1967 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (1-12-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1967 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (1-12-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1967 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 1 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Coastal Division.
The Falcons scored only 175 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense allowed 422, most in the circuit. Junior Coffey ran for a team-best 722 yards for Atlanta.
Randy Johnson tossed for 1,620 yards. Tommy McDonald hauled in 33 passes for 436 yards.
Ken Reaves picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norb Hecker coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Dick Absher | LB-K | April 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Taz Anderson | TE | November 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 80 | Gary Barnes | SE-FL | September 13, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Clemson | Fairfax, AL USA | 13 | 4 |
| 48 | Tom Bleick | LS | March 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Talladega, AL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Andy Bowling | RLB | September 25, 1945 | 6'2" | 235 | Virginia Tech | Lynchburg, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Calland | RCB | September 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Junior Coffey | HB | March 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Kyle, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | LOG | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Perry Dunn | FB-HB | January 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 25 | Mike Fitzgerald | CB | May 4, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Iowa St. | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Dan Grimm | ROG | February 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Perry, IA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 64 | Tom Harmon | ROG | July 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Gustavus Adolphus | Omaha, NE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | FL | July 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | South Carolina | Welch, WV USA | 3 | 2 |
| 55 | Ralph Heck | RLB | November 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Colorado | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Floyd Hudlow | LS | November 9, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 75 | Bob Hughes | DE | November 17, 1944 | 6'4" | 236 | Rust | Columbus, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 65 | Lou Kirouac | LG | May 17, 1940 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 8 | 4 |
| 65 | Jake Kupp | LOG | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Jim Mankins | FB | June 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Chino, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Frank Marchlewski | C | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | New Kensington, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Bill Martin | TE | October 27, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Georgia Tech | Gainesville, GA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | Tommy McDonald | FL | July 26, 1934 | 5'9" | 178 | Oklahoma | Roy, NM USA | 14 | 10 |
| 21 | Tom Moore | FB | July 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Goodlettsville, TN USA | 10 | 7 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | MLB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 215 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 7 | 1 |
| 70 | Jim Norton | LDE | November 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Washington | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 11 |
| 28 | Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Alabama | Jesup, GA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 27 | Nick Rassas | RS | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Ron Rector | HB | May 29, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 68 | Bobby Richards | LDE-RDE | October 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 245 | LSU | Columbus, MS USA | 14 | 5 |
| 43 | Jerry Richardson | LS | November 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 20 | Bob Riggle | RS | February 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Penn St. | Washington, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 74 | Karl Rubke | LDT | December 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | LLB | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | LOT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 11 | 3 |
| 54 | Bob Sanders | LB | June 9, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Chuck Sieminski | RDT | July 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Penn St. | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 44 | Jerry Simmons | SE | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim Simon | RG | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | Steve Sloan | QB | August 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Alabama | Austin, TN USA | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Ron Smith | KR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Joe Szczecko | RDT | August 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 245 | Northwestern | Lahr, Germany | 12 | 7 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | LT | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 12 | 11 |
| 7 | Wade Traynham | K | February 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 218 | Frederick CC (MD) | Hampton, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Wheelwright | HB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Sam Williams | RDE | March 9, 1931 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Jim Wilson | LOG | June 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 258 | Georgia | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Bo Wood | LDE | January 24, 1945 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
