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1969 Boston Patriots

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 266 points (19.0/g), 8th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 316 points (22.6/g), 6th.
 Differential of -50 points (-3.6/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-8.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 4th.

Coached by Clive Rush (4-10-0)

1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Mike Taliaferro* 28 5 14 160 for 331, 2,160 yards, 19 td, 18 int, & 12 rushes for -16 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 28th / 219th pick / 1963

HB Carl Garrett* 22 Rook 6 137 rushes for 691 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 267 yards and 2 td

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

HB R.C. Gamble 23 1 5 16 rushes for 35 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 74 yards and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 4th / 88th pick / 1968

HB Jim Nance 27 4 14 193 rushes for 750 yards, 6 td, & 29 catches for 168 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965

FB Jim Nance 27 4 14 193 rushes for 750 yards, 6 td, & 29 catches for 168 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965

WR Charley Frazier 30 7 12 19 catches for 306 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td
WR Ron Sellers* 22 Rook 9 27 catches for 705 yards, 6 td

Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969

TE Jim Whalen 26 4 11 16 catches for 235 yards, 1 td

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1965
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 51st pick / 1965

LT Tom Funchess 25 1 14

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968

LG Mike Montler 25 Rook 11

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

C Jon Morris* 27 5 14

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964
Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964

RG Len St. Jean 28 5 14

Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964
Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964

RT Tom Neville 26 4 14

Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965

 Defensive Starters
LDE Karl Henke 24 1 7

New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1968

LDE Ray Jacobs 31 6 5 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962
Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1962

LDT Jim Hunt* 31 9 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960

RDT Houston Antwine 30 8 14

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961

RDE Larry Eisenhauer 29 8 13

Boston Patriots / 6th / 42nd pick / 1961

LLB Ed Philpott 24 2 14 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967

MLB Jim Cheyunski 24 1 14 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968

RLB John Bramlett 28 4 12 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
LCB Larry Carwell 25 2 13 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967

RCB Daryl Johnson 23 1 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Boston Patriots / 8th / 197th pick / 1968

LS John Charles 25 2 13 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967

RS Don Webb* 30 8 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961

 Special Teams Starters
K Gino Cappelletti 35 9 0 14 of 34 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points
P Tom Janik 29 6 1 70 punts for a 41.5 average, 0 blocked

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963
Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963

PR Carl Garrett* 22 Rook 6 12 punt returns for a 13.2 average and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

KR Carl Garrett* 22 Rook 6 28 kick returns for a 28.3 average and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Houston Antwine 30 DT-DE 14 14 270 6-0 Southern Illinois 4/11/1939 8

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961

Ron Berger 26 DT-DE 7 1 290 6-8 Wayne State (NE) 9/30/1943 Rook
Sid Blanks 29 RB 14 0 200 6-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4/29/1940 5

Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1964
Chicago Bears / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1964

John Bramlett 28 LB 12 12 220 6-1 Memphis 7/7/1941 4
Barry Brown 26 TE-LB 7 2 230 6-3 Florida 4/17/1943 3

Baltimore Colts / 19th / 266th pick / 1965

John Cagle 22 DE 6 1 260 6-3 Clemson 3/26/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 14th / 344th pick / 1969

Gino Cappelletti 35 FL-SE-DB-WR-K 14 0 190 6-0 Minnesota 3/26/1934 9
Larry Carwell 25 DB 13 13 188 6-1 Iowa State 8/5/1944 2

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967

John Charles 25 DB 13 13 205 6-0 Purdue 5/9/1944 2

Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967

Jim Cheyunski 24 LB 14 14 225 6-1 Syracuse 12/29/1945 1

Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968

Larry Eisenhauer 29 DE 14 13 250 6-5 Boston College 2/22/1940 8

Boston Patriots / 6th / 42nd pick / 1961

Charley Frazier 30 WR 14 12 190 6-0 Texas Southern 8/12/1939 7
Tom Funchess 25 T 14 14 265 6-5 Jackson State 9/12/1944 1

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968

R.C. Gamble 23 RB 13 5 220 6-3 South Carolina State 9/27/1946 1

Boston Patriots / 4th / 88th pick / 1968

Carl Garrett* 22 RB 14 6 210 5-11 New Mexico Highlands 8/31/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

Bob Gladieux 22 RB 10 0 195 5-11 Notre Dame 1/2/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 8th / 188th pick / 1969

Kim Hammond 25 QB 3 0 190 6-1 Florida State 10/12/1944 1

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 142nd pick / 1968

Karl Henke 24 DE-DT 10 7 245 6-4 Tulsa 3/8/1945 1

New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1968

Ken Herock 28 TE-LB 6 0 230 6-2 West Virginia 7/16/1941 6
Jim Hunt* 31 DT-DE 14 14 250 5-11 Prairie View 10/5/1938 9

St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960

Ray Jacobs 31 DT-DE 8 5 285 6-3 Howard Payne 11/21/1938 6

Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962
Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1962

Tom Janik 29 DB 14 1 190 6-3 Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville 9/6/1940 6

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963
Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963

Daryl Johnson 23 DB 14 14 190 5-11 Morgan State 8/11/1946 1

Boston Patriots / 8th / 197th pick / 1968

Ezell Jones 22 T 14 0 255 6-4 Minnesota 7/11/1947 Rook

New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1969

Charley Long 31 G-T 13 3 260 6-4 Tennessee-Chattanooga 4/6/1938 8

Boston Patriots / 8th / 58th pick / 1961

Aaron Marsh 24 WR 14 4 190 6-1 Eastern Kentucky 7/27/1945 1

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1968

Art McMahon 23 DB 10 0 190 6-0 North Carolina State 2/24/1946 1

Boston Patriots / 15th / 385th pick / 1968

Mike Montler 25 C-G-T 14 11 254 6-5 Colorado 1/10/1944 Rook

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

Jon Morris* 27 C 14 14 254 6-4 Holy Cross 4/5/1942 5

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964
Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964

Jim Nance 27 RB 14 14 235 6-1 Syracuse 12/30/1942 4

Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965

Tom Neville 26 T 14 14 260 6-4 Mississippi State 8/12/1943 4

Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965

John Outlaw 24 DB 9 1 180 5-10 Jackson State 1/8/1945 Rook

Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968

Ed Philpott 24 LB 14 14 240 6-3 Miami (OH) 9/14/1945 2

Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967

Bill Rademacher 27 WR-DB 13 4 190 6-1 Northern Michigan 5/13/1942 5
Tom Richardson 25 WR 14 0 195 6-2 Jackson State 10/15/1944 Rook
Marty Schottenheimer 26 LB 11 1 225 6-3 Pittsburgh 9/23/1943 4

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 49th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 7th / 56th pick / 1965

Clarence Scott 25 DB 14 0 186 6-1 Morgan State 5/5/1944 Rook
Ron Sellers* 22 WR 12 9 205 6-4 Florida State 2/5/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969

Tom Sherman 24 QB 4 0 190 6-0 Penn State 12/5/1945 1
Len St. Jean 28 G 14 14 250 5-11 Northern Michigan 10/27/1941 5

Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964
Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964

Mike Taliaferro* 28 QB 14 14 202 6-2 Illinois 7/26/1941 5

New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 28th / 219th pick / 1963

Ed Toner 25 DT 7 0 250 6-2 Massachusetts 9/11/1944 2

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 275th pick / 1966

Don Webb* 30 DB 14 14 182 5-10 Iowa State 5/22/1939 8

Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961

Jim Whalen 26 TE 14 11 210 6-2 Boston College 5/20/1943 4

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1965
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 51st pick / 1965

J.R. Williamson 28 LB-C 14 1 220 6-2 Louisiana Tech 10/9/1941 5

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 8th / 106th pick / 1964

Mel Witt 24 DE-DT 6 1 250 6-3 Texas-Arlington 11/23/1945 2

Boston Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1967

Team Total 26.2 14 223.1 6-1.8 3.2