1970 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Austin (6-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1970 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Austin (6-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1970 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Washington racked up 297 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 314. Larry Brown carried the ball for a team-best 1,125 yards for the Redskins.
Sonny Jurgensen passed for 2,354 yards. Jerry Smith grabbed 43 passes, while Charley Taylor accumulated 593 receiving yards, while Larry Brown provided receiving help, too.
Mike Bass and Brig Owens each intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Bill Austin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Mack Alston | TE | April 27, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Georgetown, SC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Bruce Anderson | RDE | January 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 250 | Willamette | Coos Bay, OR USA | 10 | 8 |
| 41 | Mike Bass | RCB | March 31, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Frank Bosch | LDT | October 24, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | Colorado | Bremerton, WA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | P | September 26, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Larry Brown | RB | September 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 195 | Kansas St. | Clairton, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 77 | Bill Brundige | RDT | November 13, 1948 | 6'5" | 270 | Colorado | Holyoke, CO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | RB | July 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 205 | Louisiana Tech | Larose, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Leo Carroll | DE | February 16, 1944 | 6'7" | 250 | Tulsa | Alhambra, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | John Didion | C-LB | October 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Woodland, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Henry Dyer | RB | January 28, 1945 | 6'2" | 230 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | LCB | January 2, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | Nebraska | St. Edward, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Gene Hamlin | C | July 26, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | West. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Charlie Harraway | FB | September 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 215 | San Jose St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 13 | 13 |
| 22 | Jim Harris | DB | September 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 173 | Houston | Brownwood, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | FS | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 12 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | C | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Jon Henderson | WR-DB | December 17, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Terry Hermeling | T-G-DE | April 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Santa Maria, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | John Hoffman | LDE | August 2, 1943 | 6'7" | 260 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 48 | Jon Jaqua | DB | September 10, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Lewis & Clark | Eugene, OR USA | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | QB | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 202 | Duke | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Curt Knight | K | April 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | North Texas | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Dave Kopay | RB | June 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 218 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Paul Laaveg | RG | October 1, 1948 | 6'4" | 245 | Iowa | Sioux Falls, SD USA | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Bill Malinchak | SE-WR | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Marlin McKeever | MLB | January 1, 1940 | 6'1" | 235 | USC | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | LLB | July 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern | Fort Valley, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | SS | February 16, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Cincinnati | Linden, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Floyd Peters | LDT | May 21, 1936 | 6'4" | 254 | San Francisco St. | Council Bluffs, IA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 19 | Danny Pierce | RB | January 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 216 | Mississippi St. | Laurel, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | G | June 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 245 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA | 3 | 2 |
| 88 | Pat Richter | TE | September 9, 1941 | 6'5" | 229 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 11 | 1 |
| 47 | Walter Roberts | WR | February 15, 1942 | 5'9" | 163 | San Jose St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 76 | Walt Rock | RT | November 4, 1941 | 6'5" | 255 | Maryland | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Tom Roussel | LB | January 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Miss | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | QB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 199 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Roy Schmidt | RG | May 3, 1942 | 6'3" | 248 | Long Beach St. | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 11 | 6 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | LG | September 10, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | SMU | Wahiawa, HI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 64 | Manny Sistrunk | DT | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 269 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 10 | 3 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | TE | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 208 | Arizona St. | Eugene, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jim Snowden | LT | January 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 255 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | WR | September 28, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | Arizona St. | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 67 | Rusty Tillman | LB | February 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Arizona | Beloit, WI USA | 14 | 2 |
| 29 | Ted Vactor | KR | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Washington, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Steve Wright | T | July 17, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
