1969 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Tom Fears (5-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1969 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Tom Fears (5-9)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
1969 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Capitol Division.
The Saints scored 311 points, but the shaky defensive squad surrendered 393. Billy Kilmer passed for 2,532 yards. Danny Abramowicz topped pass catchers, grabbing 73 passes for 1,015 yards.
Andy Livingston carried the ball for a team-leading 761 yards for New Orleans, while Tony Baker also buoyed the ground attack.
Elijah Nevett and Dave Whitsell each picked off 3 opponent throws.
Tom Fears coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Danny Abramowicz | FL | July 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Xavier (OH) | Steubenville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Dick Absher | MLB | April 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins | LDE | May 8, 1930 | 6'8" | 257 | Tennessee | Humboldt, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Tony Baker | FB | February 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 229 | Iowa St. | Fort Madison, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Tom Barrington | KR | January 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 213 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Johnny Brewer | RLB | March 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Bo Burris | LS-RS | October 16, 1944 | 6'3" | 195 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 66 | Bill Cody | LB | August 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Auburn | Greenwood, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Daniel Colchico | LDE | May 27, 1935 | 6'5" | 245 | San Jose St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Wayne Colman | LB | April 13, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Temple | Ventnor, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Ollie Cordill | P | June 20, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Memphis | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Norman Davis | LOG | August 8, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Grambling St. | Cocoa, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Ted Davis | LLB | July 27, 1942 | 6'1" | 232 | Georgia Tech | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 19 | Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Palomar College | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Al Dodd | PR | August 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | NW State (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Edd Hargett | QB | June 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas A&M | Marietta, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Jimmy Hester | TE | December 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | North Dakota | Rock Island, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Gene Howard | LCB | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Jerry Jones | LOT | February 14, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Les Kelley | MLB-RLB | December 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 233 | Alabama | Decatur, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | QB | September 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 204 | UCLA | Topeka, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Jake Kupp | LG | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Andy Livingston | HB | October 21, 1944 | 6'1" | 236 | Phoenix College (JC) | Eufaula, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Dave Long | RDE | September 6, 1944 | 6'4" | 245 | Iowa | Jefferson, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Joe Looney | RB | October 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 230 | Cameron | San Angelo, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Tony Lorick | RB | May 25, 1941 | 6'1" | 217 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom McNeill | P | August 12, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | S.F. Austin | Rockford, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Morgan | LLB | January 31, 1942 | 6'4" | 242 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 87 | Richard Neal | DE-DT | September 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 260 | Southern | Minden, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Elijah Nevett | RCB | April 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Clark (GA) | Bessemer, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Dave Parks | SE-TE-WR | December 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas Tech | Muenster, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Ray Poage | TE-SE-FL-WR | November 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 208 | Texas | Plainview, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Steve Preece | LCB | February 15, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Oregon St. | Idaho Falls, ID USA | 14 | 1 |
| 75 | Mike Rengel | LDT | December 1, 1946 | 6'5" | 260 | Air Force | Minneapolis, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | RDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Bill Saul | MLB | November 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 224 | Penn St. | Unionville, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 67 | John Shinners | LOG | March 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Xavier (OH) | Hartford, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Don Shy | RB | November 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Jerry Sturm | C | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | LT | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Mike Taylor | OT | May 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Thompson | LS | March 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona | Minden, LA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 74 | Mike Tilleman | LDT | March 30, 1944 | 6'7" | 272 | Montana | Chinook, MT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Carl Ward | S | July 26, 1944 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan | Hartsond, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Ernie Wheelwright | RB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | RS | June 14, 1936 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Shelby, MI USA | 14 | 11 |
| 61 | Del Williams | RG | November 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Live Oak, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | LS | September 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 5 | 5 |
