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1967 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 281 points (20.1/g), 10th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 320 points (22.9/g), 9th.
Differential of -39 points (-2.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 5.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 12th.
Coached by Bill Austin (4-9-1)
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1967 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Kent Nix | 23 | Rook | 9 | 136 for 268, 1,587 yards, 8 td, 19 int, & 15 rushes for 45 yards and 2 td | |
| QB | Bill Nelsen | 26 | 4 | 5 | 74 for 165, 1,125 yards, 10 td, 9 int, & 9 rushes for -19 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Don Shy | 22 | Rook | 0 | 99 rushes for 341 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 152 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967 |
| HB | Cannonball Butler | 24 | 2 | 0 | 90 rushes for 293 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 23 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Willie Asbury | 24 | 1 | 0 | 80 rushes for 315 yards, 4 td, & 3 catches for 52 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| FB | Earl Gros | 27 | 5 | 0 | 72 rushes for 252 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 175 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 |
| FL | J.R. Wilburn | 24 | 1 | 0 | 51 catches for 767 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| SE | Dick Compton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 42 catches for 507 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | |
| SE | Roy Jefferson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 catches for 459 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| TE | John Hilton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 26 catches for 343 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Mike Haggerty | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 |
| LG | Larry Gagner | 24 | 1 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Ray Mansfield | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| RG | Bruce Van Dyke | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| RT | John Brown | 28 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben McGee | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Ken Kortas | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| RDE | Lloyd Voss | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| LLB | John Campbell | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Bill Saul | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| RLB | Andy Russell | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | Marv Woodson* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Bob Hohn | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 |
| LS | Clendon Thomas | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| RS | Paul Martha | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Clark | 27 | 4 | 0 | 12 of 22 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Jim Elliott | 23 | Rook | 0 | 72 punts for a 38.1 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Jim Bradshaw | 28 | 4 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 6.1 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 |
| KR | Don Shy | 22 | Rook | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Chet Anderson | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 3/14/1945 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 350th pick / 1967 |
| 71 | Dick Arndt | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Idaho,Stanford | 3/12/1944 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 77th pick / 1966 |
| 30 | Willie Asbury | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Kent State | 2/22/1943 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| 11 | Richard Badar | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 3/8/1943 | Rook | |
| 78 | John Baker | 32 | DE-DT-T | 13 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| 36 | Charlie Bivins | 29 | HB-TE | 2 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 10/16/1938 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 79th pick / 1960 |
| 24 | Jim Bradshaw | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1/13/1939 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Maryland | 3/10/1938 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| 74 | John Brown | 28 | T | 13 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/9/1939 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| 23 | Cannonball Butler | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| 53 | John Campbell | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 4 | |
| 45 | Dick Compton | 27 | SE-B | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | McMurry | 4/16/1940 | 5 | |
| 89 | Marshall Cropper | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/1/1944 | Rook | |
| 57 | Sam Davis | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | Rook | |
| 6 | Jim Elliott | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Presbyterian | 8/18/1944 | Rook | |
| 9 | John Foruria | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Idaho | 11/26/1944 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1967 |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida | 12/30/1943 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| 38 | Earl Gros | 27 | FB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/29/1940 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 |
| 76 | Mike Haggerty | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/14/1945 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 |
| 82 | John Hilton | 25 | TE | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak* | 28 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/8/1939 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/4/1941 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | 24 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | 31 | DB-HB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 5/19/1936 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Louisville | 5/17/1942 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | 26 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| 85 | Jerry Marion | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Wyoming | 8/7/1944 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 143rd pick / 1966 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | 25 | DB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| 59 | Ray May | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| 61 | Jerry Mazzanti | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 7/13/1940 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 194th pick / 1963 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | 28 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 1/26/1939 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
| 37 | Bobby Morgan | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/7/1940 | Rook | |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | 26 | QB | 8 | 5 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| 10 | Kent Nix | 23 | QB | 12 | 9 | 195 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/12/1944 | Rook | |
| 72 | Fran O'Brien | 31 | T | 4 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 4/17/1936 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| 34 | Andy Russell | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Missouri | 10/29/1941 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn State | 11/19/1940 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| 25 | Don Shy | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 11/15/1945 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | 32 | DB-E-FL-HB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| 66 | Bruce Van Dyke | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/6/1944 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| 65 | Lloyd Voss | 25 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/13/1942 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| 62 | Ralph Wenzel | 24 | G | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | San Diego State,San Jose State | 3/13/1943 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 168th pick / 1966 |
| 86 | J.R. Wilburn | 24 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 4/27/1943 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson* | 26 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 220.9 | 6-1.9 | 2.8 |