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1969 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 1-13-0, Finished 4th in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 218 points (15.6/g), 15th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 404 points (28.9/g), 16th.
Differential of -186 points (-13.3/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 2.6-11.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.6/g), 10th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (1-13-0)
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1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dick Shiner | 27 | 5 | 9 | 97 for 209, 1,422 yards, 7 td, 10 int, & 14 rushes for 55 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| QB | Terry Hanratty | 21 | Rook | 5 | 52 for 126, 716 yards, 8 td, 13 int, & 10 rushes for 106 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1969 |
| HB | Dick Hoak | 30 | 8 | 0 | 151 rushes for 531 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 190 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Earl Gros | 29 | 7 | 0 | 116 rushes for 343 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 131 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 |
| FL | J.R. Wilburn | 26 | 3 | 0 | 20 catches for 373 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| SE | Roy Jefferson*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 67 catches for 1,079 yards, 9 td, & 4 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| TE | John Hilton | 27 | 4 | 0 | 12 catches for 231 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Mike Taylor | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1968 |
| LT | Mike Haggerty | 24 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 |
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| LG | Larry Gagner | 26 | 3 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Ray Mansfield | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| RG | Bruce Van Dyke | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| RT | John Brown | 30 | 7 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lloyd Voss | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Joe Greene*+ | 23 | Rook | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
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| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| RDE | Ben McGee | 30 | 5 | 0 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
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| LLB | Jerry Hillebrand | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Ray May | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Andy Russell | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | Bob Hohn | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Jim Shorter | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 193rd pick / 1962 |
| LS | Chuck Beatty | 23 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 160th pick / 1969 |
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| RS | Paul Martha | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gene Mingo | 31 | 9 | 0 | 12 of 26 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Bobby Walden* | 31 | 5 | 0 | 77 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| PR | Bob Campbell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 4.8 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1969 |
| KR | Bob Campbell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1969 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bob Adams | 23 | TE-T | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Pacific | 8/15/1946 | Rook | |
| Don Alley | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Adams State | 4/21/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 413th pick / 1967 |
| Dick Arndt | 25 | DT | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Idaho,Stanford | 3/12/1944 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 77th pick / 1966 |
| Warren Bankston | 22 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Tulane | 7/22/1947 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1969 |
| Chuck Beatty | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | North Texas | 2/8/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 160th pick / 1969 |
| John Brown | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/9/1939 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 55th pick / 1961 |
| Lee Calland | 28 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Louisville | 9/14/1941 | 6 | |
| Bob Campbell | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Penn State | 4/18/1947 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1969 |
| John Campbell | 31 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| Marshall Cropper | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/1/1944 | 2 | |
| Sam Davis | 25 | G | 12 | 2 | 255 | 6-1 | Allen | 7/5/1944 | 2 | |
| Doug Fisher | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 3/8/1947 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 290th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Gagner | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida | 12/30/1943 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| Joe Greene*+ | 23 | DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/24/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 4th pick / 1969 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 23 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-6 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/8/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 238th pick / 1969 |
| Earl Gros | 29 | FB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/29/1940 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 |
| Mike Haggerty | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/14/1945 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 |
| Terry Hanratty | 21 | QB | 8 | 5 | 210 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/19/1948 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1969 |
| Jon Henderson | 25 | WR-DB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 12/17/1944 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1968 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 29 | LB | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Colorado | 3/28/1940 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| John Hilton | 27 | TE | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Hinton | 30 | DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| Dick Hoak | 30 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/8/1939 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Hohn | 28 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/4/1941 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 |
| Roy Jefferson*+ | 26 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Jon Kolb | 22 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 8/30/1947 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1969 |
| Ray Mansfield | 28 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| Paul Martha | 27 | DB-SE-WR-HB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Ray May | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| Don McCall | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | USC | 9/21/1944 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 108th pick / 1967 |
| Ben McGee | 30 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 1/26/1939 | 5 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
| Gene Mingo | 31 | HB-K | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 9 | |
| Kent Nix | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/12/1944 | 2 | |
| Clancy Oliver | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 11/17/1947 | Rook | |
| Andy Russell | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Missouri | 10/29/1941 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| Dick Shiner | 27 | QB | 12 | 9 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Shorter | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 6/8/1939 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 193rd pick / 1962 |
| Brian Stenger | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/16/1947 | Rook | |
| Mike Taylor | 24 | T | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | USC | 5/5/1945 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1968 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/6/1944 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| Lloyd Voss | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/13/1942 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Bobby Walden* | 31 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| Clarence Washington | 23 | DT | 13 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 12/23/1946 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 264th pick / 1969 |
| Ralph Wenzel | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | San Diego State,San Jose State | 3/13/1943 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 168th pick / 1966 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 26 | FL-WR | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 4/27/1943 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| Erwin Williams | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 214 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 6/21/1947 | Rook | |
| Sid Williams | 27 | LB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 3/24/1942 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 222nd pick / 1964 |
| Marv Woodson | 28 | DB-HB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 223.2 | 6-2.2 | 3.1 |