
1970 San Diego Chargers Roster
Team Record: 5-6-3
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Charlie Waller (5-6-3)
Location: San Diego, California
1970 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 3 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Chargers scored 282 points, and the defensive unit conceded 278. John Hadl threw for 2,388 yards. Gary Garrison paced the receiving corps, grabbing 44 passes for 1,006 yards. Lance Alworth and Willie Frazier contributed to the receiving game, too.
Jeff Queen carried the ball for a team-best 261 yards for San Diego, while Dickie Post also buoyed the ground attack.
Pete Barnes picked off 3 opponent throws.
Charlie Waller coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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19 | Lance Alworth | WR | August 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 184 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
60 | Bob Babich | MLB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
59 | Pete Barnes | RLB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Joe Beauchamp | RCB | April 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
86 | Ron Billingsley | RDT | April 6, 1945 | 6'8" | 290 | Wyoming | Florence, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
68 | Bob Briggs | LDT | April 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Heidelberg | Toledo, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
56 | Bob Bruggers | LB | April 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Minnesota | Lincoln, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
13 | Wayne Clark | QB | May 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 203 | U.S. International | Oskaloosa, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
82 | Steve DeLong | RDE | July 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 252 | Tennessee | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Chuck Detwiler | DB | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah St. | Rome, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
14 | Marty Domres | QB | April 17, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbia | Ithaca, NY USA | 8 | 2 |
45 | Speedy Duncan | KR | August 10, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
49 | Rick Eber | WR | April 17, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | Torrance, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
75 | Gene Ferguson | T-DT | June 5, 1947 | 6'8" | 300 | Norfolk St. | Lynchburg, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
44 | Chris Fletcher | PR | December 25, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Temple | Morristown, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
37 | Gene Foster | RB | March 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 220 | Arizona St. | Salem, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
83 | Willie Frazier | TE | June 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
25 | Mike Garrett | RB | April 12, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
27 | Gary Garrison | WR | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
84 | Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 200 | Richmond | Norfolk, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
69 | Ira Gordon | G-T | May 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 275 | Kansas St. | Kilbourne, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
65 | Sam Gruneisen | C | January 16, 1941 | 6'1" | 242 | Villanova | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
21 | John Hadl | QB | February 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 214 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 14 | 12 |
39 | Jim Hill | SS | October 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
26 | Brad Hubbert | RB | June 5, 1941 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona | Boligee, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
51 | Bill Lenkaitis | LG | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
15 | Mike Mercer | K | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Minnesota | Algona, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
38 | Roland Moss | TE | September 20, 1946 | 6'3" | 215 | Toledo | St. Matthews, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
72 | Joe Owens | LDE | November 8, 1946 | 6'2" | 245 | Alcorn St. | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Terry Owens | LT | July 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 260 | Jacksonville St. | Jasper, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
29 | Dennis Partee | P | September 1, 1946 | 6'1" | 229 | SMU | Cameron, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
22 | Dickie Post | RB | September 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 190 | Houston | San Pedro, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
50 | Jack Protz | LB | April 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 218 | North Carolina | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Jeff Queen | FB | August 15, 1946 | 6'1" | 217 | Morgan St. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Rick Redman | LB-P | March 7, 1943 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
79 | Andy Rice | DT | September 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 268 | Texas Southern | Hallettsville, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
64 | Jim Schmedding | G | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Weber St. | San Diego State, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
42 | Dave Smith | RB | December 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 7 | 0 |
20 | Russ Smith | RB | August 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Bronxville, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
81 | Jeff Staggs | LLB | May 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Elgin, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Art Strozier | TE | May 23, 1946 | 6'2" | 220 | Kansas St. | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Walt Sweeney | RG | April 18, 1941 | 6'4" | 256 | Syracuse | Cohasset, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
43 | Jim Tolbert | FS | March 12, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Lincoln (MO) | Fairfield, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
70 | Russ Washington | RT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 13 |
77 | Bob Wells | T | August 4, 1945 | 6'4" | 280 | Johnson C. Smith | New York, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
87 | Tom Williams | DT-DE | July 21, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | California-Davis | Hempstead, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
57 | Cal Withrow | C | July 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 240 | Kentucky | Portsmouth, OH USA | 4 | 0 |