1967 Boston Patriots
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Record: 3-10-1, Finished 5th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 280 points (20.0/g), 5th of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 389 points (27.8/g), 7th.
Differential of -109 points (-7.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 4.4-9.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.4/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total -6.4, Offense: -1.6, Defense: -4.8, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Holovak (3-10-1)
Training Camp: Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts)
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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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Babe Parilli | 37 | 15 | 11 | 161 for 344, 2,317 yards, 19 td, 24 int, & 14 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| Larry Garron* | 30 | 7 | 0 | |||
| FB | Jim Nance*+ | 25 | 2 | 14 | 269 rushes for 1,216 yards, 7 td, & 22 catches for 196 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 33 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Art Graham | 26 | 4 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 Cleveland Browns / 11th / 149th pick / 1963 |
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| Jim Whalen | 24 | 2 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1965 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 51st pick / 1965 |
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| Don Oakes* | 29 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 21st / 162nd pick / 1961 |
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| Charley Long | 29 | 6 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 58th pick / 1961 | ||
| Jon Morris* | 25 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
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| Len St. Jean | 26 | 3 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
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| Tom Neville | 24 | 2 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Dee | 34 | 10 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 220th pick / 1955 | |
| Jim Hunt* | 29 | 7 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960 | ||
| Houston Antwine* | 28 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961 |
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| Larry Eisenhauer | 27 | 6 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 42nd pick / 1961 | ||
| LLB | Ed Philpott | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967 |
| Nick Buoniconti*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 | ||
| Doug Satcher | 22 | 1 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 75th pick / 1966 | ||
| LCB | Leroy Mitchell | 23 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 11th / 283rd pick / 1967 |
| John Charles | 23 | Rook | 0 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 | ||
| Don Webb | 28 | 6 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961 | ||
| RS | Chuck Shonta | 30 | 7 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Gino Cappelletti | 33 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Terry Swanson | 23 | Rook | 0 | |||
| pr | Jay Cunningham | 24 | 2 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 14th / 111th pick / 1965 | |
| kr | Jay Cunningham | 24 | 2 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 14th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Tom Addison | 31 | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 4/12/1936 | 7 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 141st pick / 1958 | |
| 65 | Houston Antwine* | 28 | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-0 | Southern Illinois | 4/11/1939 | 6 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961 |
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| 27 | Joe Bellino | 29 | hb | 14 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Navy | 3/13/1938 | 2 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 19th / 146th pick / 1961 Washington Redskins / 17th / 227th pick / 1961 |
| 78 | Jim Boudreaux | 23 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 10/11/1944 | 1 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 10th pick / 1966 Cleveland Browns / 13th / 199th pick / 1966 |
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| 85 | Nick Buoniconti*+ | 27 | 13 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1940 | 5 | 12 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 | |
| 63 | Justin Canale | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Mississippi St. | 4/11/1943 | 2 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 47th pick / 1965 Cleveland Browns / 12th / 167th pick / 1965 |
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| 33 | Bob Cappadona | 25 | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Northeastern | 12/13/1942 | 1 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 128th pick / 1965 | |
| 20 | Gino Cappelletti | 33 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 3/26/1934 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 25 | John Charles | 23 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/9/1944 | Rook | 5 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 | |
| 81 | Jim Colclough | 31 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 3/31/1936 | 7 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 30th / 353rd pick / 1959 | |
| 21 | Jay Cunningham | 24 | kr | 12 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Bowling Green | 10/9/1943 | 2 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 14th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| 89 | Bob Dee | 34 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-3 | Holy Cross | 5/18/1933 | 10 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 220th pick / 1955 |
| 72 | Larry Eisenhauer | 27 | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 2/22/1940 | 6 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 42nd pick / 1961 | |
| 83 | Thomas Fussell | 22 | de | 12 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 5/25/1945 | Rook | 2 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 206th pick / 1967 |
| 32 | J.D. Garrett | 26 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 11/28/1941 | 3 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 60th pick / 1964 New York Giants / 18th / 249th pick / 1964 |
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| 40 | Larry Garron* | 30 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | West. Illinois | 5/23/1937 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 84 | Art Graham | 26 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 7/31/1941 | 4 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 Cleveland Browns / 11th / 149th pick / 1963 |
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| 44 | White Graves | 25 | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | LSU | 3/20/1942 | 2 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 17th / 135th pick / 1965 | |
| 23 | Ron Hall | 30 | db | 9 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | Missouri Valley | 4/30/1937 | 8 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 28th / 331st pick / 1959 |
| 7 | John Huarte | 23 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1944 | 1 | 0 | New York Jets / 2nd / 12th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 76th pick / 1965 |
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| 79 | Jim Hunt* | 29 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 5-11 | Prairie View | 10/5/1938 | 7 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960 | |
| 45 | Ray Ilg | 22 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Colgate | 11/25/1945 | Rook | 1 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 336th pick / 1967 | |
| 47 | Billy Johnson | 24 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/19/1943 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Bobby Leo | 22 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Harvard | 1/19/1945 | Rook | 0 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 180th pick / 1967 | |
| 76 | Charley Long | 29 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 4/6/1938 | 6 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 58th pick / 1961 | |
| 74 | John Mangum | 25 | ldt | 14 | 5 | 270 | 6-1 | Mississippi,Southern Miss | 9/30/1942 | 1 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 5th / 35th pick / 1966 |
| 41 | Leroy Mitchell | 23 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 9/22/1944 | Rook | 6 | Boston Patriots / 11th / 283rd pick / 1967 |
| 56 | Jon Morris* | 25 | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/5/1942 | 3 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
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| 35 | Jim Nance*+ | 25 | FB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/30/1942 | 2 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | 24 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 8/12/1943 | 2 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
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| 87 | Bobby Nichols | 24 | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 1/30/1943 | Rook | 1 | Boston Patriots / 17th / 440th pick / 1967 | |
| 71 | Don Oakes* | 29 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 7/22/1938 | 6 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 21st / 162nd pick / 1961 |
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| 15 | Babe Parilli | 37 | QB | 14 | 11 | 196 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/7/1930 | 15 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1952 |
| 52 | Ed Philpott | 22 | LLB | 13 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 9/14/1945 | Rook | 7 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967 |
| 31 | Vic Purvis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 11/17/1943 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 86 | Tony Romeo | 29 | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 3/7/1938 | 6 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 255th pick / 1961 | |
| 58 | Doug Satcher | 22 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/28/1945 | 1 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 75th pick / 1966 | |
| 34 | Chuck Shonta | 30 | RS | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | East. Michigan | 8/29/1937 | 7 | 6 | |
| 68 | Karl Singer | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 10/12/1943 | 1 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 3rd pick / 1966 Cleveland Browns / 19th / 289th pick / 1966 |
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| 60 | Len St. Jean | 26 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 5-11 | Northern Michigan | 10/27/1941 | 3 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
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| 36 | Terry Swanson | 23 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Massachusetts | 1/8/1944 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 75 | Ed Toner | 23 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 9/11/1944 | Rook | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 275th pick / 1966 | |
| 10 | Don Trull | 26 | qb | 7 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/20/1941 | 3 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 111th pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 9th / 117th pick / 1963 |
| 42 | Don Webb | 28 | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Iowa St. | 5/22/1939 | 6 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961 | |
| 82 | Jim Whalen | 24 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 5/20/1943 | 2 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1965 Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 51st pick / 1965 |
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| 70 | Mel Witt | 22 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas-Arlington | 11/23/1945 | Rook | 0 | Boston Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1967 | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 220.9 | 6-1.0 | 3.3 |