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1969 New York Giants
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 264 points (18.9/g), 13th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (21.3/g), 8th.
Differential of -34 points (-2.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 6.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.5, Offense: -3.8, Defense: -0.7, SoS: -2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Alex Webster
Training Camp: Fairfield University (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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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 | Fran Tarkenton* | 29 | 8 | 14 | 220 for 409, 2,918 yards, 23 td, 8 int, & 37 rushes for 172 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 5th / 34th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Ernie Koy | 27 | 4 | 0 | 76 rushes for 300 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 152 yards and 4 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 New York Giants / 11th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| FB | Joe Morrison | 32 | 10 | 0 | 107 rushes for 387 yards, 4 td, & 44 catches for 647 yards and 7 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| FL | Don Herrmann | 22 | Rook | 0 | 33 catches for 423 yards, 5 td | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| SE | Homer Jones | 28 | 5 | 0 | 42 catches for 744 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 New York Giants / 20th / 278th pick / 1963 |
| TE | Freeman White | 3 | 0 | 29 catches for 315 yards, 1 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1966 New York Giants / 9th / 132nd pick / 1966 |
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| LT | Willie Young | 26 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LG | Pete Case | 29 | 7 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 27th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Greg Larson | 30 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Doug Van Horn | 25 | 3 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Rich Buzin | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bruce Anderson | 25 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 | |
| LDT | Joe Szczecko | 27 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Bob Lurtsema | 27 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RDE | Fred Dryer | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Henry Davis | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 288th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Ralph Heck | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Tommy Crutcher | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 82nd pick / 1964 |
| LCB | Scott Eaton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Willie Williams* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| LS | Bruce Maher | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| PR | Spider Lockhart | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 27 | 5 | 0 | 11 of 21 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| HB | Ernie Koy | 27 | 4 | 0 | 76 rushes for 300 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 152 yards and 4 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 New York Giants / 11th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| PR | Spider Lockhart | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| KR | John Fuqua | 23 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Bruce Anderson | 25 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Willamette | 1/18/1944 | 3 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| 82 | McKinley Boston | 24 | lde | 14 | 6 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/5/1945 | 1 | 4 | New York Giants / 15th / 396th pick / 1968 |
| 48 | Al Brenner | 22 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 11/13/1947 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 7th / 170th pick / 1969 | |
| 77 | Rich Buzin | 23 | RT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 1/25/1946 | 1 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 |
| 65 | Pete Case | 29 | LG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/27/1940 | 7 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 27th pick / 1962 |
| 54 | Gene Ceppetelli | 27 | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/28/1942 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34 | Junior Coffey | 27 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/21/1942 | 4 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 16th / 122nd pick / 1965 |
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| 56 | Tommy Crutcher | 28 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/10/1941 | 5 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 82nd pick / 1964 |
| 66 | Henry Davis | 27 | LLB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 11/8/1942 | 1 | 6 | New York Giants / 11th / 288th pick / 1968 |
| 62 | Darrell Dess | 34 | 6 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 7/11/1935 | 11 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 | |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | 23 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego St. | 7/6/1946 | Rook | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| 83 | Dave Dunaway | 24 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/19/1945 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1967 | |
| 20 | Scott Eaton | 25 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 8/20/1944 | 2 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| 24 | Tucker Frederickson | 26 | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/12/1943 | 4 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 | |
| 29 | John Fuqua | 23 | KR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Morgan St. | 9/12/1946 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 11th / 273rd pick / 1969 |
| 3 | Pete Gogolak | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 5 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| 61 | Charlie Harper | 25 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 8/14/1944 | 3 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 | |
| 55 | Ralph Heck | 28 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/6/1941 | 6 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| 85 | Don Herrmann | 22 | FL | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | Rook | 5 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| 57 | Ray Hickl | 23 | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/24/1946 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 223rd pick / 1969 | |
| 59 | Chuck R. Hinton | 27 | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 12/6/1942 | 2 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1964 New York Giants / 15th / 208th pick / 1964 |
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| 49 | Jim Holifield | 23 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Jackson St. | 1/18/1946 | 1 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 314th pick / 1968 | |
| 84 | Rich Houston | 24 | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1945 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969 | |
| 33 | Curley Johnson | 34 | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Houston | 7/2/1935 | 9 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957 | |
| 75 | John Johnson | 28 | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/5/1941 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 20th / 155th pick / 1963 |
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| 45 | Homer Jones | 28 | SE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | 5 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 New York Giants / 20th / 278th pick / 1963 |
| 52 | John Kirby | 27 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | 5 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 62nd pick / 1964 |
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| 87 | Rich Kotite | 27 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL),Wagner | 10/13/1942 | 2 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 247th pick / 1965 | |
| 23 | Ernie Koy | 27 | HB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/22/1942 | 4 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 New York Giants / 11th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| 53 | Greg Larson | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 8 | 7 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961 |
| 43 | Spider Lockhart | 26 | PR | 11 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 4 | 6 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | Tom Longo | 27 | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1942 | Rook | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 188th pick / 1965 | |
| 71 | Bob Lurtsema | 27 | RDT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,West. Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 2 | 6 | |
| 21 | Bruce Maher | 32 | LS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/25/1937 | 9 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| 74 | Tim McCann | 22 | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Princeton | 5/15/1947 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 27 | Randy Minniear | 26 | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/27/1943 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 20th / 301st pick / 1966 | |
| 73 | Frank Molden | 27 | 7 | 0 | 276 | 6-5 | Jackson St. | 7/28/1942 | 4 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 34th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 143rd pick / 1965 |
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| 40 | Joe Morrison | 32 | FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 10 | 11 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| 72 | Frank Parker | 30 | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 10/16/1939 | 7 | 1 | New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 6th / 79th pick / 1961 |
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| 16 | Milt Plum | 34 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 1/20/1935 | 12 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 | |
| 76 | Joe Szczecko | 27 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 8/25/1942 | 3 | 6 | |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton* | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 8 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 5th / 34th pick / 1961 |
| 88 | Aaron Thomas | 32 | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 11/7/1937 | 8 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 Dallas Texans / 16th / 126th pick / 1961 |
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| 63 | Doug Van Horn | 25 | RG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 6/24/1944 | 3 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966 |
| 81 | Freeman White | TE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 77-6 | Nebraska | 0/0/0 | 3 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1966 New York Giants / 9th / 132nd pick / 1966 |
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| 41 | Willie Williams* | 27 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 12/29/1942 | 4 | 10 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | 28 | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | 6 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1963 |
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| 19 | Gary Wood | 27 | 12 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 17th / 132nd pick / 1964 |
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| 78 | Steve Wright | 27 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Alabama | 7/17/1942 | 5 | 0 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 5th / 69th pick / 1964 |
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| 69 | Willie Young | 26 | LT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 6/27/1943 | 3 | 7 | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 226.3 | 6-0.8 | 3.9 |
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