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 Statistics
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.

Denver stumbled, scoring only 301 points, while 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 the Broncos.

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
62Ernie BarnesRGJuly 15, 19386'3"247North Carolina CentralDurham, NC USA140
19Don BreauxQBAugust 3, 19406'1"205McNeese St.Jennings, LA USA92
24Willie BrownDBDecember 2, 19406'1"195Grambling St.Yazoo City, MS USA80
26Donald CoffeyWRAugust 16, 19396'4"190MemphisBurnsville, NC USA30
75Eldon DanenhauerRTOctober 4, 19356'5"245Emporia St.Clay Center, KS USA90
35Bo DickinsonFBJuly 18, 19356'2"220Southern MissHattiesburg, MS USA60
30Hewritt DixonRB-TEJanuary 8, 19406'1"230Florida A&MAlachua, FL USA50
53Tom ErlandsonLBMarch 24, 19406'3"235Washington St.Seattle, WA USA110
55Jim FraserPMay 29, 19366'3"236WisconsinPhiladelphia, PA USA140
42Al FrazierFL-HBMay 28, 19355'11"180Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA30
28Bob GaitersHBFebruary 26, 19385'11"210New Mexico St.Zanesville, OH USA60
61Chuck GavinRDEDecember 26, 19336'1"250Tennessee St.Lake, MS USA140
23Goose GonsoulinRSJune 7, 19386'3"210BaylorPort Arthur, TX USA140
89Bill GromanWR-FLJuly 17, 19366'0"194HeidelbergTiffin, OH USA140
74Gordy HolzRDTMay 24, 19336'4"260MinnesotaSt. Paul, MN USA140
50Jerry HopkinsLBJanuary 24, 19416'2"235Texas A&MChalk Bluff, TX USA70
83Ray JacobsLDENovember 21, 19386'3"285Howard PayneCorsicana, TX USA70
26Tom JanikDBSeptember 6, 19406'3"190Texas A&MPoth, TX USA140
3Billy JoeFBOctober 14, 19406'2"235VillanovaAynor, SC USA140
73Ike LassiterDE-DTNovember 15, 19406'5"270St. Augustine'sWilson, NC USA70
10John McCormickQBMay 26, 19376'1"208Boston Col.Boston, MA USA93
67Bob McCulloughLGNovember 18, 19406'2"245ColoradoHelena, MT USA140
54Wahoo McDanielMLBJune 19, 19386'1"235OklahomaBernice, LA USA140
64Bud McFadinLDTAugust 21, 19286'3"260TexasRankin, TX USA140
47John McGeeverLCBFebruary 14, 19396'1"195AuburnBogalusa, LA USA130
21Gene MingoKSeptember 22, 19386'2"216noneAkron, OH USA140
27Charley MitchellKRMay 25, 19405'11"185WashingtonMcNary, AZ USA140
80Ron NeryDEDecember 30, 19346'6"247Kansas St.New Kensington, PA USA40
43John NoceraLLBMay 4, 19346'1"220IowaYoungstown, OH USA90
68Tom NominaDT-GDecember 27, 19416'3"260Miami (OH)Delphos, OH USA140
76Harold OlsonLTJanuary 19, 19386'2"255ClemsonAsheville, NC USA140
71Jim PerkinsT-GJune 16, 19396'2"250ColoradoLoyalton, CA USA140
77Anton PetersDTFebruary 3, 19416'4"245FloridaFort Myers, FL USA100
88Gene PrebolaTEJune 30, 19386'3"225Boston Univ.Bronx, NY USA140
80Tom RychlecESeptember 11, 19346'3"220American Int.Meriden, CT USA30
82Bob ScarpittoFLJanuary 7, 19395'11"192Notre DameRahway, NY USA110
51Leon SimmonsLBSeptember 27, 19386'0"225Grambling St.Dallas, TX USA20
45John SklopanDBSeptember 12, 19405'10"200Southern MissPittsburgh, PA USA30
7Mickey SlaughterQBAugust 22, 19416'2"204Louisiana TechMonroe, LA USA137
34Donnie StoneHBJanuary 5, 19376'1"205ArkansasSioux City, IA USA140
72Jerry SturmCDecember 31, 19366'3"260IllinoisEnglish, IN USA140
87Lionel TaylorSEAugust 15, 19356'2"215New Mex. HighlandsKansas City, MO USA140
18Frank TripuckaQBDecember 8, 19276'2"192Notre DameBloomfield, NJ USA20
30Clarence WalkerHBSeptember 23, 19386'1"205Southern IllinoisDeQuincy, LA USA10
46Bob ZemanLSFebruary 22, 19376'1"200WisconsinGeneva, IL USA140



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