1970 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1970 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Landry (10-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1970 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Cowboys ran up 299 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 221. Duane Thomas carried the ball for a team-best 803 yards for Dallas.
Craig Morton threw for 1,819 yards. Bob Hayes hauled in 34 passes for 889 yards. Lance Rentzel provided receiving help, too.
The larcenous defense created 39 turnovers. Charlie Waters intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1970 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Herb Adderley | LCB | June 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 205 | Michigan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Margene Adkins | WR | April 30, 1947 | 5'10" | 183 | Henderson JC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | George Andrie | RDE | April 20, 1940 | 6'6" | 250 | Marquette | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Bob Asher | OT | June 13, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Arlington, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | November 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Larry Cole | LDE | November 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 252 | Air Force | Clarkfield, MN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka | TE | October 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Carnegie, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Ron East | DT-DE | August 26, 1943 | 6'4" | 250 | Montana St. | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | Dave Edwards | LLB | December 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Auburn | Columbia, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 45 | Richmond Flowers | DB | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Tennessee | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 32 | Walt Garrison | FB | July 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Denton, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 34 | Cornell Green | SS | February 10, 1940 | 6'3" | 208 | Utah St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Halvor Hagen | G-DE-T-C | February 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 245 | Weber St. | Oslo, Norway | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Cliff Harris | FS | November 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 188 | Ouachita Baptist | Fayetteville, AR USA | 11 | 5 |
| 22 | Bob Hayes | PR | December 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 12 | 9 |
| 24 | Dennis Homan | WR | January 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 181 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 10 | 5 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | RLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Lee Roy Jordan | MLB | April 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 221 | Alabama | Excel, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Steve Kiner | LB | June 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Sandstone, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | D.D. Lewis | LB | October 16, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Knoxville, TN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | RDT | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Tony Liscio | LT | July 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 264 | Tulsa | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 51 | Dave Manders | C | February 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 11 |
| 73 | Ralph Neely | LT | September 12, 1943 | 6'6" | 265 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 10 |
| 76 | John Niland | LG | February 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Iowa | Quincy, MA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 84 | Pettis Norman | TE | January 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 222 | Johnson C. Smith | Lincolnton, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Blaine Nye | RG | March 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Ogden, UT USA | 14 | 10 |
| 75 | Jethro Pugh | LDT | July 3, 1944 | 6'6" | 260 | Elizabeth City St. | Windsor, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Dan Reeves | RB | January 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | South Carolina | Rome, GA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 20 | Mel Renfro | RCB | December 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | WR | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 202 | Oklahoma | Queens, NY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 88 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Roger Staubach | QB | February 5, 1942 | 6'3" | 197 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Thomas Stincic | LB | November 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 230 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Duane Thomas | FB | June 21, 1947 | 6'1" | 220 | West Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 67 | Pat Toomay | DE | May 17, 1948 | 6'5" | 247 | Vanderbilt | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 46 | Mark Washington | CB | December 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 188 | Morgan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Charlie Waters | FS | September 10, 1948 | 6'1" | 193 | Clemson | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 42 | Claxton Welch | RB | July 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 203 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Ron Widby | P | March 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Rayfield Wright | RT | August 23, 1945 | 6'6" | 255 | Fort Valley St. | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
