1963 Denver Broncos Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Jack Faulkner (2-11-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1963 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Jack Faulkner (2-11-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1963 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.
The Broncos stumbled, scoring only 301 points, though they the leaky defense surrendered 473, most in the circuit. Mickey Slaughter threw for 1,689 yards. Lionel Taylor paced pass catchers, hauling in 78 passes for 1,101 yards.
Billy Joe ran for a team-best 646 yards for Denver.
Goose Gonsoulin intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Jack Faulkner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ernie Barnes | RG | July 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 247 | North Carolina Central | Durham, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Don Breaux | QB | August 3, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | McNeese St. | Jennings, LA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | DB | December 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | Donald Coffey | FL | August 16, 1939 | 6'4" | 190 | Memphis | Burnsville, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Eldon Danenhauer | RT | October 4, 1935 | 6'5" | 245 | Emporia St. | Clay Center, KS USA | 9 | 13 |
| 35 | Bo Dickinson | FB | July 18, 1935 | 6'2" | 220 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Hewritt Dixon | HB | January 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida A&M | Alachua, FL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 53 | Tom Erlandson | LLB | March 24, 1940 | 6'3" | 235 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 55 | Jim Fraser | P | May 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 236 | Wisconsin | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Al Frazier | SE | May 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Bob Gaiters | HB | February 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 210 | New Mexico St. | Zanesville, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Chuck Gavin | RDE | December 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Lake, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | RS | June 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Baylor | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 89 | Bill Groman | FL-OE | July 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 194 | Heidelberg | Tiffin, OH USA | 14 | 4 |
| 74 | Gordy Holz | RDT | May 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 260 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Jerry Hopkins | LLB-MLB | January 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M | Chalk Bluff, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Ray Jacobs | LDE | November 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 285 | Howard Payne | Corsicana, TX USA | 7 | 6 |
| 26 | Tom Janik | DB | September 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Texas A&M | Poth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Joe | FB | October 14, 1940 | 6'2" | 235 | Villanova | Aynor, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 73 | Ike Lassiter | DE-DT | November 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | St. Augustine's | Wilson, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | John McCormick | QB | May 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 208 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 67 | Bob McCullough | LG | November 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 245 | Colorado | Helena, MT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | Wahoo McDaniel | MLB | June 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Bernice, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Bud McFadin | LDT | August 21, 1928 | 6'3" | 260 | Texas | Rankin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | John McGeever | LCB | February 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Auburn | Bogalusa, LA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 21 | Gene Mingo | K | September 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 216 | none | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 2 |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | KR | May 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington | McNary, AZ USA | 14 | 9 |
| 80 | Ron Nery | LDE-RDE | December 30, 1934 | 6'6" | 247 | Kansas St. | New Kensington, PA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | John Nocera | LLB | May 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 220 | Iowa | Youngstown, OH USA | 9 | 8 |
| 68 | Tom Nomina | LOG-ROG-LD | December 27, 1941 | 6'3" | 260 | Miami (OH) | Delphos, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | Harold Olson | LT | January 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Clemson | Asheville, NC USA | 14 | 5 |
| 71 | Jim Perkins | LOT | June 16, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Colorado | Loyalton, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 77 | Anton Peters | LDT-RDT-RD | February 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Fort Myers, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 88 | Gene Prebola | TE | June 30, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Boston Univ. | Bronx, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Tom Rychlec | TE | September 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | American Int. | Meriden, CT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto | FL | January 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 192 | Notre Dame | Rahway, NY USA | 11 | 10 |
| 51 | Leon Simmons | LLB | September 27, 1938 | 6'0" | 225 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | John Sklopan | DB | September 12, 1940 | 5'10" | 200 | Southern Miss | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Mickey Slaughter | QB | August 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 204 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 34 | Donnie Stone | HB | January 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm | C | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | SE | August 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | New Mex. Highlands | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Frank Tripucka | QB | December 8, 1927 | 6'2" | 192 | Notre Dame | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Clarence Walker | HB | September 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | Southern Illinois | DeQuincy, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Bob Zeman | LS | February 22, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | Wisconsin | Geneva, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
