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1967 Denver Broncos
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 256 points (18.3/g), 7th of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 409 points (29.2/g), 9th.
Differential of -153 points (-10.9/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 3.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total -8.4, Offense: -2.8, Defense: -5.6, SoS: 2.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Lou Saban
Training Camp: Broncos' Training Facility (Adams County, Colorado)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Steve Tensi | 25 | 2 | 12 | 131 for 325, 1,915 yards, 16 td, 17 int, & 24 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 30th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 16th / 224th pick / 1965 |
| HB | Floyd Little | 25 | Rook | 0 | 130 rushes for 381 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 11 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Bo Hickey | 22 | Rook | 0 | 73 rushes for 263 yards, 4 td, & 7 catches for 36 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 357th pick / 1967 |
| FL | Al Denson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 46 catches for 899 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| SE | Eric Crabtree | 23 | 1 | 0 | 46 catches for 716 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 11th / 170th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Tom Beer | 23 | Rook | 0 | 11 catches for 155 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 |
| LT | Sam Brunelli | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LG | George Goeddeke | 22 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 59th pick / 1967 | |
| C | Larry Kaminski* | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Pat Matson | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RT | Tom Cichowski | 23 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1966 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rex Mirich | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 212th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | Jerry Inman | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Dave Costa* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1963 |
| RDE | Rich Jackson | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Carl Cunningham | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 85th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | John Huard | 23 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 113th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Chip Myrtle | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Goldie Sellers | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Nemiah Wilson* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Tom Cassese | 21 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 191st pick / 1967 |
| RS | Jack Lentz | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 16th / 399th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Humphreys | 27 | Rook | 0 | 7 of 15 field goals & 18 of 19 extra points | |
| P | Bob Scarpitto | 28 | 6 | 0 | 105 punts for a 44.9 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| HB | Floyd Little | 25 | Rook | 0 | 130 rushes for 381 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 11 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| HB | Floyd Little | 25 | Rook | 0 | 130 rushes for 381 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 11 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Lou Andrus | 24 | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-6 | BYU | 7/10/1943 | Rook | 2 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 269th pick / 1967 | |
| 85 | Tom Beer | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Houston | 12/21/1944 | Rook | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 |
| 56 | Dave Behrman | 26 | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 11/9/1941 | 4 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1963 |
|
| 76 | Bob Breitenstein | 24 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | 2 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1965 |
|
| 64 | Sam Brunelli | 24 | LT | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 12/13/1943 | 1 | 3 | |
| 45 | Tom Cassese | 21 | LS | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | C.W. Post | 4/7/1946 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 191st pick / 1967 |
| 78 | Tom Cichowski | 23 | RT | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 6/13/1944 | Rook | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1966 |
| 63 | Dave Costa* | 26 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 10/27/1941 | 4 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 7th / 49th pick / 1963 |
| 66 | Larry Cox | 24 | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Abilene Christian | 11/12/1943 | 1 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 85th pick / 1966 | |
| 41 | Eric Crabtree | 23 | SE | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | 1 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 11th / 170th pick / 1966 |
| 50 | Carl Cunningham | 23 | LLB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 7/23/1944 | Rook | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 85th pick / 1967 |
| 71 | Mike Current | 22 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 9/17/1945 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 | |
| 88 | Al Denson* | 25 | FL | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 1/2/1942 | 3 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| 4 | Rick Duncan | 26 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | East. Montana | 8/14/1941 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 55 | Pete Duranko | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1943 | Rook | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 | |
| 34 | Cookie Gilchrist | 32 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | none | 5/25/1935 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Scotty Glacken | 23 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Duke | 7/28/1944 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 62nd pick / 1966 | |
| 67 | George Goeddeke | 22 | LG | 10 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1945 | Rook | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 59th pick / 1967 |
| 33 | Wendell Hayes | 27 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt St. | 8/5/1940 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 31 | Bo Hickey | 22 | FB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Maryland | 10/7/1945 | Rook | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 357th pick / 1967 |
| 57 | John Huard | 23 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-0 | Maine | 3/9/1944 | Rook | 5 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 113th pick / 1967 |
| 2 | Bob Humphreys | 27 | K | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wichita St. | 3/30/1940 | Rook | 1 | |
| 62 | Jerry Inman | 27 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Boise St.,Oregon | 2/4/1940 | 1 | 4 | |
| 87 | Rich Jackson | 26 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/22/1941 | 1 | 4 | |
| 43 | Pete Jaquess | 27 | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | East. New Mexico | 12/25/1940 | 3 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 20th / 158th pick / 1964 | |
| 51 | Gene Jeter | 25 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 2/9/1942 | 2 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 73rd pick / 1965 Green Bay Packers / 12th / 164th pick / 1965 |
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| 59 | Larry Kaminski* | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/6/1945 | 1 | 3 | |
| 61 | Bill Keating | 23 | 6 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/22/1944 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 32 | Mike Kellogg | 25 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 10/28/1942 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Gary Kroner | 27 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1940 | 2 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1963 |
|
| 52 | Ray Kubala | 25 | 5 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/26/1942 | 3 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 7th / 49th pick / 1964 |
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| 10 | Jim M. LeClair | 23 | qb | 5 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | C.W. Post | 3/23/1944 | Rook | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 241st pick / 1966 |
| 53 | Roger LeClerc | 31 | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Trinity (CT) | 10/1/1936 | 7 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 | |
| 28 | Jack Lentz | 22 | RS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 2/22/1945 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 399th pick / 1967 |
| 44 | Floyd Little | 25 | HB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 7/4/1942 | Rook | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| 35 | Fran Lynch | 22 | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Hofstra | 12/3/1945 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 110th pick / 1967 | |
| 73 | Pat Matson | 23 | RG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 1 | 3 | |
| 75 | Rex Mirich | 26 | LDE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 3/11/1941 | 3 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 212th pick / 1963 |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | 27 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/25/1940 | 4 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 18th / 141st pick / 1963 |
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| 54 | Chip Myrtle | 22 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Maryland | 2/6/1945 | Rook | 4 | |
| 60 | Ernie Park | 27 | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | McMurry | 10/22/1940 | 4 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 | |
| 22 | Bobby Ply | 27 | db | 1 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | 5 | 0 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 216th pick / 1962 |
| 25 | Errol Prisby | 24 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 1/24/1943 | Rook | 2 | ||
| 58 | Frank Richter | 23 | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/24/1944 | Rook | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 165th pick / 1967 | |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 6 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| 21 | Goldie Sellers | 25 | LCB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 1/9/1942 | 1 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966 |
| 70 | Don Smith | 24 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 2/8/1943 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1967 | |
| 51 | Henry Sorrell | 24 | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 6/10/1943 | Rook | 2 | ||
| 46 | Jim Summers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 12/23/1945 | Rook | 2 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1967 | |
| 49 | Neal Sweeney | 22 | 10 | 0 | 170 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 6/13/1945 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 139th pick / 1967 | |
| 23 | Eugene Sykes | 26 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/26/1941 | 4 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 106th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 19th / 148th pick / 1963 |
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| 13 | Steve Tensi | 25 | QB | 14 | 12 | 215 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 12/8/1942 | 2 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 30th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 16th / 224th pick / 1965 |
| 72 | Dick Tyson | 24 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/5/1943 | 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 34th pick / 1966 Oakland Raiders / 4th / 71st pick / 1966 |
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| 89 | Andre White | 23 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 10/7/1944 | Rook | 2 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 281st pick / 1966 | |
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson* | 24 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 4/6/1943 | 2 | 8 | |
| 42 | Lonnie Wright | 22 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 1/23/1945 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 77 | Bob Young | 25 | 5 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Texas,Texas St.,Howard Payne | 9/3/1942 | 1 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 | |
| Team Total | 24.5 | 14 | 224.7 | 6-1.8 | 1.5 |
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