1967 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (4-9-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1967 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (4-9-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1967 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Century Division.
Pittsburgh scored 281 points, while the defensive squad allowed 320. Kent Nix threw for 1,587 yards, and Bill Nelsen played quarterback, too. J.R. Wilburn paced pass catchers, grabbing 51 passes for 767 yards. Dick Compton was targeted regularly also.
Don Shy carried the ball for a team-best 341 yards for the Steelers, while Cannonball Butler and Willie Asbury additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Marv Woodson picked off 7 opponent throws.
Bill Austin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Chet Anderson | TE | March 14, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Minnesota | Duluth, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Dick Arndt | DT | March 12, 1944 | 6'5" | 265 | Stanford | Bonners Ferry, ID USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Willie Asbury | FB | February 22, 1943 | 6'1" | 226 | Kent St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Richard Badar | QB | March 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | John Baker | DE-DT-T | June 10, 1935 | 6'6" | 279 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Charlie Bivins | HB-TE | October 16, 1938 | 6'1" | 212 | Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Jim Bradshaw | PR | January 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Tenn-Chattanooga | St. Clairsville, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | LB | March 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Maryland | Cumberland, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | John Brown | RT | June 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 248 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 11 | 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 |
| 45 | Dick Compton | SE | April 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | McMurry | Colorado City, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Marshall Cropper | WR | April 1, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Md-Eastern Shore | Wattsville, VA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | G | July 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 255 | Allen | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Jim Elliott | P | August 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 184 | Presbyterian | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | John Foruria | DB | November 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Idaho | Emmett, ID USA | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | LG | December 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Earl Gros | FB | August 29, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | LSU | Lafourche Parish, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike Haggerty | LT | October 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Royal Oak, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | John Hilton | TE | March 12, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Richmond | Albany, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | RDT | August 11, 1939 | 6'5" | 257 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | RB-FL | December 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 195 | Penn St. | Jeannette, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | RCB | June 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Beatrice, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | WR-SE | November 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Utah | Texarkana, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | DB-HB | May 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | Austin, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | LDT | May 17, 1942 | 6'4" | 280 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | C | January 21, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Jerry Marion | WR | August 7, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Wyoming | Bakersfield, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | RS | June 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Ray May | LB | June 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Jerry Mazzanti | DE | July 13, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | LDE | January 26, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Jackson St. | Starkville, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | Bobby Morgan | DB | August 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 205 | New Mexico | Warnego, KS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Kent Nix | QB | March 12, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 72 | Fran O'Brien | T | April 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Michigan St. | Springfield, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Andy Russell | RLB | October 29, 1941 | 6'2" | 225 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | MLB | November 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 224 | Penn St. | Unionville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Don Shy | HB | November 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | LS | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
| 66 | Bruce Van Dyke | RG | August 6, 1944 | 6'2" | 255 | Missouri | Lancaster, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Lloyd Voss | RDE | February 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | Adrian, MN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Ralph Wenzel | G | March 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | San Jose St. | San Mateo, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | J.R. Wilburn | FL | April 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | South Carolina | Portsmouth, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | LCB | September 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
