1969 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 5th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Paul Brown (4-9-1)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1969 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 5th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Paul Brown (4-9-1)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1969 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the AFL's West Division.
Cincinnati scored 280 points, while the leaky defense conceded 367, most in the circuit. Greg Cook passed for 1,854 yards. Eric Crabtree paced the receiving corps, grabbing 40 passes for 855 yards. Speedy Thomas and Bob Trumpy provided receiving help as well.
Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-best 578 yards for the Bengals, and Paul Robinson also aided the ground game.
Ken Riley, Fletcher Smith, Bill Peterson and Bobby Hunt each intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ken Avery | RLB-LLB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY USA | 14 | 3 |
| 85 | Marty Baccaglio | LDE-RDE | September 28, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | LLB | June 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 237 | Southern | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Bergey | MLB | February 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 243 | Arkansas St. | South Dayton, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | LDE | April 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Odessa, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Tim Buchanan | LB | May 26, 1946 | 6'1" | 230 | Arizona St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Justin Canale | LOG | April 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi St. | Memphis, TN USA | 8 | 4 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | RDE | February 27, 1944 | 6'6" | 265 | Syracuse | Johnson City, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Al Coleman | LS | December 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 183 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Greg Cook | QB | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Cincinnati | Dayton, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | TE | August 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 227 | Pacific | Oakdale, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Eric Crabtree | SE | November 3, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Guy Dennis | ROG | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | RT | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Jack Gehrke | WR | January 14, 1946 | 6'0" | 178 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | John Guillory | RCB | July 28, 1945 | 5'10" | 190 | Stanford | Berkeley, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 89 | Harry Gunner | RDE | November 25, 1944 | 6'6" | 250 | Oregon St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
| 57 | Ed Harmon | LB | December 16, 1946 | 6'4" | 235 | Louisville | North Tonawanda, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Hunt | RS | August 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | KR | October 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 201 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Jim Johnson | LS | November 30, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | South Carolina St. | Charleston, SC USA | 11 | 1 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Charlie King | RCB | January 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 184 | Purdue | Canton, OH USA | 9 | 1 |
| 40 | Ron Lamb | RB | February 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina | New London, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Dale Livingston | P | March 12, 1945 | 6'0" | 210 | East. Michigan | Plymouth, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | RG | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 6 | 6 |
| 68 | Dave Middendorf | LOG-ROG | November 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 16 | Horst Muhlmann | K | January 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | none | Dortmund, Germany | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Chip Myers | WR | August 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 203 | NW Oklahoma St. | Panama City, FL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 74 | Ernie Park | LG | October 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 253 | McMurry | San Angelo, TX USA | 11 | 7 |
| 77 | Frank Peters | OT | July 17, 1947 | 6'4" | 250 | Ohio | Lockbourne, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Bill Peterson | RLB | June 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Jess Phillips | FB | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Andy Rice | LDT | September 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 268 | Texas Southern | Hallettsville, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | HB | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Fletcher Smith | LCB | October 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 178 | Tennessee St. | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Tommie Smith | WR | June 6, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | San Jose St. | Clarksville, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Bill Staley | RDT | September 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 250 | Utah St. | Walnut Creek, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 41 | Terry Swanson | P | January 8, 1944 | 6'0" | 210 | Massachusetts | Cambridge, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Speedy Thomas | FL | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | Utah | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Clem Turner | RB,HB/TE | May 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 236 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Wilson | RB | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Ernie Wright | LT | November 6, 1939 | 6'4" | 270 | Ohio St. | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Sam Wyche | QB | January 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Furman | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 3 |
