1965 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Nixon (2-12)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Nixon (2-12)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers managed just 202 points, worst in the league, and the defense conceded 397. Bill Nelsen threw for 1,917 yards. Gary Ballman paced the receiving corps, grabbing 40 passes for 859 yards.
Dick Hoak carried the ball for a team-best 426 yards for Pittsburgh, and Mike Lind additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Jim Bradshaw picked off 5 opponent throws.
Mike Nixon coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Ed Adamchik | C | November 2, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Johnstown, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Duane Allen | TE | October 21, 1937 | 6'4" | 225 | Mount San Antonio JC | Alhambra, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | John Baker | RDE | June 10, 1935 | 6'6" | 279 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | FL | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw | LT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Jim Bradshaw | LS | January 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Tenn-Chattanooga | St. Clairsville, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | LB | March 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Maryland | Cumberland, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Gene Breen | RLB | June 21, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Crafton, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | QB | October 26, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Cannonball Butler | KR | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | John Campbell | LLB | October 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota | Wadena, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | November 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | RS | November 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Mississippi St. | New Albany, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Lee Folkins | TE-DE | July 4, 1939 | 6'5" | 215 | Washington | Wallace, ID USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Riley Gunnels | DT-DE | August 24, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Ken Henson | C | April 11, 1943 | 6'6" | 260 | TCU | San Angelo, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | John Hilton | TE | March 12, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Richmond | Albany, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | RDT | August 11, 1939 | 6'5" | 257 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | HB | December 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 195 | Penn St. | Jeannette, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | DB | June 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Beatrice, NE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 56 | Art Hunter | C | April 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Fairport Harbor, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Dan James | RT | August 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 262 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | PR | November 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Utah | Texarkana, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | John Johnson | FB-HB | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | RCB | May 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | DT | May 17, 1942 | 6'4" | 280 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Frank Lambert | P | April 17, 1943 | 6'3" | 200 | Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Ray Lemek | T-G | June 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 238 | Notre Dame | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Mike Lind | FB | February 2, 1940 | 6'2" | 220 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Red Mack | TE-WR-HB | June 19, 1937 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | Oconto, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Magac | RG | May 25, 1938 | 6'3" | 240 | Missouri | East St. Louis, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Fran Mallick | DE-DT | February 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 245 | none | McKeesport, PA | 6 | 0 |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | LDT | January 21, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | DB-SE-WR-HB | June 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | LDE | January 26, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Jackson St. | Starkville, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Max Messner | LB | October 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Cincinnati | Ashland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Bob Nichols | T | July 18, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Clarence Peaks | FB | September 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 218 | Michigan St. | Greenville, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 58 | Ed Pine | LB | July 13, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | Utah | Reno, NV USA | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios | MLB | January 18, 1939 | 6'2" | 232 | Notre Dame | Van Voorhis, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | John Powers | TE | June 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Notre Dame | Harvard, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Mike Sandusky | LG | March 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 231 | Maryland | , NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Theron Sapp | FB-HB | June 15, 1935 | 6'1" | 203 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Schmitz | LB | September 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Wisconsin | Marytown, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Bob Sherman | DB | July 4, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Iowa | Owosso, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry Simmons | WR-SE | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | SE | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Tommy Wade | QB | March 23, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas | Henderson, TX USA | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | LCB | September 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
