1963 Houston Oilers Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Pop Ivy (6-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
1963 Houston Oilers Statistics
1963 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

The Oilers scored 302 points, but the defensive squad allowed 372. George Blanda passed for 3,003 yards. Charley Hennigan topped pass catchers, hauling in 61 passes for 1,051 yards. Willard Dewveall contributed to the receiving game also.

Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 659 yards for Houston.

Fred Glick picked off 12 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pop Ivy coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.

# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
33Gene BabbMLBDecember 27, 19346'3"216AustinEl Paso, TX USA149
84Johnny BakerTEMarch 15, 19416'3"230Mississippi St.Coy, AL USA60
40Tony BanfieldLCBDecember 18, 19376'1"185Oklahoma St.Independence, KS USA1414
16George BlandaKSeptember 17, 19276'2"215KentuckyYoungwood, PA USA1413
85Danny BrabhamLBFebruary 25, 19416'4"235ArkansasMagnolia, MS USA140
21Bobby BrezinaHBApril 28, 19416'0"200HoustonSinton, TX USA10
20Billy CannonHBAugust 2, 19376'1"207LSUPhiladelphia, MS USA61
31Doug ClineLLBMarch 22, 19386'2"230ClemsonValdese, NC USA1414
78Ed CulpepperDTJanuary 21, 19346'1"255AlabamaBradenton, FL USA140
80Gary CutsingerLDEFebruary 4, 19406'5"245Oklahoma St.Perry, OK USA1414
88Willard DewveallWRApril 29, 19366'4"224SMUSpringtown, TX USA1414
35Bo DickinsonFBJuly 18, 19356'2"220Southern MissHattiesburg, MS USA50
30Mike DukesRLBMarch 16, 19366'3"235ClemsonLouisville, KY USA1414
75Don FloydRDEJuly 10, 19386'3"245TCUAbilene, TX USA99
28Charley FrazierFL-OEAugust 12, 19396'0"190Texas SouthernHouston, TX USA100
55John FrongilloOTOctober 12, 19396'3"255BaylorMansfield, MA USA30
27Fred GlickPRFebruary 25, 19376'1"195Colorado St.Aurora, CO USA1414
68Tom GoodeOGDecember 1, 19386'3"245Mississippi St.West Point, MS USA140
87Charley HenniganWRMarch 19, 19356'1"187LSUBienville, LA USA1414
82Ed HusmannRDTAugust 6, 19316'2"245NebraskaSchuyler, NE USA1414
23Bobby JancikKRFebruary 9, 19405'11"178LamarHouston, TX USA1414
41Mark JohnstonCBMarch 4, 19386'0"203NorthwesternSycamore, IL USA140
73Bob KellyOTAugust 18, 19406'2"270New Mexico St.Carlsbad, NM USA110
18Randy KerbowSEDecember 19, 19406'1"190RiceParis, TX USA80
15Jacky LeeQBJuly 11, 19396'1"189CincinnatiMinneapolis, MN USA141
81Bob McLeodTENovember 10, 19386'4"240Abilene ChristianSweetwater, TX USA1414
74Dudley MeredithLDTJanuary 16, 19356'4"280FloridaSmithwick, TX USA1414
77Rich MichaelRTNovember 15, 19386'3"242Ohio St.Hamilton, OH USA1414
83Ron NeryDEDecember 30, 19346'6"247Kansas St.New Kensington, PA USA40
43Jim NortonLSOctober 20, 19386'3"190IdahoGlendale, CA USA1414
45Larry OnestiMLBNovember 12, 19386'0"195NorthwesternChicago, IL USA145
64Willis PerkinsDEFebruary 14, 19346'0"260Texas SouthernColumbus, TX USA30
52Bob SchmidtCJuly 9, 19366'4"248MinnesotaRochester, MN USA1414
32Dave SmithHB-FBMarch 23, 19376'1"210RiponMilwaukee, WI USA146
76Walt SuggsLTMay 15, 19396'5"260Mississippi St.Hattiesburg, MS USA1414
61Bob TalaminiLGJanuary 8, 19396'1"255KentuckyLouisville, KY USA1414
47Bill TobinHBFebruary 16, 19415'11"210MissouriBurlington Junction, MO USA107
44Charley TolarFBSeptember 5, 19375'6"199NW State (LA)Natchitoches, LA USA1414
86Bucky WegenerRDEOctober 31, 19395'10"245Missouri145
63Hogan WhartonRGDecember 13, 19356'2"250HoustonHood County, TX USA1414