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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.
Coached by Buddy Parker (5-9-0)
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1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ed Brown | 36 | 10 | 13 | 121 for 272, 1,990 yards, 12 td, 19 int, & 26 rushes for 110 yards and 2 td | 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 |
| FB | Clarence Peaks | 29 | 7 | 0 | 118 rushes for 503 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 113 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| 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 |
| SE | Clendon Thomas | 29 | 6 | 0 | 17 catches for 334 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Paul Martha | 22 | Rook | 0 | 6 catches for 145 yards, 0 td, & 4 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| 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 |
| TE | Jim Kelly | 22 | Rook | 0 | 10 catches for 186 yards, 1 td | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 13th pick / 1964 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben McGee | 25 | Rook | 0 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Ray Mansfield | 23 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
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| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th 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 |
| LLB | Bill Saul | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Myron Pottios* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th 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 |
| RCB | Brady Keys | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| LS | Jim Bradshaw | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 |
| LS | Clendon Thomas | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| 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 |
| KR | Gary Ballman* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 27.6 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | John Baker | 29 | DE-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman* | 24 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/6/1940 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw* | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Baylor | 3/13/1936 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| 21 | Jim Bradshaw | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1/13/1939 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | 36 | QB | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| 86 | John Burrell | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/22/1940 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 92nd pick / 1962 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 1 | |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 11/10/1937 | 3 | |
| 27 | Dick Haley | 27 | DB-HB-E | 13 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 10/2/1937 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 100th pick / 1959 |
| 30 | Bob L. Harrison | 27 | LB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1937 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| 74 | Urban Henry | 29 | DT | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 6/7/1935 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 38th pick / 1958 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | 25 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/8/1939 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| 31 | Ed Holler | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 1/23/1940 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1963 |
| 77 | Dan James | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/10/1937 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 |
| 35 | John Henry Johnson* | 35 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona State,St. Mary's (CA) | 11/24/1929 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| 89 | Jim Kelly | 22 | TE | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/23/1942 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 13th pick / 1964 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | 28 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 5/19/1936 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| 46 | Phil King | 28 | HB-FB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 6/22/1936 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| 75 | Joe Krupa | 31 | DT | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/6/1933 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1956 |
| 87 | Dan LaRose | 25 | T-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/8/1939 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Ray Lemek | 30 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/28/1934 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 227th pick / 1956 |
| 82 | Chuck Logan | 21 | TE | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 4/10/1943 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 98th pick / 1964 |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | 23 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | 22 | DB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 1/26/1939 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
| 54 | Max Messner | 26 | LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/13/1938 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | 23 | QB | 5 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| 12 | Terry Nofsinger | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/13/1938 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 230th pick / 1961 |
| 51 | Buzz Nutter | 33 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/16/1931 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| 36 | Clarence Peaks | 29 | FB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/23/1935 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios* | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| 88 | John Powers | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/15/1940 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 117th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | Mike Sandusky | 29 | G | 6 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Maryland | 3/14/1935 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1957 |
| 33 | Theron Sapp | 29 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Georgia | 6/15/1935 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 112th pick / 1958 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn State | 11/19/1940 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| 67 | Bob Schmitz | 26 | LB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Montana State,Wisconsin | 9/10/1938 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 187th pick / 1961 |
| 49 | Bob Sherman | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/4/1942 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 163rd pick / 1964 |
| 34 | Robert Soleau | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 4/2/1941 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 150th pick / 1964 |
| 68 | Ron Stehouwer | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 2/4/1937 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 12th / 136th pick / 1959 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | 29 | DB-E-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| 16 | Tommy Wade | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/23/1942 | Rook | |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | 23 | DB-HB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.4 |