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1969 San Diego Chargers

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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 288 points (20.6/g), 5th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 276 points (19.7/g), 4th.
 Differential of 12 points (0.9/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Coached by Sid Gillman (4-5-0) and Charlie Waller (4-1-0)

1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB John Hadl* 29 7 10 158 for 324, 2,253 yards, 10 td, 11 int, & 26 rushes for 109 yards and 2 td

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

HB Dickie Post* 24 2 0 182 rushes for 873 yards, 6 td, & 24 catches for 235 yards and 0 td

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

FB Brad Hubbert 28 2 0 94 rushes for 333 yards, 4 td, & 11 catches for 43 yards and 0 td
FL Lance Alworth* 29 7 0 64 catches for 1,003 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td

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

SE Gary Garrison 25 3 10 40 catches for 804 yards, 7 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965

TE Willie Frazier* 27 5 0 17 catches for 205 yards, 0 td
TE Jeff Queen 23 Rook 0 10 catches for 148 yards, 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 12th / 317th pick / 1968

LT Terry Owens 25 3 0

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

LG Bill Lenkaitis 23 1 9

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968

LG Jim Schmedding 23 1 0

Chicago Bears / 6th / 154th pick / 1968

C Sam Gruneisen 28 7 0

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

RG Walt Sweeney* 28 6 0

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

RT Gene Ferguson 22 Rook 0

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1969

 Defensive Starters
LDE Bob J. Briggs 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967

LDT Russ Washington 23 1 13

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968

RDT Ron Billingsley 24 2 0

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

RDE Steve DeLong* 26 4 0

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

LLB Jeff Staggs 25 2 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
MLB Rick Redman 26 4 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

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

RLB Pete Barnes 24 2 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967

LCB Bob Howard 25 2 0 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

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

RCB Speedy Duncan 27 5 0 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RCB Joe Beauchamp 25 3 0
LS Kenny Graham* 28 5 0 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

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

RS Jim Hill 23 Rook 0 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968

 Special Teams Starters
K Dennis Partee 23 1 0 15 of 28 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points

San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968

P Dennis Partee 23 1 0 71 punts for a 44.6 average, 0 blocked

San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968

PR Speedy Duncan 27 5 0 27 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td
KR Speedy Duncan 27 5 0 21 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Chuck Allen 30 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Washington 9/7/1939 8

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

Lance Alworth* 29 FL-WR 14 0 184 6-0 Arkansas 8/3/1940 7

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

Pete Barnes 24 LB 14 0 239 6-1 Southern 8/31/1945 2

Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967

Joe Beauchamp 25 DB 14 0 188 6-0 Iowa State 4/11/1944 3
Ron Billingsley 24 DT-DE 9 0 290 6-8 Wyoming 4/6/1945 2

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

Bob J. Briggs 24 DE-DT 14 0 258 6-4 Heidelberg 4/28/1945 1

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967

Bob Bruggers 25 LB 12 0 230 6-1 Minnesota 4/20/1944 3
Jim Campbell 23 LB 1 0 232 6-2 West Texas A&M 1/16/1946 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 14th / 371st pick / 1968

Levert Carr 25 T-G-DT 7 0 273 6-2 North Central 6/30/1944 Rook
Steve DeLong* 26 DE-DT 14 0 252 6-2 Tennessee 7/3/1943 4

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

Marty Domres 22 QB 10 4 220 6-4 Columbia 4/17/1947 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969

Speedy Duncan 27 DB 14 0 180 5-10 Jackson State 8/10/1942 5
Rick Eber 24 WR 5 0 185 6-0 Tulsa 4/17/1945 1

Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 162nd pick / 1968

Dick Farley 23 DB 14 0 185 5-11 Boston University 5/30/1946 1

San Diego Chargers / 16th / 425th pick / 1968

Gene Ferguson 22 T-DT 12 0 300 6-8 Norfolk State 6/5/1947 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1969

Jim Fetherston 24 LB 14 0 225 6-2 California 6/1/1945 1
Gene Foster 27 RB 13 0 220 6-0 Arizona State 3/20/1942 4

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

Willie Frazier* 27 TE 11 0 245 6-4 Ark-Pine Bluff 6/19/1942 5
Gary Garrison 25 WR-SE 10 10 193 6-2 San Diego State 1/21/1944 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965

Kenny Graham* 28 DB 14 0 210 6-0 Washington State 11/25/1941 5

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

Sam Gruneisen 28 C-G-LB 14 0 242 6-1 Villanova 1/16/1941 7

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

John Hadl* 29 QB 14 10 214 6-1 Kansas 2/15/1940 7

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

Jim Hill 23 DB 14 0 190 6-2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 10/21/1946 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968

Bob Howard 25 DB 14 0 174 6-2 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego State 11/24/1944 2

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

Brad Hubbert 28 RB 14 0 235 6-1 Arizona 6/5/1941 2
Gene Huey 22 DB 4 0 190 5-11 Wyoming 7/20/1947 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1969

Gary Kirner 27 G-T 7 0 255 6-3 USC 6/22/1942 5

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

Bill Lenkaitis 23 C-G 14 9 255 6-4 Penn State 6/30/1946 1

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968

Jacque MacKinnon 31 TE-FB 7 0 235 6-4 Colgate 11/10/1938 8

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

Pete Mikolajewski 26 QB 1 0 210 6-1 Kent State 2/26/1943 Rook
Ron Mix 31 T-G 8 0 250 6-4 USC 3/10/1938 9

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960

Terry Owens 25 T 14 0 260 6-0 Jacksonville State 7/5/1944 3

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

Dennis Partee 23 K 14 0 229 6-1 SMU 9/1/1946 1

San Diego Chargers / 11th / 291st pick / 1968

Dickie Post* 24 RB 14 0 190 5-9 Houston 9/27/1945 2

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

Jeff Queen 23 RB-TE 14 0 217 6-1 Morgan State 8/15/1946 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 12th / 317th pick / 1968

Rick Redman 26 LB-P 14 0 220 6-1 Washington 3/7/1943 4

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

Larry Rentz 22 DB 2 0 170 6-1 Florida 8/1/1947 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 17th / 434th pick / 1969

Houston Ridge 25 DE-DT 5 0 270 6-4 San Diego State 7/18/1944 3

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

Dan Sartin 23 DT 13 0 250 6-1 Mississippi 6/23/1946 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 103rd pick / 1968

Ron Sayers 22 RB 8 0 209 6-1 Nebraska-Omaha 8/29/1947 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1969

Jim Schmedding 23 G 14 0 250 6-2 Weber State 2/10/1946 1

Chicago Bears / 6th / 154th pick / 1968

Russ Smith 25 RB 14 0 212 6-0 Miami (FL) 8/4/1944 2

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

Jeff Staggs 25 LB-DE 13 0 240 6-1 BYU,San Diego State 5/14/1944 2
Walt Sweeney* 28 G 14 0 256 6-4 Syracuse 4/18/1941 6

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

Jim Tolbert 25 DB 4 0 200 6-4 Lincoln (MO) 3/12/1944 3

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

Richard Trapp 23 FL-WR 8 0 175 6-1 Florida 9/21/1946 1

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1968

Russ Washington 23 T-DT 14 13 289 6-6 Missouri 12/17/1946 1

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1968

Bob Wells 24 T 14 0 280 6-4 Johnson C. Smith 8/4/1945 1

San Diego Chargers / 15th / 403rd pick / 1968

Team Total 25.1 14 227.1 6-1.9 2.6