1967 AFL Defense

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Defense

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Bud Abell	KAN	27	RLB	14	9			0				0	3	17	0	1.0
2	Chuck Allen	SDG	28	LB	13	1	2	2	0	2						0	0.0
3	Houston Antwine*	BOS	28	RDT	13	13			0				0	1	0	0	6.0
4	Scott Appleton	SDG	25	RDT	14	14			0				0	2	5	1	5.5
5	Dan Archer	OAK	23	T	14	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
6	Al Atkinson	NYJ	24	MLB	14	14	5	59	0	36			0	1	0	0	0.5
7	Joe Auer	MIA	26	LHB	13	5			0				7	1	-1	0	0.0
8	Bill Baird	NYJ	28	FS	14	14	3	27	0	17			3	0	-6	0	0.0
9	Johnny Baker	SDG	26	LB	10	2			0				0	1	0	0	0.5
10	Ralph Baker	NYJ	25	LLB	14	14	1	0	0	0						0	2.5
11	Pete Barnes	HOU	22	LB	8	1			0								1.0
12	Pete Beathard	2TM	25	QB	11	9			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
13	Joe Beauchamp	SDG	23	LCB	14	14	3	44	0	28						0	0.0
14	Dave Behrman	DEN	26	C	11	9			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
15	Tom Beier	MIA	22	DB	14	1	1	7	0	7			0	1	0	0	0.0
16	Bobby Bell*+	KAN	27	LLB	14	12	4	82	1	32			0	2	0	0	3.5
17	Joe Bellino	BOS	29	HB	14	3			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
18	Randy Beverly	NYJ	23	RCB	14	10	4	54	0	28						0	0.0
19	Verlon Biggs*	NYJ	24	RDE	14	14			0				0	2	0	0	15.0
20	Ron Billingsley	SDG	22	RDE	13	5			0								3.5
21	Dennis Biodrowski	KAN	27	G	7	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
22	Rodger Bird	OAK	24	SS	14	12	1	0	0	0			1	0	0	0	0.0
23	Dan Birdwell	OAK	27	LDT	14	14			0							0	14.5						1
24	Sid Blanks	HOU	27	HB	13	5			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
25	Jim Boudreaux	BOS	23	T	5	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
26	Garland Boyette	HOU	27	MLB	14	14			0								2.0
27	John Bramlett*	MIA	26	RLB	14	12	4	35	0	22			0	1	0	0	3.0
28	Mel Branch	MIA	30	RDE/LDE	14	13			0				0	2	0	0	9.5
29	Solomon Brannan	NYJ	25	DB	12	3			0				0	2	10	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	Willie Brown*	OAK	27	RCB	14	12	7	33	1	25			0	2	0	0	0.0
31	Bob Bruggers	MIA	23	LB	4	1	1	20	0	20						0	0.0
32	Buck Buchanan*+	KAN	28	RDT	14	14			0							0	8.5
33	Frank Buncom*	SDG	28	RLB	14	11			0				0	1	0	0	3.0
34	Nick Buoniconti*+	BOS	27	MLB	13	13	4	7	0	7			0	2	0	0	1.0						1
35	Chris Burford	KAN	29	LE	13	12			0				0	2	7	0	0.0
36	Ode Burrell	HOU	28	FL	10	9			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
37	Butch Byrd	BUF	26	RCB	14	14	5	25	0	12			3	3	0	0	0.0
38	Woody Campbell*	HOU	23	HB	14	9			0				0	1	2	0	0.0
39	Wray Carlton	BUF	30	FB	12	11			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
40	Larry Carwell	HOU	23	DB	9	0	0	31	0	31			1	1	0	0	0.0
41	Tom Cassese	DEN	21	SS	14	5	1	24	0	24			1	0	0	0	0.0
42	Ronnie Caveness	HOU	24	LB	14	0			0				0	1	9	0	0.0
43	John Charles	BOS	23	RCB	14	10	1	35	1	35						0	0.0
44	Dan Conners*	OAK	26	MLB	14	14	3	42	1	30			0	4	73	1	4.0
45	Ed Cooke	MIA	32	LDE	13	12			0								3.0
46	Dave Costa*	DEN	26	RDT	14	14			0				0	2	0	0	4.5
47	Paul Costa	BUF	26	TE	14	14			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
48	Larry Cox	DEN	24	LDE	13	4			0								2.5
49	Carl Cunningham	DEN	23	RLB	13	10	1	16	0	16						0	2.5
50	Jay Cunningham	BOS	24	DB	12	0	1	54	1	54			2	1	0	0	0.0
51	Ben Davidson*+	OAK	27	RDE	14	14			0								9.0
52	Bob Davis	HOU	22	QB	2	2			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
53	Len Dawson*	KAN	32	QB	14	14			0				6	4	-6	0	0.0
54	Tom Day	SDG	32	RDE	11	9			0								2.5
55	Bob Dee	BOS	34	LDE	14	14			0								2.5
56	Steve DeLong	SDG	24	LDE	7	7			0				0	1	0	0	1.5
57	Tony DiMidio	KAN	25	T	12	2			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
58	Hewritt Dixon*	OAK	27	FB	13	11			0				6	1	0	0	0.0
59	Jim Dunaway*	BUF	26	LDT	14	14	1	8	0	8			0	2	0	0	6.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	Speedy Duncan*	SDG	25	RCB	14	14	2	100	1	100			1	1	35	1	0.0
61	Pete Duranko	DEN	24	LB	14	1			0								1.0
62	Booker Edgerson	BUF	28	LCB	14	14	2	25	0	25						0	0.0
63	Larry Eisenhauer	BOS	27	RDE	9	9			0				0	1	3	0	6.0
64	John Elliott	NYJ	23	DE	13	2			0				0	1	0	0	1.0
65	Frank Emanuel	MIA	25	RLB	14	7	1	24	0	24						0	0.0
66	Bernie Erickson	SDG	23	LB	13	1	1	17	0	17						0	0.0
67	Tom Erlandson	MIA	27	LLB	10	6	1	37	0	37						0	1.0
68	Norm Evans	MIA	25	RT	14	14			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
69	Bill Fairband	OAK	26	LB	7	0			0								1.0
70	Miller Farr*+	HOU	24	LCB	14	14	10	264	3	67			0	1	0	0	0.0
71	Gene Foster	SDG	25	RB	10	3			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
72	Wayne Frazier	2TM	28	C	13	11			0				0	1	4	0	0.0
73	Willie Frazier*	SDG	25	TE	14	12			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
74	J.D. Garrett	BOS	26	HB	10	0			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
75	Mike Garrett*+	KAN	23	HB	14	14			0				6	3	0	0	0.0
76	Larry Garron*	BOS	30	HB	14	9			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
77	Tom Goode	MIA	29	C	14	14			0				1	2	-31	0	0.0
78	Cornell Gordon	NYJ	26	DB	2	1	1	14	0	14						0	0.0
79	Kenny Graham*	SDG	26	SS	13	12	2	76	1	68						0	0.0
80	Larry Grantham	NYJ	29	RLB	14	13	5	77	0	36						0	3.0
81	Dave Grayson	OAK	28	FS	14	6	4	63	0	23			2	0	0	0	0.0
82	Bob Griese*	MIA	22	QB	12	10			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
83	Jim Griffin	SDG	25	LDE	14	7			0				0	1	0	0	2.0
84	George Gross	SDG	26	DT	14	1			0								3.5
85	Paul Guidry	BUF	23	LLB	14	4			0				1	0	0	0	1.0
86	John Hadl	SDG	27	QB	14	14			0				6	1	0	0	0.0
87	Ron Hall	BOS	30	FS	9	6	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
88	Jack Harper	MIA	23	HB	9	6			0				3	2	0	0	0.0
89	Jim Harris	NYJ	24	RDT	14	12			0								3.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
90	Wayne Hawkins*	OAK	29	RG	14	14			0				0	2	5	0	0.0
91	Wendell Hayes	DEN	27	FB	14	7			0				4	2	0	0	0.0
92	Abner Haynes	2TM	30	HB	14	3			0				6	3	0	0	0.0
93	Sherrill Headrick	KAN	30	LB	12	3	1	7	0	7						0	2.0
94	Dave Herman	NYJ	26	RG	14	14			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
95	Bo Hickey	DEN	22	FB	12	5			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
96	W.K. Hicks	HOU	25	RCB	14	14	3	122	0	62			0	1	18	0	0.0
97	Pat Holmes*+	HOU	27	LDE	14	14			0				0	1	0	0	5.0
98	E.J. Holub	KAN	29	RLB	6	4			0								2.0
99	Ken Houston	HOU	23	SS	14	9	4	151	2	78			0	1	0	0	0.0
100	John Huard	DEN	23	MLB	14	13	2	12	0	9			0	1	0	0	0.0
101	Dick Hudson	BUF	27	RT	8	8			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
102	Jim Hudson	NYJ	24	SS	13	13	4	38	0	18						0	0.0
103	Bobby Hunt	KAN	27	SS	14	14	5	71	0	39						0	0.0
104	Jim Lee Hunt*	BOS	29	LDT	14	13			0				0	2	0	0	5.0						1
105	Ray Ilg	BOS	22	LLB	14	5			0							0	1.0
106	Jerry Inman	DEN	27	LDT	14	11			0				0	1	0	0	1.5
107	Frank Jackson	MIA	28	FL	10	5			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
108	Rich Jackson	DEN	26	RDE	14	14			0							0	4.5						1
109	Ray Jacobs	MIA	29	LDT	14	11			0								3.0
110	Bobby Jancik	HOU	27	SS	11	6	1	4	0	4			1	2	-2	0	0.0
111	Tom Janik*	BUF	27	SS	14	10	10	222	2	46						0	0.0
112	Billy Johnson	BOS	24	DB	6	2			0				0	1	2	0	0.0
113	Larry Kaminski*	DEN	22	C	14	5			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
114	Tom Keating*+	OAK	25	RDT	14	14			0								9.0
115	Bob Kelly	KAN	29	T	3	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
116	Jack Kemp	BUF	32	QB	14	11			0				14	6	0	0	0.0
117	Howard Kindig	2TM	26	DT	12	3			0				0	1	0	0	1.0
118	Charlie King	BUF	24	DB	14	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
119	Ray Kubala	DEN	25	C	5	1			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
120	Ernie Ladd	2TM	29	LDT	14	14			0				0	2	0	0	5.5
121	Pete Lammons*	NYJ	24	TE	14	14			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
122	Daryle Lamonica*+	OAK	26	QB	14	14			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
123	Willie Lanier	KAN	22	MLB	10	9			0				0	1	0	0	1.0
124	Bill Laskey	OAK	24	LLB	13	12			0				0	3	0	0	1.0
125	Ike Lassiter	OAK	27	LDE	14	14			0								17.0
126	Jim LeClair	DEN	23	QB	5	2			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
127	Jack Lentz	DEN	22	FS	14	10	4	72	0	47			0	1	0	0	0.0
128	Bobby Leo	BOS	22	HB	2	0			0				3	3	0	0	0.0
129	Sherman Lewis	NYJ	25	DB	5	0			0				1	2	0	0	0.0
130	Keith Lincoln*	BUF	28	HB	14	13			0				3	2	0	0	0.0
131	Floyd Little	DEN	25	HB	13	12			0				3	5	22	0	0.0
132	Ed Lothamer	KAN	25	DT	13	0			0							0	2.0
133	Booth Lusteg	MIA	28	K	8	0			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
134	Jim Lynch	KAN	22	LB	14	5	1	26	0	26			0	1	0	0	0.0
135	John Mangum	BOS	25	DT	14	1			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
136	Bobby Maples	HOU	25	C	14	14			0				0	1	12	0	0.0
137	Bud Marshall	HOU	26	RDE	11	8			0								2.0
138	Billy Masters	BUF	23	LE	14	5			0				0	2	0	0	0.0
139	Jerry Mays*	KAN	28	LDE	14	14			0				0	2	13	0	6.5
140	Kent McCloughan*+	OAK	27	LCB	14	14	2	7	0	7						0	0.0
141	Wahoo McDaniel	MIA	29	MLB	14	12	1	15	0	15						0	1.5
142	Ron McDole*	BUF	28	LDE	13	13	1	5	0	5						0	6.0
143	Dudley Meredith	BUF	32	DT	14	4	1	8	0	8			1	1	0	0	0.5
144	Rex Mirich	DEN	26	LDE	13	11			0				0	1	0	0	1.0
145	Leroy Mitchell	BOS	23	LCB	14	14	3	9	0	9			0	1	0	0	0.0
146	Willie Mitchell	KAN	27	RCB	9	8	4	88	1	55						0	0.0
147	Zeke Moore	HOU	24	DB	14	0			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
148	Chip Myrtle	DEN	22	LLB	14	10	1	1	0	1						0	1.0
149	Joe Namath*	NYJ	24	QB	14	14			0				2	2	3	1	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
150	Jim Nance*+	BOS	25	FB	14	14			0				10	1	0	0	0.0
151	Bob Neff	MIA	23	FS/SS	14	10	1	32	0	17			1	2	12	0	0.0
152	Tom Neville	BOS	24	RT	14	9			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
153	Tom Nomina	MIA	26	DT	5	5			0								0.5
154	Karl Noonan	MIA	23	SE	14	1			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
155	Jim Norton*	HOU	29	FS	14	13	6	73	1	26			1	3	0	0	0.0
156	Rick Norton	MIA	24	QB	14	3			0				5	2	1	0	0.0
157	Joe O'Donnell	BUF	26	RG	14	14			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
158	Carleton Oats	OAK	25	DT	9	0			0				0	2	11	1	3.0
159	Gus Otto	OAK	24	RLB	14	14	1	0	0	0			0	3	0	0	8.5
160	Babe Parilli	BOS	37	QB	14	11			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
161	Ernie Park	DEN	27	LG	14	9			0				0	2	0	0	0.0
162	Willie Parker	HOU	22	LDT	14	10			0								2.0
163	Bob Petrella	MIA	23	DB	9	5	3	67	0	28			0	1	0	0	0.0
164	Bob Petrich	BUF	26	RDE	6	5			0								1.5
165	Gerry Philbin	NYJ	26	LDE	14	14			0								12.0
166	Ed Philpott	BOS	22	RLB	13	7			0				0	3	4	0	0.5
167	Frank Pitts	KAN	24	SE	14	2			0				1	2	0	0	0.0
168	Bobby Ply	3TM	27	DB	7	2			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
169	Dickie Post*	SDG	22	HB	13	11			0				2	2	0	0	0.0
170	Warren Powers	OAK	26	DB	14	3	6	154	2	70			1	0	0	0	0.0
171	Sammy Price	MIA	24	FB	9	8			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
172	Remi Prudhomme	BUF	25	RDE	10	4			0								3.5
173	Dennis Randall	NYJ	22	DE	7	0			0								1.0
174	Rick Redman*	SDG	24	MLB	14	13	2	26	0	23			1	0	0	0	1.0
175	Alvin Reed	HOU	23	TE	14	8			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
176	Andy Rice	2TM	27	DT-LDT	11	5			0								0.5
177	George Rice	HOU	23	RDT	14	13			0				0	2	0	0	6.5
178	John Richardson	MIA	22	RDT	14	8			0				0	1	0	0	3.5
179	Frank Richter	DEN	23	LB	9	5	2	6	0	6			0	1	0	0	0.5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
180	Houston Ridge	SDG	23	LDT	14	13			0				0	1	0	0	5.0
181	Jim Riley	MIA	22	DE	14	3			0								0.5
182	Johnny Robinson*+	KAN	29	FS	14	13	5	17	0	10			1	3	7	0	0.0
183	George Saimes*+	BUF	26	FS	14	13	2	14	0	14						0	0.0
184	Johnny Sample	NYJ	31	LCB	14	14	4	53	1	41						0	0.0
185	Doug Satcher	BOS	22	RLB	14	9			0				0	1	2	0	1.0
186	John Schmitt	NYJ	25	C	14	14			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
187	Marty Schottenheimer	BUF	24	MLB	14	6	3	88	1	45						0	0.0
188	Goldie Sellers	DEN	25	LCB	13	8	7	78	1	47			2	0	0	0	0.0
189	Tom Sestak	BUF	31	RDT	14	12			0				0	1	0	1	6.5
190	Billy Shaw*	BUF	29	LG	9	8			0				0	2	0	0	0.0
191	Chuck Shonta	BOS	30	SS	14	14	3	57	0	28						0	1.0
192	Karl Singer	BOS	24	RT	14	5			0				1	2	0	0	0.0
193	Allen Smith	BUF	25	RB	5	0			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
194	Fletcher Smith	KAN	24	DB	13	2	6	150	0	57						0	0.0
195	Noland Smith	KAN	24	WR	14	0			0				6	5	-10	0	0.0
196	Henry Sorrell	DEN	24	LB	10	1			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
197	Len St. Jean	BOS	26	RG	14	7			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
198	Jeff Staggs	SDG	23	LLB	14	14			0				0	2	0	0	1.0
199	Mike Stratton*	BUF	26	RLB	14	14	1	3	0	3			0	1	29	0	7.5
200	Terry Swanson	BOS	23	P	14	1			0				1	3	0	0	0.0
201	Eugene Sykes	DEN	26	DB	4	3	2	29	0	29			0	1	0	0	0.0
202	Bob Talamini*+	HOU	28	LG	14	14			0				0	1	4	0	0.0
203	Otis Taylor	KAN	25	FL	14	13			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
204	Steve Tensi	DEN	25	QB	14	12			0				11	3	0	0	0.0
205	Emmitt Thomas	KAN	24	LCB	11	6	4	60	1	57			0	1	0	0	0.0
206	Jim Tolbert	SDG	23	DB	14	2	1	9	0	9			3	2	10	0	0.0
207	John Tracey	BUF	34	LLB	13	10	1	3	0	3			0	2	17	0	6.5
208	Gene Trosch	KAN	22	DE	14	0			0								1.0
209	Howard Twilley	MIA	24	LE/FL	14	10			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
210	Jim Tyrer+	KAN	28	LT	14	14			0				0	1	3	0	0.0
211	Olen Underwood	HOU	25	RLB	14	13	1	8	0	8						0	1.5
212	Gene Upshaw	OAK	22	LG	14	14			0				0	1	3	0	0.0
213	Jimmy Warren	MIA	28	LCB/RCB	14	14	4	22	0	17			0	1	15	1	0.0
214	Don Webb	BOS	28	FS	14	10	4	91	0	41			0	2	20	0	0.0
215	George Webster*+	HOU	22	LLB	14	14	1	23	0	23			0	1	4	0	1.5
216	Warren Wells	OAK	25	SE	14	3			0				0	1	13	0	0.0
217	Willie West	MIA	29	DB	7	5	1	16	0	16						0	0.0
218	Dick Westmoreland*	MIA	26	RCB/LCB	14	14	10	127	1	29						0	0.0
219	Andre White	DEN	23	TE	14	6			0				0	1	6	0	0.0						1
220	Howie Williams	OAK	31	FS	13	9	4	96	0	37						0	0.0
221	Fred Williamson	KAN	30	LCB	11	9	1	77	1	77						0	0.0
222	J.R. Williamson	OAK	26	LB	13	2	2	9	0	6						0	0.0
223	Nemiah Wilson*	DEN	24	RCB	14	14	4	153	2	70			2	2	0	0	0.0
224	Freddie Woodson	MIA	23	LG	12	8			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
225	Lonnie Wright	DEN	22	FS/SS	12	9	4	22	0	8			0	2	0	0	0.0

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