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1964 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (18.1/g), 11th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 315 points (22.5/g), 9th.
Differential of -62 points (-4.4/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.1/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.0, Offense: -5.9, Defense: -1.0, SoS: -2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Buddy Parker
Training Camp: University of Rhode Island (Kingston, Rhode Island)
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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 | ||||||
| P | Ed Brown | 36 | 10 | 13 | 31 punts for a 43.4 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| HB | Dick Hoak | 25 | 3 | 0 | 84 rushes for 258 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 137 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| FB | John Henry Johnson* | 35 | 10 | 0 | 235 rushes for 1,048 yards, 7 td, & 17 catches for 69 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| FL | Gary Ballman* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 47 catches for 935 yards, 7 td, & 11 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962 |
| Clendon Thomas | 29 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 | ||
| TE | John Powers | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 catches for 193 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 117th pick / 1962 |
| LT | Charlie Bradshaw* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| LG | Ron Stehouwer | 27 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 136th pick / 1959 | |
| C | Buzz Nutter | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| RG | Ray Lemek | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
| RT | Dan James | 27 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben McGee | 25 | Rook | 0 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 51st pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Ray Mansfield | 23 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
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| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th pick / 1962 |
| RDE | John Baker | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| LLB | Max Messner | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Myron Pottios* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Bob L. Harrison | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| LCB | Dick Haley | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1959 |
| PR | Brady Keys | 28 | 3 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 12.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| LS | Jim Bradshaw | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 248th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Willie Daniel | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Clark | 24 | 1 | 0 | 13 of 25 field goals & 28 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Ed Brown | 36 | 10 | 13 | 31 punts for a 43.4 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Brady Keys | 28 | 3 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 12.3 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| FL | Gary Ballman* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 47 catches for 935 yards, 7 td, & 11 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | John Baker | 29 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | 6 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman* | 24 | FL | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 7/6/1940 | 2 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw* | 28 | LT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Baylor | 3/13/1936 | 6 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| 21 | Jim Bradshaw | 25 | LS | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 1/13/1939 | 1 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 248th pick / 1963 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | 36 | P | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | 10 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| 86 | John Burrell | 24 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/22/1940 | 2 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 92nd pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 25th / 195th pick / 1962 |
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| 83 | Mike Clark | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | 27 | RS | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 11/10/1937 | 3 | 6 | |
| 27 | Dick Haley | 27 | LCB | 13 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 10/2/1937 | 5 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1959 |
| 30 | Bob L. Harrison | 27 | RLB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1937 | 5 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| 74 | Urban Henry | 29 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 6/7/1935 | 3 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 38th pick / 1958 | |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | 25 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | Rook | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th pick / 1962 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | 25 | HB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 12/8/1939 | 3 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| 31 | Ed Holler | 24 | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 1/23/1940 | 1 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1963 | |
| 77 | Dan James | 27 | RT | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 8/10/1937 | 4 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 |
| 35 | John Henry Johnson* | 35 | FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA),Arizona St. | 11/24/1929 | 10 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| 89 | Jim Kelly | 22 | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/23/1942 | Rook | 3 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 13th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1964 |
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| 26 | Brady Keys | 28 | PR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 5/19/1936 | 3 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| 46 | Phil King | 28 | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 6/22/1936 | 6 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 | |
| 75 | Joe Krupa | 31 | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/6/1933 | 8 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1956 | |
| 87 | Dan LaRose | 25 | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/8/1939 | 3 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
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| 72 | Ray Lemek | 30 | RG | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/28/1934 | 7 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
| 82 | Chuck Logan | 21 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 4/10/1943 | Rook | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 98th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 15th / 113th pick / 1964 |
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| 73 | Ray Mansfield | 23 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 1 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 5th / 37th pick / 1963 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | 22 | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | Rook | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 69th pick / 1964 |
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| 60 | Ben McGee | 25 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson St. | 1/26/1939 | Rook | 8 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| 54 | Max Messner | 26 | LLB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/13/1938 | 4 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | 23 | qb | 5 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| 12 | Terry Nofsinger | 26 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/13/1938 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 230th pick / 1961 | |
| 51 | Buzz Nutter | 33 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/16/1931 | 10 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| 36 | Clarence Peaks | 29 | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 9/23/1935 | 7 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 | |
| 66 | Myron Pottios* | 25 | MLB | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 3 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| 88 | John Powers | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/15/1940 | 2 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 117th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | Mike Sandusky | 29 | 6 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Maryland | 3/14/1935 | 7 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1957 | |
| 33 | Theron Sapp | 29 | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Georgia | 6/15/1935 | 5 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 112th pick / 1958 | |
| 50 | Bill Saul | 24 | 13 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 11/19/1940 | 2 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1962 |
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| 67 | Bob Schmitz | 26 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Wisconsin,Montana St. | 9/10/1938 | 3 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 187th pick / 1961 | |
| 49 | Bob Sherman | 22 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/4/1942 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 163rd pick / 1964 | |
| 34 | Robert Soleau | 23 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 4/2/1941 | Rook | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 150th pick / 1964 | |
| 68 | Ron Stehouwer | 27 | LG | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 2/4/1937 | 4 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 136th pick / 1959 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | 29 | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 6 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 | |
| 16 | Tommy Wade | 22 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/23/1942 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 47 | Marv Woodson | 23 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | Rook | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1964 |
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| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.4 |
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