Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Teams > Washington Redskins > 1970 Starters, Roster, & Players
News: s-r blog:Why We Oppose #SOPA
1970 Washington Redskins
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 6-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 297 points (21.2/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 314 points (22.4/g), 21st.
Differential of -17 points (-1.2/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.0, Offense: 3.6, Defense: -0.6, SoS: 4.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Austin (6-8-0)
Training Camp: Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $30 on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Sonny Jurgensen | 36 | 13 | 14 | 202 for 337, 2,354 yards, 23 td, 10 int, & 6 rushes for 39 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| RB | Larry Brown*+ | 23 | 1 | 13 | 237 rushes for 1,125 yards, 5 td, & 37 catches for 341 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| FB | Charlie Harraway | 26 | 4 | 13 | 146 rushes for 577 yards, 5 td, & 24 catches for 136 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 Cleveland Browns / 18th / 273rd pick / 1966 |
| WR | Walter Roberts | 28 | 6 | 12 | 27 catches for 411 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Charley Taylor | 29 | 6 | 10 | 42 catches for 593 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 17 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 9th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Jerry Smith | 27 | 5 | 14 | 43 catches for 575 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 18th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| LT | Jim Snowden | 28 | 5 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 114th pick / 1964 |
|
| LG | Ray Schoenke | 29 | 7 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 146th pick / 1963 |
|
| C | Len Hauss* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| RG | Paul Laaveg | 22 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 | |
| RG | Roy Schmidt | 28 | 3 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 178th pick / 1965 | |
| RT | Walt Rock | 29 | 7 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1963 |
|
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Hoffman | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | Leo Carroll | 26 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 31st pick / 1967 | |
| LDT | Floyd Peters | 34 | 11 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958 | |
| LDT | Frank Bosch | 25 | 2 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 446th pick / 1968 | |
| RDT | Bill Brundige | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Bruce Anderson | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Frank Bosch | 25 | 2 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 446th pick / 1968 | |
| RDE | Leo Carroll | 26 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 31st pick / 1967 | |
| LLB | Harold McLinton | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| MLB | Marlin McKeever | 30 | 9 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Chris Hanburger | 29 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer | 30 | 9 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Mike Bass | 25 | 3 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Brig Owens | 27 | 4 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| FS | Rickie Harris | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Curt Knight | 27 | 1 | 0 | 20 of 27 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Mike Bragg | 24 | 2 | 0 | 61 punts for a 40.9 average, 1 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Rickie Harris | 27 | 5 | 12 | 14 punt returns for a 0.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ted Vactor | 26 | 1 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 25.0 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Mack Alston | 23 | TE | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/27/1947 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| 83 | Bruce Anderson | 26 | DE-DT | 10 | 8 | 250 | 6-4 | Willamette | 1/18/1944 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| 41 | Mike Bass | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 3/31/1945 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 314th pick / 1967 |
| 71 | Frank Bosch | 25 | DT-DE | 11 | 6 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado | 10/24/1945 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 446th pick / 1968 |
| 4 | Mike Bragg | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| 43 | Larry Brown*+ | 23 | RB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas St. | 9/19/1947 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 191st pick / 1969 |
| 77 | Bill Brundige | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/13/1948 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1970 |
| 26 | Bob Brunet | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 7/29/1946 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 176th pick / 1968 |
| 89 | Leo Carroll | 26 | DE | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-7 | Tulsa,San Diego St. | 2/16/1944 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 31st pick / 1967 |
| 51 | John Didion | 23 | C-LB | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 10/24/1947 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 173rd pick / 1969 |
| 32 | Henry Dyer | 25 | RB | 12 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 1/28/1945 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1966 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 52 | Gene Hamlin | 24 | C | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | West. Michigan | 7/26/1946 | Rook | |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/13/1941 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 245th pick / 1965 |
| 31 | Charlie Harraway | 26 | RB | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-2 | San Jose St. | 9/21/1944 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 Cleveland Browns / 18th / 273rd pick / 1966 |
| 22 | Jim Harris | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Houston,Howard Payne | 9/18/1946 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 178th pick / 1970 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | 27 | DB | 14 | 12 | 182 | 5-11 | Arizona | 5/15/1943 | 5 | |
| 56 | Len Hauss* | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/11/1942 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 115th pick / 1964 |
| 28 | Jon Henderson | 26 | WR-DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 12/17/1944 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1968 |
| 71 | Terry Hermeling | 24 | T-G-DE | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno | 4/25/1946 | Rook | |
| 85 | John Hoffman | 27 | DE | 13 | 9 | 260 | 6-7 | USC,Hawaii | 8/2/1943 | 1 | |
| 48 | Jon Jaqua | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Lewis & Clark | 9/10/1948 | Rook | |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | 36 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 5 | Curt Knight | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | North Texas,Texas,Coast Guard | 4/14/1943 | 1 | |
| 40 | Dave Kopay | 28 | RB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Washington | 6/28/1942 | 6 | |
| 73 | Paul Laaveg | 22 | G | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/1/1948 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1970 |
| 24 | Bill Malinchak | 26 | SE-WR | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana | 4/2/1944 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 39th pick / 1966 |
| 86 | Marlin McKeever | 30 | LB-TE | 14 | 12 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Harold McLinton | 23 | LB | 14 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 7/1/1947 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 139th pick / 1969 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 2/16/1943 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 89th pick / 1965 |
| 78 | Floyd Peters | 34 | DT | 10 | 9 | 254 | 6-4 | San Francisco St. | 5/21/1936 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958 |
| 19 | Danny Pierce | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Mississippi St.,Memphis | 1/17/1948 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 121st pick / 1970 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | 32 | G | 3 | 2 | 245 | 6-1 | Holy Cross | 6/8/1938 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 48th pick / 1960 |
| 88 | Pat Richter | 29 | TE-SE-P | 11 | 1 | 229 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 9/9/1941 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 10th / 78th pick / 1963 |
| 47 | Walter Roberts | 28 | WR-SE | 14 | 12 | 163 | 5-9 | San Jose St. | 2/15/1942 | 6 | |
| 76 | Walt Rock | 29 | T-DT | 13 | 13 | 255 | 6-5 | Maryland | 11/4/1941 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 16th pick / 1963 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1963 |
| 54 | Tom Roussel | 25 | LB | 14 | 1 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 1/20/1945 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1968 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | 34 | QB | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Rice | 7/12/1936 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| 66 | Roy Schmidt | 28 | G-T | 11 | 6 | 248 | 6-3 | Long Beach St. | 5/3/1942 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 178th pick / 1965 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | 29 | G-T | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/10/1941 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 73rd pick / 1963 Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| 64 | Manny Sistrunk | 23 | DT-DE | 10 | 3 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | 27 | TE-SE-FL | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 7/19/1943 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 118th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 18th / 141st pick / 1965 |
| 74 | Jim Snowden | 28 | T-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/12/1942 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1964 Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 114th pick / 1964 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | 29 | WR-SE-RB | 10 | 10 | 210 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 9/28/1941 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 9th pick / 1964 |
| 67 | Rusty Tillman | 24 | LB | 14 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona,Northern Arizona | 2/27/1946 | Rook | |
| 29 | Ted Vactor | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/27/1944 | 1 | |
| 75 | Steve Wright | 28 | T | 14 | 1 | 250 | 6-6 | Alabama | 7/17/1942 | 6 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 5th / 69th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 222.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.8 |