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1969 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 276 points (19.7/g), 11th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 268 points (19.1/g), 6th.
Differential of 8 points (0.6/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (6-8-0)
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1969 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* | 27 | 4 | 7 | 71 for 124, 1,087 yards, 10 td, 2 int, & 20 rushes for 68 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| QB | Randy Johnson | 25 | 3 | 5 | 51 for 93, 788 yards, 8 td, 5 int, & 11 rushes for 55 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| HB | Harmon Wages | 23 | 1 | 0 | 72 rushes for 375 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 228 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Cannonball Butler* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 163 rushes for 655 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 297 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| FL | Paul Flatley | 28 | 6 | 0 | 45 catches for 834 yards, 6 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| SE | Gail Cogdill | 32 | 9 | 0 | 24 catches for 374 yards, 5 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 catches for 339 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 77 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Bill Sandeman | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LG | Dick Enderle | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| C | Bruce Bosley | 36 | 13 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
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| RG | Mal Snider | 22 | Rook | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | George Kunz* | 22 | Rook | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Jerry Shay | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| RDT | Dave Cahill | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDE | John Zook | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Grady Allen | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Don Hansen | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Greg Brezina* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Ken Reaves* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Rudy Redmond | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1969 |
| LS | Jim Weatherford | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 366th pick / 1969 |
| RS | John Mallory | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Etter* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 15 of 30 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Billy Lothridge | 27 | 5 | 0 | 69 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| PR | John Mallory | 23 | 1 | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 3.2 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Charlie Bryant | 28 | 3 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 135th pick / 1966 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Acks | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Illinois | 10/3/1944 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 |
| Grady Allen | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 1/1/1946 | 1 | |
| Bob Berry* | 27 | QB | 7 | 7 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| Bruce Bosley | 36 | C-G-DE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| Bob Breitenstein | 26 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| Greg Brezina* | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| Charlie Bryant | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Allen | 3/7/1941 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 135th pick / 1966 |
| Cannonball Butler* | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| Dave Cahill | 27 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Northern Arizona | 7/26/1942 | 3 | |
| Junior Coffey | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/21/1942 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| Gail Cogdill | 32 | SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 4/7/1937 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| Glen Condren | 27 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/10/1942 | 4 | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| Ted Cottrell | 22 | LB | 10 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Delaware Valley | 6/13/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 164th pick / 1969 |
| Dick Enderle | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Etter* | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 157 | 5-11 | Georgia | 8/8/1945 | 1 | |
| James Ferguson | 27 | C-LB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1942 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 439th pick / 1968 |
| Paul Flatley | 28 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/30/1941 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Freeman | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/13/1944 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 89th pick / 1968 |
| Paul Gipson | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Houston | 3/21/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1969 |
| Don Hansen | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Bob Hughes | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Jackson State,Rust | 11/17/1944 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 153rd pick / 1967 |
| Claude Humphrey | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| Randy Johnson | 25 | QB | 6 | 5 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| George Kunz* | 22 | T | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Al Lavan | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 9/13/1946 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 204th pick / 1968 |
| Monte Ledbetter | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/13/1943 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 95th pick / 1966 |
| Bobby Lee | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 447th pick / 1968 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 24 | QB | 7 | 2 | 206 | 6-1 | Cal State-Northridge | 10/4/1945 | 1 | |
| Billy Lothridge | 27 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 1/1/1942 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| John Mallory | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/24/1946 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 258th pick / 1968 |
| Tom McCauley | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1947 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 253rd pick / 1969 |
| Gary McDermott | 21 | RB | 4 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 6/9/1948 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 227th pick / 1968 |
| Jim R. Mitchell* | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| Tommy Nobis | 26 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Ken Reaves* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Rudy Redmond | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Pacific | 8/25/1947 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1969 |
| Bill Sabatino | 24 | DT | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 8/9/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 282nd pick / 1967 |
| Bill Sandeman | 27 | T-DT | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 3 | |
| Roy Schmidt | 27 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Long Beach State | 5/3/1942 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 178th pick / 1965 |
| Jerry Shay | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/10/1944 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Jerry Simmons | 27 | WR-SE | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 4 | |
| Ralph Smith | 31 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 12/1/1938 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| Mal Snider | 22 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/5/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
| Jeff Stanciel | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Miss. Valley State | 5/4/1947 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 237th pick / 1969 |
| Jeff Van Note | 23 | C-G-LB | 1 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Harmon Wages | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/18/1946 | 1 | |
| Jim Waskiewicz | 25 | C-LB-T | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 2/10/1944 | 3 | New York Jets / 4th / 29th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Weatherford | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 8/16/1946 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 366th pick / 1969 |
| Nate Wright | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 12/21/1946 | Rook | |
| John Zook | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 218.4 | 6-1.9 | 2.2 |