1970 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Alex Webster (9-5)
Location: New York, New York
1970 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Alex Webster (9-5)
Location: New York, New York
1970 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Giants scored 301 points, while the defense allowed 270. Fran Tarkenton threw for 2,777 yards. Clifton McNeil topped pass catchers, hauling in 50 passes for 764 yards. Tucker Frederickson, Ron Johnson and Bob Tucker each provided receiving help also.
Ron Johnson ran for a team-leading 1,027 yards for New York.
Willie Williams intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Alex Webster coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | John Baker | RDE | August 15, 1942 | 6'5" | 260 | Norfolk St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Willie Banks | OG | March 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Alcorn St. | Greenville, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Al Brenner | S | November 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Michigan St. | Benton Harbor, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Otto Brown | DB | January 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 188 | Prairie View | Tallahassee, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Rich Buzin | RT | January 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Penn St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Pete Case | LOG | December 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 245 | Georgia | Dayton, OH USA | 7 | 4 |
| 74 | Dennis Crane | OT | February 23, 1945 | 6'7" | 260 | USC | San Bernardino, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | John Douglas | LB | September 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 228 | Missouri | Columbia, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | RDE | July 6, 1946 | 6'6" | 240 | San Diego St. | Hawthorne, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Bobby Duhon | PR | September 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | Tulane | Abbeville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott Eaton | LCB | August 20, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Jim Files | MLB | January 16, 1948 | 6'4" | 240 | Oklahoma | Paris, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Tucker Frederickson | FB | January 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Pete Gogolak | K | April 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Cornell | Budapest, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Joe Green | DB | November 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 195 | Bowling Green | Aberdeen, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Charlie Harper | LG | August 14, 1944 | 6'0" | 250 | Oklahoma St. | Haskell, OK USA | 14 | 11 |
| 64 | Matt Hazeltine | RLB | August 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 220 | California | Ross, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Ralph Heck | LLB | November 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Colorado | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Don Herrmann | WR | June 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 205 | Waynesburg | Newark, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Ray Hickl | LB | December 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | El Maton, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Rich Houston | WR | November 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 196 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Texarkana, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Pat Hughes | C | June 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | Boston Univ. | Everett, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Len Johnson | OG | January 26, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | St. Cloud St. | Worthington, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Ron Johnson | RB | October 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Bill Johnson | P | July 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 208 | West Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 73 | Jim Kanicki | RDT | December 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Michigan St. | Bay City, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | John Kirby | LB | May 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Nebraska | David City, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Ernie Koy | RB-P | October 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Greg Larson | C | November 15, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Spider Lockhart | FS | April 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Tom Longo | SS | February 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | Notre Dame | Lyndhurst, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Bob Lurtsema | LDE | March 29, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Michigan Tech | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Clifton McNeil | WR | May 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 187 | Grambling St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Morrison | RB-WR | August 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Cincinnati | Lima, OH USA | 10 | 3 |
| 79 | Jim Norton | DT | November 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Washington | Wilmington, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Kenny Parker | LCB | July 22, 1946 | 6'1" | 190 | Fordham | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 7 |
| 75 | Jerry Shay | LDT | July 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Purdue | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Les Shy | KR | April 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 206 | Long Beach St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Aaron Thomas | WR | November 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 210 | Oregon St. | Dierks, AR USA | 14 | 1 |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | TE | June 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | Bloomsburg | Hazleton, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | RG | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Willie Williams | RCB | December 29, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Grambling St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Willie Young | LT | June 27, 1943 | 6'0" | 265 | Grambling St. | Ruston, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
