeted regularly, too.
Tucker Frederickson ran for a team-leading 659 yards for the Giants.
Spider Lockhart and Dick Lynch each 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Ed Adamchik | C | November 2, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Johnstown, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Roger Anderson | DT-T | November 11, 1942 | 6'5" | 265 | Virginia Union | Bedford, VA USA | 8 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Bundra | RDT | June 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 255 | USC | Coplay, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Henry Carr | LS | November 27, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Arizona St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Jim Carroll | LLB | May 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Notre Dame | Jonesboro, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Pete Case | LG | December 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 245 | Georgia | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Clarence Childs | KR | January 13, 1938 | 5'11" | 186 | Florida A&M | Lakeland, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Glen Condren | DT-DE | June 10, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Oklahoma | Fort Smith, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Costello | LB | May 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 220 | Dayton | Queens, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 89 | Bobby Crespino | SE-TE | January 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 225 | Mississippi | Duncan, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Roger Davis | G-T | June 23, 1938 | 6'3" | 240 | Syracuse | Cleveland, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Rosey Davis | DE | November 29, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Tucker Frederickson | FB | January 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Jerry Hillebrand | MLB | March 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Colorado | Davenport, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Homer Jones | SE-WR | February 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Southern | Pittsburg, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Katcavage | LDE | October 28, 1934 | 6'3" | 237 | Dayton | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Ernie Koy | P | October 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 78 | Roger LaLonde | LDT | January 6, 1942 | 6'3" | 255 | Muskingum | Antwerp, NY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 53 | Greg Larson | C-G-T | November 15, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Frank Lasky | RT | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 265 | Florida | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Spider Lockhart | LCB | April 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | John LoVetere | DT | May 31, 1936 | 6'4" | 280 | Compton CC (CA) | Boston, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Dick Lynch | RCB | April 29, 1936 | 6'1" | 202 | Notre Dame | Oceanside, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | John McDowell | T-G,T | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | St. John's (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Chuck Mercein | RB | April 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 225 | Yale | Milwaukee, WI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Joe Morrison | FL | August 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Cincinnati | Lima, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Dave O'Brien | T-DT-G | June 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 247 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Jimmy Patton | RS | September 29, 1933 | 5'11" | 183 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Smith Reed | HB | June 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 215 | Alcorn St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Scholtz | C | December 25, 1937 | 6'4" | 250 | Notre Dame | Watertown, SD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Del Shofner | SE | December 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 186 | Baylor | Center, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Lou Slaby | LB | December 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Andy Stynchula | RDE | January 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 252 | Penn St. | Greenwald, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 52 | Bill Swain | LB | February 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Oregon | Dickinson, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Aaron Thomas | TE | November 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 210 | Oregon St. | Dierks, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Steve Thurlow | HB | April 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 222 | Stanford | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Bob Timberlake | K | October 18, 1943 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan | Middletown, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Olen Underwood | RLB | May 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Texas | Holly Grove, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 64 | Mickey Walker | G-LB-C | October 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 235 | Michigan St. | Petoskey, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Allan Webb | DB-HB | January 22, 1933 | 5'11" | 180 | Arnold | Washington, DC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Wheelwright | RB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | Willie Williams | PR | December 29, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Grambling St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Gary Wood | QB | February 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 192 | Cornell | Taylor, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
