1967 New York Jets Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (8-5-1)
Location: New York, New York
1967 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (8-5-1)
Location: New York, New York
1967 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the American Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division.
The Jets scored 371 points, and the defensive squad gave up 329. Joe Namath directed the offense, throwing for 4,007 yards. George Sauer topped the receiving corps, hauling in 75 balls, while Don Maynard added 1,434 receiving yards.
Emerson Boozer rushed for a team-leading 442 yards for New York.
Al Atkinson and Larry Grantham each picked off 5 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Al Atkinson | MLB | July 28, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Bill Baird | PR | March 1, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | San Francisco St. | Lindsay, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Ralph Baker | LLB | August 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 228 | Penn St. | Lewistown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Randy Beverly | RCB | April 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Colorado St. | Wildwood, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 86 | Verlon Biggs | RDE | March 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 275 | Jackson St. | Moss Point, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | HB | July 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore | Augusta, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Solomon Brannan | RCB-LCB-LS | September 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Morris Brown | Savannah, GA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 45 | Earl Christy | KR | March 19, 1943 | 5'10" | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore | Perryman, MD USA | 10 | 0 |
| 56 | Paul Crane | LB-C | January 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 212 | Alabama | Pascagoula, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 80 | John Elliott | DT-DE | October 26, 1944 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Cornell Gordon | DB | January 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 187 | North Carolina A&T | Norfolk, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Larry Grantham | RLB | September 16, 1938 | 6'0" | 210 | Mississippi | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Jim Harris | RDT | February 24, 1943 | 6'4" | 280 | Utah St. | Lake Charles, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 28 | Abner Haynes | RB | September 19, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | North Texas | Denton, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Dave Herman | RG | September 3, 1941 | 6'1" | 255 | Michigan St. | Bryan, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | LT | October 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas Southern | Seguin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Jim Hudson | LS | March 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas | Steubenville, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 35 | Billy Joe | HB | October 14, 1940 | 6'2" | 235 | Villanova | Aynor, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Curley Johnson | P | July 2, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | Houston | Anna, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Henry King | LS | January 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 205 | Utah St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Pete Lammons | TE | October 20, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas | Crockett, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Sherman Lewis | S | June 29, 1942 | 5'9" | 158 | Michigan St. | Louisville, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Bill Mathis | HB | December 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 220 | Clemson | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 57 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | FL | January 25, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Rice | Crosbyton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Carl McAdams | DT | April 26, 1944 | 6'3" | 240 | Oklahoma | Dumas, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | May 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Alabama | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Pete Perreault | ROG-OT | March 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Univ. | Shrewsbury, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Gerry Philbin | LDE | July 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 245 | Buffalo | Pawtucket, RI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Sherman Plunkett | RT | April 17, 1933 | 6'4" | 290 | Md-Eastern Shore | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Bill Rademacher | DB | May 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Northern Michigan | Menomonie, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Dennis Randall | DT-DE | July 7, 1945 | 6'7" | 250 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LG | May 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney | St. Paul, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jeff Richardson | OG-LOT | September 1, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Michigan St. | Johnstown, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Paul Rochester | LDT | July 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Johnny Sample | LCB | June 15, 1937 | 6'1" | 203 | Md-Eastern Shore | Cape Charles, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | George Sauer | SE | November 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas | Sheboygan, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | John Schmitt | C | November 12, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | Hofstra | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Bob Schweickert | QB | September 17, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Paul Seiler | C-T | November 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Notre Dame | Algona, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Mark Smolinski | FB | May 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 215 | Wyoming | Alpena, MI USA | 13 | 7 |
| 41 | Matt Snell | FB | August 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 219 | Ohio St. | Garfield, GA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 17 | Mike Taliaferro | QB | July 26, 1941 | 6'2" | 202 | Illinois | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Turner | K | March 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Utah St. | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Bake Turner | SE-FL | July 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 179 | Texas Tech | Alpine, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Jim Waskiewicz | MLB | February 10, 1944 | 6'4" | 240 | Wichita St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 82 | Bert Wilder | RDT-DE | April 14, 1939 | 6'3" | 245 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
