1972 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1972 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1972 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

Cincinnati ran up 299 points, while the rigid defensive squad gave up 229. Essex Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 825 yards for the Bengals.

Ken Anderson threw for 1,918 yards. Chip Myers grabbed 57 passes for 792 yards. Bob Trumpy was targeted regularly, too.

Tommy Casanova and Lemar Parrish each picked off 5 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
52Doug AdamsLBNovember 3, 19496'1"225Ohio St.Xenia, OH USA140
14Ken AndersonQBFebruary 15, 19496'2"212Augustana (IL)Batavia, IL USA1313
51Ken AveryRLBMay 23, 19446'0"227Southern MissNew York, NY USA130
58Al BeauchampLLBJune 25, 19446'2"237SouthernBaton Rouge, LA USA140
66Bill BergeyMLBFebruary 9, 19456'4"243Arkansas St.South Dayton, NY USA120
82Royce BerryLDEApril 14, 19466'4"250HoustonOdessa, TX USA140
89Drew BuieWRJuly 12, 19476'0"185CatawbaCouncil, NC USA40
70Ron CarpenterDT-DEJune 24, 19486'4"261North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA140
11Virgil CarterQBNovember 9, 19456'1"192BYUAnabella, UT USA101
37Tommy CasanovaFSAugust 29, 19506'2"202LSUNew Orleans, LA USA140
79Steve ChomyszakRDTFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA130
38Steve ConleyLB-RBMarch 9, 19496'2"225KansasChicago, IL USA10
88Bruce CosletTEAugust 5, 19466'4"227PacificOakdale, CA USA100
34Neal CraigSSApril 21, 19486'1"191FiskCincinnati, OH USA140
50Tom DeLeoneCAugust 13, 19506'2"248Ohio St.Ravenna, OH USA130
63Guy DennisG-CFebruary 28, 19476'2"255FloridaWalnut Hill, FL USA130
44Doug DresslerFBAugust 19, 19486'3"228Cal State-ChicoBeaver Falls, PA USA140
72Howard FestLGApril 11, 19466'6"262TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
76Vern HollandRTJune 27, 19486'5"268Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA140
23Bernard JacksonKRAugust 24, 19506'0"178Washington St.Washington, DC USA140
19Essex JohnsonRBOctober 15, 19465'9"201Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA140
80Ken JohnsonDE-DTMarch 12, 19476'6"265IndianaAnderson, IN USA110
54Bob JohnsonCAugust 19, 19466'5"262TennesseeGary, IN USA140
18Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475'11"188Grambling St.Many, LA USA60
56Tim KearneyLBNovember 5, 19506'2"227Northern MichiganKingsford, MI USA10
24Ernie KellermannDBDecember 17, 19436'0"183Miami (OH)Cleveland, OH USA140
87Mike KellyTEJanuary 14, 19486'4"215DavidsonDavidson, NC USA130
68Steve LawsonGJanuary 4, 19496'3"265KansasAtlanta, GA USA30
55Jim LeClairLBOctober 30, 19506'3"234North DakotaSt. Paul, MN USA140
15Dave LewisPOctober 16, 19456'2"216StanfordClovis, CA USA140
73Pat MatsonRGJuly 22, 19446'1"245OregonLaramie, WY USA140
71Rufus MayesT-GDecember 5, 19476'5"260Ohio St.Clarksdale, AR USA60
26Reece MorrisonRBOctober 21, 19456'0"207Texas St.Tulsa, OK USA60
16Horst MuhlmannKJanuary 2, 19406'1"215noneDortmund, Germany140
25Chip MyersWRAugust 9, 19456'4"203NW Oklahoma St.Panama City, FL USA1414
20Lemar ParrishLCBDecember 13, 19475'11"185Lincoln (MO)West Palm Beach, FL USA1414
53Bill PetersonLB-TEJune 6, 19456'3"230San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA140
30Jess PhillipsRB-DBFebruary 28, 19476'1"210Michigan St.Beaumont, TX USA130
60Ron PritchardLBApril 9, 19476'1"235Arizona St.Chicago, IL USA70
27Al RandolphDBJuly 8, 19446'2"205IowaEast St. Louis, IL USA20
74Mike ReidLDTMay 24, 19476'3"255Penn St.Altoona, PA USA140
13Ken RileyRCBAugust 6, 19475'11"181Florida A&MBartow, FL USA120
18Paul RobinsonRBDecember 19, 19446'0"198ArizonaTucson, AZ USA40
17Speedy ThomasWRApril 13, 19476'1"170UtahHouston, TX USA110
84Bob TrumpyTEMarch 6, 19456'6"228IllinoisSpringfield, IL USA120
75Stan WaltersLTMay 27, 19486'6"275SyracuseRutherford, NJ USA80
40Pete WatsonTESeptember 19, 19506'1"210TuftsNew York, NY USA20
83Sherman WhiteRDEOctober 6, 19486'5"250CaliforniaManchester, NH USA1313
33Fred WillisRBDecember 9, 19476'0"212Boston Col.Natick, MA USA50



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