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1972 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 269 points (19.2/g), 16th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 274 points (19.6/g), 14th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.4/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (7-7-0)
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1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 154 for 277, 2,158 yards, 13 td, 12 int, & 24 rushes for 86 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| RB | Art Malone | 24 | 2 | 0 | 180 rushes for 798 yards, 8 td, & 50 catches for 585 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Dave Hampton | 25 | 3 | 0 | 230 rushes for 995 yards, 6 td, & 23 catches for 244 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Ken Burrow | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29 catches for 492 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Wes Chesson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 catches for 338 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 163rd pick / 1971 |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 catches for 470 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Bill Sandeman | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LG | Andy Maurer | 24 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| C | Jeff Van Note | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| RG | Dennis Havig | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| RT | George Kunz* | 25 | 3 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey*+ | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Chuck Walker | 31 | 8 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
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| RDT | Mike Lewis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | John Zook | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Don Hansen | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Tommy Nobis* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Greg Brezina | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Ken Reaves | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Tom Hayes | 26 | 1 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Ray Brown | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Clarence Ellis | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Bell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 16 of 30 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 17th / 428th pick / 1970 |
| P | John James | 23 | Rook | 0 | 61 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Willie Belton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 6.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dave Hampton | 25 | 3 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Grady Allen | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 1/1/1946 | 4 | |
| 37 | Bill Bell | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/9/1947 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 17th / 428th pick / 1970 |
| 28 | Willie Belton | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/12/1948 | 1 | |
| 51 | Duane Benson | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 8/5/1945 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 280th pick / 1967 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| 34 | Ray Brown | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 1/12/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| 82 | Ken Burrow | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State,Utah State | 3/29/1948 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| 81 | Wes Chesson | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/15/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 163rd pick / 1971 |
| 88 | Glen Condren | 30 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/10/1942 | 7 | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| 32 | Ray Easterling | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Richmond | 9/3/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 223rd pick / 1972 |
| 29 | Clarence Ellis | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/11/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972 |
| 68 | Ted Fritsch | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | St. Norbert | 8/26/1950 | Rook | |
| 31 | Willie Germany | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 5/9/1948 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 166th pick / 1971 |
| 65 | Len Gotshalk | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Humboldt State | 10/21/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Dave Hampton | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/7/1947 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| 56 | Dennis Havig | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/6/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| 27 | Tom Hayes | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 199 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 4/18/1946 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey*+ | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| 6 | John James | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | Rook | |
| 46 | Ray Jarvis | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 2/2/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 111th pick / 1971 |
| 59 | Noel Jenke | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 12/17/1946 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 303rd pick / 1969 |
| 75 | George Kunz* | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| 40 | Ron Lamb | 28 | RB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 2/3/1944 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 190th pick / 1966 |
| 69 | Mike Lewis | 23 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Wiley | 7/14/1949 | 1 | |
| 25 | Art Malone | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/20/1948 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| 77 | Rosie Manning | 22 | DT | 3 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Northeast State (OK) | 5/31/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1972 |
| 64 | Andy Maurer | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| 83 | Larry Mialik | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/15/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 302nd pick / 1972 |
| 55 | Jim Miller | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/24/1949 | 1 | |
| 86 | Jim R. Mitchell* | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis* | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| 35 | Tony Plummer | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Pacific | 1/21/1947 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 242nd pick / 1970 |
| 23 | Joe Profit | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/13/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1971 |
| 44 | Eddie Ray | 25 | RB-TE | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/5/1947 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 83rd pick / 1970 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | 30 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Pacific | 11/30/1942 | 6 | |
| 30 | Larry Shears | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Lincoln (MO) | 8/1/1949 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 267th pick / 1971 |
| 66 | John Small | 26 | DT-LB | 9 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | The Citadel | 11/20/1946 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 12th pick / 1970 |
| 80 | Todd Snyder | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Ohio | 10/22/1948 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 65th pick / 1970 |
| 7 | Pat Sullivan | 22 | QB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Auburn | 1/18/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 40th pick / 1972 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | 26 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | 31 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| 71 | John Zook | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-1.7 | 2.4 |