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1968 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 170 points (12.1/g), 16th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 389 points (27.8/g), 15th.
Differential of -219 points (-15.6/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-12.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 13th.
Coached by Norb Hecker (0-3-0) and Norm Van Brocklin (2-9-0)
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1968 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 | Bob Berry | 26 | 3 | 7 | 81 for 153, 1,433 yards, 7 td, 13 int, & 26 rushes for 139 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| QB | Randy Johnson | 24 | 2 | 7 | 73 for 156, 892 yards, 2 td, 10 int, & 11 rushes for 97 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| HB | Perry Lee Dunn | 27 | 4 | 0 | 72 rushes for 219 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 118 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Cannonball Butler | 25 | 3 | 0 | 94 rushes for 365 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 127 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| FL | Paul Flatley | 27 | 5 | 5 | 20 catches for 305 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| SE | Jerry Simmons | 26 | 3 | 0 | 28 catches for 479 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Ray Ogden | 26 | 3 | 0 | 25 catches for 452 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 |
| LT | Don Talbert | 29 | 6 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Jim Simon | 28 | 5 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 71st pick / 1963 |
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| C | Phil Sobocinski | 28 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RG | Dan Grimm | 27 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 70th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Errol Linden | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Jerry Shay | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| RDT | Carlton Dabney | 21 | Rook | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1968 |
| RDE | Rick Cash | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
| LLB | Grady Allen | 22 | Rook | 0 | ||
| MLB | Tommy Nobis* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Ralph Heck | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | Ken Reaves | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Jimmy Burson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 |
| LS | Nick Rassas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1966 |
| RS | Billy Lothridge | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Etter | 23 | Rook | 0 | 11 of 21 field goals & 17 of 19 extra points | |
| P | Billy Lothridge | 26 | 4 | 0 | 75 punts for a 44.3 average, 0 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| PR | Jimmy Burson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 5.1 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 |
| KR | Cannonball Butler | 25 | 3 | 0 | 37 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Absher | 24 | LB-K | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Maryland | 4/19/1944 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 125th pick / 1967 |
| Ron Acks | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Illinois | 10/3/1944 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 |
| Grady Allen | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 1/1/1946 | Rook | |
| Joe Auer | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech,Miami (FL) | 10/11/1941 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 57th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Berry | 26 | QB | 10 | 7 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| Greg Brezina | 22 | LB | 10 | 1 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| Charlie Bryant | 27 | RB | 2 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Allen | 3/7/1941 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 135th pick / 1966 |
| Jimmy Burson | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/13/1940 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 |
| Cannonball Butler | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Lee Calland | 27 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Louisville | 9/14/1941 | 5 | |
| Rick Cash | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Missouri,Truman State | 7/1/1945 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
| Joe Cerne | 26 | C | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 4/26/1942 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1965 |
| Ollie Cordill | 25 | DB-P-E | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Memphis | 6/20/1943 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 153rd pick / 1965 |
| Carlton Dabney | 21 | DT | 14 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 1/26/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Donohoe | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | San Francisco | 5/6/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 225th pick / 1968 |
| Steve Duich | 22 | G | 12 | 4 | 248 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 2/28/1946 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 121st pick / 1968 |
| Dave Dunaway | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/19/1945 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1967 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 1/20/1941 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1964 |
| Rick Eber | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 4/17/1945 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 162nd pick / 1968 |
| Bob Etter | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 157 | 5-11 | Georgia | 8/8/1945 | Rook | |
| Paul Flatley | 27 | WR-FL | 14 | 5 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/30/1941 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Freeman | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/13/1944 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 89th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Garcia | 24 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Purdue | 3/7/1944 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| Doug Goodwin | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 3/11/1942 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 66th pick / 1965 |
| Dan Grimm | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/7/1941 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 70th pick / 1963 |
| Billy Harris | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Colorado | 1/17/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 13th / 329th pick / 1968 |
| Ralph Heck | 27 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/6/1941 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Arizona | 11/9/1943 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 80th pick / 1965 |
| Claude Humphrey | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| Randy Johnson | 24 | QB | 8 | 7 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| Dwight Lee | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 9/3/1945 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 125th pick / 1968 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 23 | QB | 4 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Cal State-Northridge | 10/4/1945 | Rook | |
| Errol Linden | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Houston | 10/21/1937 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Long | 26 | FL-WR | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Wichita State | 6/16/1942 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 44th pick / 1964 |
| Billy Lothridge | 26 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 1/1/1942 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| Frank Marchlewski | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/14/1943 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1965 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Boston College | 8/6/1945 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 92nd pick / 1968 |
| Tommy Nobis* | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Jim A. Norton | 26 | DE-DT-T-E | 7 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Washington | 11/18/1942 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1965 |
| Ray Ogden | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/2/1942 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 |
| Nick Rassas | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/13/1944 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1966 |
| Ken Reaves | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Marion Rushing | 32 | LB | 7 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois | 9/3/1936 | 9 | |
| Bill Sandeman | 26 | T-DT | 4 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 2 | |
| Jerry Shay | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/10/1944 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Jerry Simmons | 26 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 3 | |
| Jim Simon | 28 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/22/1940 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 71st pick / 1963 |
| Phil Sobocinski | 28 | C | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 12/6/1940 | Rook | |
| Philip Spiller | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Los Angeles State | 4/2/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 410th pick / 1967 |
| Art Strahan | 25 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 7/17/1943 | 3 | |
| Larry Suchy | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 7/12/1946 | Rook | |
| Joe Szczecko | 26 | DT | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 8/25/1942 | 2 | |
| Don Talbert | 29 | T-LB | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 3/1/1939 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 34th / 271st pick / 1962 |
| Harmon Wages | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/18/1946 | Rook | |
| Randy Winkler | 25 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Tarleton State | 7/18/1943 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 178th pick / 1966 |
| John Wright | 22 | WR | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/11/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 217.8 | 6-1.9 | 2.1 |