1968 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (2-11-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1968 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Century Division
Coach: Bill Austin (2-11-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1968 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Century Division.
The Steelers chalked up 244 points, but the leaky defense conceded 397, most in the circuit. Dick Shiner threw for 1,856 yards. Roy Jefferson paced the receiving corps, grabbing 58 passes for 1,074 yards.
Dick Hoak carried the ball for a team-best 858 yards for Pittsburgh.
Clendon Thomas, Ray May, Marv Woodson and Paul Martha each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Bill Austin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Dick Arndt | DT | March 12, 1944 | 6'5" | 265 | Stanford | Bonners Ferry, ID USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Willie Asbury | RB | February 22, 1943 | 6'1" | 226 | Kent St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Rocky Bleier | RB | March 5, 1946 | 5'11" | 210 | Notre Dame | Appleton, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 74 | John Brown | RT | June 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 248 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | John Campbell | LB | October 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota | Wadena, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 67 | Dick Capp | TE-LB | April 9, 1942 | 6'4" | 240 | Boston Col. | Portland, ME USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Dick Compton | SE-B | April 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | McMurry | Colorado City, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike Connelly | C-G-T | October 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 247 | Washington St. | Monrovia, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Marshall Cropper | WR | April 1, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Md-Eastern Shore | Wattsville, VA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Sam Davis | G | July 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 255 | Allen | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | John Foruria | DB | November 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Idaho | Emmett, ID USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | LG | December 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Earl Gros | FB | August 29, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | LSU | Lafourche Parish, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike Haggerty | T | October 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Royal Oak, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Lou Harris | DB | March 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Kent St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Ken Hebert | WR | September 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Houston | San Bernardino, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Jon Henderson | KR | December 17, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Jerry Hillebrand | LLB | March 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Colorado | Davenport, IA USA | 14 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | PR | November 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Utah | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Tony Jeter | TE | September 8, 1944 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Steubenville, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | LDT | May 17, 1942 | 6'4" | 280 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Rich Kotite | TE | October 13, 1942 | 6'3" | 233 | Miami (FL) | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Booth Lusteg | K | May 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | Connecticut | New Haven, CT USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Ray Mansfield | C | January 21, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | RS | June 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Ray May | MLB | June 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | RDE | January 26, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Jackson St. | Starkville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Kent Nix | QB | March 12, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 8 | 3 |
| 72 | Fran O'Brien | LT | April 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Michigan St. | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Frank Parker | DT | October 16, 1939 | 6'5" | 270 | Oklahoma St. | Broken Bow, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie Ruple | DE | October 27, 1945 | 6'4" | 256 | Arkansas | Conway, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Andy Russell | RLB | October 29, 1941 | 6'2" | 225 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | LB | November 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 224 | Penn St. | Unionville, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Bill Shockley | HB-K | March 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | West Chester | West Chester, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Don Shy | RB | November 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Mike Taylor | T | May 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | LS | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bruce Van Dyke | RG | August 6, 1944 | 6'2" | 255 | Missouri | Lancaster, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Lloyd Voss | LDE | February 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | Adrian, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Bob Wade | RCB | December 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Morgan St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | P | March 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Boston, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Tom Watkins | HB | October 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Ralph Wenzel | G | March 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | San Jose St. | San Mateo, CA USA | 2 | 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 |
