1970 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Atlanta racked up 206 points, while the defensive squad allowed 261. Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 636 yards for the Falcons.
Bob Berry threw for 1,806 yards. Jim Mitchell hauled in 44 passes for 650 yards. Paul Flatley was targeted regularly, too.
Ken Reaves picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Grady Allen | LLB | January 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Bob Breitenstein | LOT | April 8, 1943 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7 | 6 |
| 19 | Mike Brunson | WR | July 30, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Cannonball Butler | FB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Sonny Campbell | RB | March 5, 1948 | 5'11" | 192 | Northern Arizona | Marana, AZ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Grady Cavness | CB | March 1, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Gail Cogdill | WR | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 6 | 5 |
| 88 | Glen Condren | RDT | June 10, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Oklahoma | Fort Smith, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Ted Cottrell | RLB | June 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 233 | Delaware Valley | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 84 | Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 225 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Enderle | RG | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | WR | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Richmond, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Mike Freeman | RS-RCB-LCB | July 13, 1944 | 5'11" | 179 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 40 | Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston | Jacksonville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Dean Halverson | LLB | August 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | RLB | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Illinois | Millersburg, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Dave Hettema | ROT | November 7, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | New Mexico | Pasadena, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | George Kunz | RT | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 49 | Al Lavan | LS | September 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 202 | Colorado St. | Pierce, FL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 24 | Kent Lawrence | WR | June 3, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Georgia | Anderson, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Greg Lens | LDT | March 11, 1945 | 6'5" | 261 | Trinity (TX) | Marshall, MN USA | 14 | 10 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | John Mallory | PR | July 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 184 | West Virginia | Summit, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Art Malone | RB | March 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 211 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Randy Marshall | LDE-RDE | December 14, 1946 | 6'5" | 237 | Linfield | Oregon City, OR USA | 9 | 2 |
| 53 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Andy Maurer | LG | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Oregon | Silverton, OR USA | 14 | 9 |
| 20 | Tom McCauley | FS | May 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 193 | Wisconsin | Worcester, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 234 | Prairie View | Shelbyville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | MLB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Rudy Redmond | RCB | August 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Pacific | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Gary Roberts | ROG-LOG | November 30, 1946 | 6'2" | 242 | Purdue | Parkersburg, WV USA | 11 | 6 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | LOT-ROT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 66 | John Small | DT-LB | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 269 | The Citadel | Lumberton, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 67 | Mal Snider | LT | April 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Todd Snyder | WR | October 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Ohio | Athens, OH USA | 12 | 9 |
| 74 | Jim Sullivan | DT | August 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 240 | Lincoln (MO) | Detroit, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Ken Vinyard | K | June 18, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | Texas Tech | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
