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1967 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 4th in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 175 points (12.5/g), 16th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 422 points (30.1/g), 16th.
Differential of -247 points (-17.6/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 15th.
Coached by Norb Hecker (1-12-1)
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1967 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Randy Johnson | 23 | 1 | 12 | 142 for 288, 1,620 yards, 10 td, 21 int, & 24 rushes for 144 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| HB | Junior Coffey | 25 | 2 | 0 | 180 rushes for 722 yards, 4 td, & 30 catches for 196 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Tom Moore | 29 | 7 | 0 | 53 rushes for 104 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 74 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Tommy McDonald | 33 | 10 | 0 | 33 catches for 436 yards, 4 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| SE | Jerry Simmons | 25 | 2 | 0 | 21 catches for 287 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Ray Ogden | 25 | 2 | 0 | 19 catches for 308 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 |
| LT | Don Talbert | 28 | 5 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Lou Kirouac | 27 | 4 | 0 | ||
| C | Frank Marchlewski | 24 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Jim Simon | 27 | 4 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 71st pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Errol Linden | 30 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim A. Norton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1965 |
| LDT | Karl Rubke | 32 | 10 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
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| RDT | Joe Szczecko | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Sam Williams | 36 | 8 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
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| LLB | Marion Rushing | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Tommy Nobis*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Ralph Heck | 26 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
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| LCB | Ken Reaves | 23 | 1 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Lee Calland | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Floyd Hudlow | 24 | 2 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 80th pick / 1965 |
| RS | Nick Rassas | 23 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1966 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Wade Traynham | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7 of 18 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points | |
| P | Billy Lothridge | 25 | 3 | 0 | 87 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| PR | Ron Smith | 24 | 2 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 4.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ron Smith | 24 | 2 | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 25.0 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Absher | 23 | LB-K | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/19/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 125th pick / 1967 |
| Taz Anderson | 29 | TE | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/15/1938 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 80th pick / 1960 |
| Gary Barnes | 28 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Clemson | 9/13/1939 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1962 |
| Tom Bleick | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/21/1943 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 126th pick / 1965 |
| Andy Bowling | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 9/25/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 105th pick / 1967 |
| Lee Calland | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Louisville | 9/14/1941 | 4 | |
| Junior Coffey | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/21/1942 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| Ed Cook | 35 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/29/1932 | 9 | |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 1/20/1941 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Iowa State | 5/4/1941 | 1 | |
| Dan Grimm | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/7/1941 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 70th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Harmon | 22 | G | 10 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Gustavus Adolphus | 7/1/1945 | Rook | |
| Alex Hawkins | 30 | HB-FL-WR | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| Ralph Heck | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/6/1941 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 24 | DB | 10 | 10 | 195 | 5-11 | Arizona | 11/9/1943 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 80th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Hughes | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Jackson State,Rust | 11/17/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 153rd pick / 1967 |
| Randy Johnson | 23 | QB | 14 | 12 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| Lou Kirouac | 27 | G-T-K | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/17/1940 | 4 | |
| Jake Kupp | 26 | G-TE | 6 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/12/1941 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 116th pick / 1964 |
| Errol Linden | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Houston | 10/21/1937 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| Billy Lothridge | 25 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 1/1/1942 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| Jim Mankins | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Florida State,Oklahoma | 6/23/1944 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 184th pick / 1966 |
| Frank Marchlewski | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/14/1943 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1965 |
| Bill Martin | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/27/1942 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Tommy McDonald | 33 | FL-HB-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 7/26/1934 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| Tom Moore | 29 | HB-FB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 7/17/1938 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1960 |
| Tommy Nobis*+ | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Terry Nofsinger | 29 | QB | 7 | 1 | 215 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/13/1938 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 230th pick / 1961 |
| Jim A. Norton | 25 | DE-DT-T-E | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Washington | 11/18/1942 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1965 |
| Ray Ogden | 25 | TE | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/2/1942 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 |
| Nick Rassas | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/13/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1966 |
| Ken Reaves | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Ron Rector | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 5/29/1944 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 138th pick / 1966 |
| Bobby Richards | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | LSU | 10/2/1938 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 32nd / 249th pick / 1962 |
| Jerry Richardson | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 11/13/1941 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Riggle | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Penn State | 2/5/1944 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 20th / 291st pick / 1966 |
| Karl Rubke | 32 | LB-C-DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| Marion Rushing | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois | 9/3/1936 | 8 | |
| Bill Sandeman | 25 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 1 | |
| Bob Sanders | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | North Texas | 6/9/1943 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 126th pick / 1966 |
| Chuck Sieminski | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/3/1940 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1962 |
| Jerry Simmons | 25 | WR-SE | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 2 | |
| Jim Simon | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/22/1940 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 71st pick / 1963 |
| Steve Sloan | 23 | QB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/19/1944 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 156th pick / 1966 |
| Ron Smith | 24 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1943 | 2 | |
| Joe Szczecko | 25 | DT | 12 | 7 | 245 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 8/25/1942 | 1 | |
| Don Talbert | 28 | T-LB | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 3/1/1939 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 |
| Wade Traynham | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Frederick Community College (MD) | 2/3/1942 | 1 | |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 28 | RB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 11/28/1939 | 3 | |
| Sam Williams | 36 | DE-E-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 3/9/1931 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Wilson | 25 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/12/1942 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 43rd pick / 1964 |
| Bo Wood | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 1/24/1945 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 159th pick / 1967 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 223.0 | 6-2.3 | 3.1 |