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1967 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 360 points (25.7/g), 4th of 9 in the AFL.
 Allowed 352 points (25.1/g), 6th.
 Differential of 8 points (0.6/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 7th.

Coached by Sid Gillman (8-5-1)

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 John Hadl 27 5 14 217 for 427, 3,365 yards, 24 td, 22 int, & 37 rushes for 107 yards and 3 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962

HB Dickie Post* 22 Rook 0 161 rushes for 663 yards, 7 td, & 32 catches for 278 yards and 1 td

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 94th pick / 1967

FB Brad Hubbert* 26 Rook 0 116 rushes for 643 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 214 yards and 2 td
FL Lance Alworth*+ 27 5 0 52 catches for 1,010 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962
Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962

SE Gary Garrison 23 1 14 44 catches for 772 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965

TE Willie Frazier* 25 3 0 57 catches for 922 yards, 10 td
LT Ernie Wright 28 7 0

Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961

LG Gary Kirner 25 3 0

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1964

C Sam Gruneisen 26 5 14

San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962

RG Walt Sweeney*+ 26 4 0

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
Cleveland Browns / 8th / 107th pick / 1963

RT Ron Mix*+ 29 7 0

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960

 Defensive Starters
LDE Howard Kindig 26 2 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964
Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1964

LDT Houston Ridge 23 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 117th pick / 1966

RDT Scott Appleton 25 3 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1964

RDE Ron Billingsley 22 Rook 0

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1967

RDE Tom Day 32 7 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 20th / 229th pick / 1960

LLB Jeff Staggs 23 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
MLB Rick Redman* 24 2 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965

RLB Frank Buncom* 28 5 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962

LCB Joe Beauchamp 23 1 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Speedy Duncan* 25 3 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LS Kenny Graham* 26 3 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 12th / 162nd pick / 1964

RS Bud Whitehead 28 6 0

San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961

 Special Teams Starters
K Dick Van Raaphorst 25 3 0 15 of 30 field goals & 45 of 45 extra points

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 138th pick / 1964

P Rick Redman* 24 2 0 58 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965

PR Speedy Duncan* 25 3 0 36 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 0 td
KR Jim Tolbert 23 1 3 18 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
71 Harold Akin 22 T 3 0 260 6-5 Oklahoma State 1/11/1945 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1967

50 Chuck Allen 28 LB 13 0 225 6-1 Washington 9/7/1939 6

San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 228th pick / 1961

32 Jim Allison 24 RB 3 0 215 6-0 El Camino College (CA),San Diego State 3/2/1943 2

San Diego Chargers / 12th / 94th pick / 1965

19 Lance Alworth*+ 27 FL-WR 11 0 184 6-0 Arkansas 8/3/1940 5

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962
Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962

70 Scott Appleton 25 DT-DE 14 14 260 6-3 Texas 2/20/1942 3

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 4th pick / 1964
Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1964

84 Johnny Baker 26 LB-DE 10 0 230 6-3 Mississippi State 3/15/1941 4

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 37th pick / 1963
Houston Oilers / 7th / 54th pick / 1963

40 Joe Beauchamp 23 DB 14 0 188 6-0 Iowa State 4/11/1944 1
86 Ron Billingsley 22 DT-DE 13 0 290 6-8 Wyoming 4/6/1945 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1967

55 Frank Buncom* 28 LB 14 0 235 6-2 USC 11/2/1939 5

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962

44 Ollie Cordill 24 DB-P-E 3 0 185 6-3 Memphis 6/20/1943 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 153rd pick / 1965

88 Tom Day 32 DE-G-DT-T 11 0 252 6-2 North Carolina A&T 8/20/1935 7

St. Louis Cardinals / 20th / 229th pick / 1960

82 Steve DeLong 24 DE-DT 7 0 252 6-2 Tennessee 7/3/1943 2

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965
Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965

45 Speedy Duncan* 25 DB 14 0 180 5-10 Jackson State 8/10/1942 3
62 Bernie Erickson 23 LB 13 0 240 6-2 Abilene Christian 10/16/1944 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 121st pick / 1967

37 Gene Foster 25 RB 10 0 220 6-0 Arizona State 3/20/1942 2

San Diego Chargers / 10th / 78th pick / 1965
Dallas Cowboys / 15th / 201st pick / 1965

83 Willie Frazier* 25 TE 14 0 245 6-4 Ark-Pine Bluff 6/19/1942 3
27 Gary Garrison 23 WR-SE 14 14 193 6-2 San Diego State 1/21/1944 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965

33 Kenny Graham* 26 DB 13 0 210 6-0 Washington State 11/25/1941 3

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 12th / 162nd pick / 1964

77 Jim Griffin 25 DE 14 0 265 6-3 Grambling State 2/8/1942 1

San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 197th pick / 1964

79 George Gross 26 DT 14 0 270 6-3 Auburn 1/26/1941 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 16th / 128th pick / 1962

65 Sam Gruneisen 26 C-G-LB 14 14 242 6-1 Villanova 1/16/1941 5

San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962

21 John Hadl 27 QB 14 14 214 6-1 Kansas 2/15/1940 5

Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962

24 Bob Howard 23 DB 14 0 174 6-2 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego State 11/24/1944 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967

26 Brad Hubbert* 26 RB 14 0 235 6-1 Arizona 6/5/1941 Rook
87 Howard Kindig 26 DE-T 7 0 265 6-6 Los Angeles State 6/22/1941 2

San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964
Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1964

72 Gary Kirner 25 G-T 14 0 255 6-3 USC 6/22/1942 3

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1964

52 Paul Latzke 25 C 13 0 240 6-4 Pacific 3/22/1942 1
73 Larry Little 22 G-T 10 0 265 6-1 Bethune-Cookman 11/2/1945 Rook
23 Paul Lowe 31 HB 7 0 205 6-0 Oregon State 9/27/1936 7
38 Jacque MacKinnon 29 TE-FB 14 0 235 6-4 Colgate 11/10/1938 6

San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962
Philadelphia Eagles / 20th / 280th pick / 1961

36 Frank Marsh 27 DB 1 0 205 6-2 Oregon State 6/19/1940 Rook
89 Ron McCall 23 LB 2 0 240 6-2 Utah State,Weber State 7/11/1944 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1967

60 Ed Mitchell 25 G 4 0 285 6-2 Nebraska,Southern 9/5/1942 2

San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1964
Cleveland Browns / 12th / 166th pick / 1964

74 Ron Mix*+ 29 T-G 14 0 250 6-4 USC 3/10/1938 7

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960

25 Steve Newell 23 WR 7 1 186 6-1 Long Beach State 12/27/1944 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 9th / 225th pick / 1967

76 Terry Owens 23 T 14 4 260 6-0 Jacksonville State 7/5/1944 1

San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966
Chicago Bears / 11th / 167th pick / 1966

22 Dickie Post* 22 RB 13 0 190 5-9 Houston 9/27/1945 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 4th / 94th pick / 1967

57 Bob Print 23 LB 7 0 230 6-0 Dayton 1/16/1944 Rook
66 Rick Redman* 24 LB-P 14 0 220 6-1 Washington 3/7/1943 2

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965

80 Houston Ridge 23 DE-DT 14 0 270 6-4 San Diego State 7/18/1944 1

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 117th pick / 1966

20 Russ Smith 23 RB 12 0 212 6-0 Miami (FL) 8/4/1944 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1966

81 Jeff Staggs 23 LB-DE 14 0 240 6-1 BYU,San Diego State 5/14/1944 Rook
18 Kay Stephenson 23 QB 7 0 210 6-1 Florida 12/17/1944 Rook
78 Walt Sweeney*+ 26 G 14 0 256 6-4 Syracuse 4/18/1941 4

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
Cleveland Browns / 8th / 107th pick / 1963

43 Jim Tolbert 23 DB 14 3 200 6-4 Lincoln (MO) 3/12/1944 1

San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966

39 Dick Van Raaphorst 25 K 14 0 218 6-0 Ohio State 12/10/1942 3

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 138th pick / 1964

47 Bud Whitehead 28 DB 14 0 185 6-0 Florida State 1/1/1939 6

San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961

75 Ernie Wright 28 T 14 0 270 6-4 Ohio State 11/6/1939 7

Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961

Team Total 25.1 14 230.3 6-1.9 2.4