1969 New York Jets Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (10-4)
Location: New York, New York
1969 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (10-4)
Location: New York, New York
1969 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Jets scored 353 points, and the defensive squad gave up 269. Joe Namath passed for 2,734 yards. Don Maynard topped the receiving corps, hauling in 47 balls for 938 yards. George Sauer contributed to the receiving game, too.
Matt Snell rushed for a team-leading 695 yards for New York, and Emerson Boozer also contributed to the rushing attack.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers. Bill Baird and John Dockery each snatched 5 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team. The 1969 New York Jets lost in the Division Playoff.
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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 | 10 | 0 |
| 46 | Bill Baird | RS | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | Mike Battle | KR | July 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | USC | South Gate, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Randy Beverly | DB | April 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Colorado St. | Wildwood, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Verlon Biggs | RDE | March 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 275 | Jackson St. | Moss Point, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Emerson Boozer | HB | July 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Md-Eastern Shore | Augusta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim Carroll | LB | May 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Notre Dame | Jonesboro, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Paul Crane | LB-C | January 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 212 | Alabama | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | John Dockery | LCB | September 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | John Elliott | RDT | October 26, 1944 | 6'4" | 244 | Texas | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Roger Finnie | RT | November 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Foley | OT | October 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Cornell Gordon | RCB | January 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 187 | North Carolina A&T | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Larry Grantham | RLB | September 16, 1938 | 6'0" | 210 | Mississippi | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Dave Herman | RG | September 3, 1941 | 6'1" | 255 | Michigan St. | Bryan, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 75 | Winston Hill | LT | October 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas Southern | Seguin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Jim Hudson | LS-RCB | March 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas | Steubenville, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | Billy Joe | RB | October 14, 1940 | 6'2" | 235 | Villanova | Aynor, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Jimmie Jones | DE | January 17, 1947 | 6'5" | 220 | Wichita St. | Columbia, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Pete Lammons | TE | October 20, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas | Crockett, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Cecil Leonard | RCB | July 20, 1946 | 5'11" | 160 | Tuskegee | Sylacauga, AL USA | 8 | 2 |
| 31 | Bill Mathis | RB | December 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 220 | Clemson | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | FL | January 25, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Rice | Crosbyton, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 50 | Carl McAdams | DT-DE | April 26, 1944 | 6'3" | 240 | Oklahoma | Dumas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | May 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Alabama | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | John Neidert | MLB | June 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Louisville | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 4 |
| 30 | George Nock | RB | March 4, 1946 | 5'11" | 200 | Morgan St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Steve O'Neal | P | February 4, 1946 | 6'3" | 185 | Texas A&M | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Babe Parilli | QB | May 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 196 | Kentucky | Rochester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Pete Perreault | ROG-LOG | March 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Univ. | Shrewsbury, MA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 81 | Gerry Philbin | LDE | July 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 245 | Buffalo | Pawtucket, RI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LG | May 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney | St. Paul, NE USA | 13 | 13 |
| 26 | Jim Richards | LS | October 28, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Virginia Tech | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 10 |
| 72 | Paul Rochester | LDT | July 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI USA | 13 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 79 | Paul Seiler | C-T | November 1, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Notre Dame | Algona, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | Matt Snell | FB | August 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 219 | Ohio St. | Garfield, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Wayne Stewart | TE | August 18, 1947 | 6'7" | 219 | California | Cochrane, AB Canada | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Steve Thompson | LDT | February 12, 1945 | 6'2" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Jim Turner | K | March 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Utah St. | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Bake Turner | WR | July 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 179 | Texas Tech | Alpine, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
| 71 | Sam Walton | ROT | January 3, 1943 | 6'5" | 270 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 5 |
| 34 | Lee White | RB | May 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 232 | Weber St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Al Woodall | QB | December 7, 1945 | 6'5" | 205 | Duke | Erwin, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Gordon Wright | OG | December 15, 1943 | 6'3" | 248 | Delaware St. | East Meadow, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
