1969 San Diego Chargers Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-5)
Coach: Charlie Waller (4-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1969 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-5)
Coach: Charlie Waller (4-1)
Location: San Diego, California
1969 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.
The Chargers netted 288 points, and the defensive unit yielded 276. Dickie Post carried the ball for a team-best 873 yards for San Diego.
John Hadl passed for 2,253 yards. Lance Alworth grabbed 64 passes for 1,003 yards, while Gary Garrison contributed to the receiving game, too.
Jim Hill seized 7 opponent throws.
Sid Gillman and Charlie Waller coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Chuck Allen | LB | September 7, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Washington | Cle Elum, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Lance Alworth | FL | August 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 184 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Pete Barnes | RLB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | DB | April 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Ron Billingsley | RDT | April 6, 1945 | 6'8" | 290 | Wyoming | Florence, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Bob Briggs | LDE | April 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 258 | Heidelberg | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Bob Bruggers | LB | April 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Minnesota | Lincoln, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Jim Campbell | LB | January 16, 1946 | 6'2" | 232 | West Texas A&M | Coleman, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Levert Carr | T-G-DT | June 30, 1944 | 6'2" | 273 | North Central | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | Steve DeLong | RDE | July 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 252 | Tennessee | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Marty Domres | QB | April 17, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbia | Ithaca, NY USA | 10 | 4 |
| 45 | Speedy Duncan | KR | August 10, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | Jackson St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Rick Eber | WR | April 17, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | Tulsa | Torrance, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Dick Farley | DB | May 30, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Boston Univ. | Danvers, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Gene Ferguson | RT | June 5, 1947 | 6'8" | 300 | Norfolk St. | Lynchburg, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Jim Fetherston | LB | June 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | California | Merced, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Gene Foster | RB | March 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 220 | Arizona St. | Salem, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Willie Frazier | TE | June 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff | El Dorado, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Gary Garrison | SE | January 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 193 | San Diego St. | Amarillo, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 33 | Kenny Graham | LS | November 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 210 | Washington St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Sam Gruneisen | C | January 16, 1941 | 6'1" | 242 | Villanova | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | John Hadl | QB | February 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 214 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 14 | 10 |
| 39 | Jim Hill | RS | October 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Brad Hubbert | FB | June 5, 1941 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona | Boligee, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Gene Huey | DB | July 20, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Wyoming | Uniontown, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Gary Kirner | G-T | June 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 255 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Bill Lenkaitis | LG | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 9 |
| 38 | Jacque MacKinnon | TE-FB | November 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 235 | Colgate | Dover, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Pete Mikolajewski | QB | February 26, 1943 | 6'1" | 210 | Kent St. | Portsmouth, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Ron Mix | T-G | March 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 250 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Terry Owens | LT | July 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 260 | Jacksonville St. | Jasper, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis Partee | K | September 1, 1946 | 6'1" | 229 | SMU | Cameron, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Dickie Post | HB | September 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 190 | Houston | San Pedro, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Jeff Queen | RB-TE | August 15, 1946 | 6'1" | 217 | Morgan St. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Rick Redman | MLB | March 7, 1943 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Larry Rentz | DB | August 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Houston Ridge | DE-DT | July 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 270 | San Diego St. | Madera, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Dan Sartin | DT | June 23, 1946 | 6'1" | 250 | Mississippi | Gulfport, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 31 | Ron Sayers | RB | August 29, 1947 | 6'1" | 209 | Nebraska-Omaha | Wichita, KS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Jim Schmedding | G | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Weber St. | San Diego State, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Russ Smith | RB | August 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Bronxville, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jeff Staggs | LLB | May 14, 1944 | 6'1" | 240 | BYU | Elgin, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney | RG | April 18, 1941 | 6'4" | 256 | Syracuse | Cohasset, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Tolbert | DB | March 12, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Lincoln (MO) | Fairfield, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Richard Trapp | FL-WR | September 21, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Florida | Lynwood, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Russ Washington | LDT | December 17, 1946 | 6'6" | 289 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 13 |
| 77 | Bob Wells | T | August 4, 1945 | 6'4" | 280 | Johnson C. Smith | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
