1965 Denver Broncos Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (4-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1965 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (4-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1965 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.
The Broncos scored 303 points, but the porous defense allowed 392. John McCormick passed for 1,292 yards. Lionel Taylor paced pass catchers, hauling in 85 passes for 1,131 yards.
Cookie Gilchrist ran for a team-best 954 yards for Denver.
Goose Gonsoulin intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Mac Speedie coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Odell Barry | PR | October 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Findlay | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 74 | Lee Bernet | LOT | January 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 250 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 56 | John Bramlett | RLB | July 7, 1941 | 6'1" | 220 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Bob Breitenstein | LT | April 8, 1943 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 14 | 5 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | LCB | December 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Gerry Bussell | RS-LS | September 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia Tech | Middlesboro, KY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Carmichael | HB | August 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | El Camino Col. (CA) | Inglewood, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Ed Cooke | LDE | May 3, 1935 | 6'4" | 250 | Maryland | Pilot Mountain, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | Ed Cummings | MLB | June 29, 1941 | 6'3" | 232 | Stanford | Anaconda, MT USA | 14 | 5 |
| 75 | Eldon Danenhauer | RT | October 4, 1935 | 6'5" | 245 | Emporia St. | Clay Center, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Al Denson | FL-TE-SE-WR | January 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 208 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Hewritt Dixon | TE | January 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida A&M | Alachua, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Tom Erlandson | LLB | March 24, 1940 | 6'3" | 235 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Miller Farr | LS | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Wichita St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cookie Gilchrist | FB | May 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 251 | none | Brackenridge, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | RS | June 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Baylor | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 46 | John Griffin | RCB | November 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 9 |
| 29 | Wendell Hayes | HB | August 5, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Abner Haynes | KR | September 19, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | North Texas | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 64 | Jon Hohman | ROG | October 23, 1942 | 6'1" | 245 | Wisconsin | Antigo, WI USA | 10 | 2 |
| 50 | Jerry Hopkins | MLB | January 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M | Chalk Bluff, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 83 | Ray Jacobs | LDT | November 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 285 | Howard Payne | Corsicana, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Chuck Janerette | RDT | December 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 253 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 51 | Gene Jeter | LLB | February 9, 1942 | 6'3" | 235 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Gary Kroner | K | November 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Kubala | C | October 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas A&M | West, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | Max Leetzow | RDE | September 17, 1943 | 6'4" | 240 | Idaho | Lodi, CA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 26 | Darrell Lester | FB | November 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 228 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | John McCormick | QB | May 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 208 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 67 | Bob McCullough | RG | November 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 245 | Colorado | Helena, MT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 47 | John McGeever | RCB | February 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Auburn | Bogalusa, LA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | RS | September 18, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Pleasant Hill, CA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | HB | May 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington | McNary, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Leroy Moore | RDE | September 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 240 | Fort Valley St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 68 | Tom Nomina | RDT-LDT | December 27, 1941 | 6'3" | 260 | Miami (OH) | Delphos, OH USA | 12 | 4 |
| 60 | Charlie Parker | ROG-LOG | June 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 245 | Southern Miss | Greenville, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto | FL | January 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 192 | Notre Dame | Rahway, NY USA | 14 | 9 |
| 14 | Mickey Slaughter | QB | August 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 204 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm | LG | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | SE | August 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | New Mex. Highlands | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Jim Thibert | RLB-TE | June 14, 1940 | 6'3" | 230 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Thompson | RDT | December 4, 1940 | 6'3" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Peoria, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson | DB | April 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
