1970 Washington Redskins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Austin (6-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1970 Washington Redskins Statistics
1970 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Redskins racked up 297 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 314. Larry Brown carried the ball for a team-best 1,125 yards for Washington.

Sonny Jurgensen passed for 2,354 yards. Jerry Smith grabbed 43 passes, while Charley Taylor accumulated 593 receiving yards, while Larry Brown contributed to the receiving game, too.

Brig Owens and Mike Bass each intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Bill Austin coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
81Mack AlstonTEApril 27, 19476'2"230Md-Eastern ShoreGeorgetown, SC USA80
83Bruce AndersonRDEJanuary 18, 19446'4"250WillametteCoos Bay, OR USA108
41Mike BassRCBMarch 31, 19456'0"190MichiganYpsilanti, MI USA1414
71Frank BoschLDTOctober 24, 19456'4"255ColoradoBremerton, WA USA116
4Mike BraggPSeptember 26, 19465'11"186RichmondRichmond, VA USA140
43Larry BrownRBSeptember 19, 19475'11"195Kansas St.Clairton, PA USA1313
77Bill BrundigeRDTNovember 13, 19486'5"270ColoradoHolyoke, CO USA1414
26Bob BrunetRBJuly 29, 19466'1"205Louisiana TechLarose, LA USA60
89Leo CarrollDEFebruary 16, 19446'7"250TulsaAlhambra, CA USA70
51John DidionC-LBOctober 24, 19476'4"245Oregon St.Woodland, CA USA100
32Henry DyerRBJanuary 28, 19456'2"230Grambling St.Baton Rouge, LA USA122
37Pat FischerLCBJanuary 2, 19405'9"170NebraskaSt. Edward, NE USA1414
52Gene HamlinCJuly 26, 19466'3"245West. MichiganDetroit, MI USA40
55Chris HanburgerRLBAugust 13, 19416'2"218North CarolinaFort Bragg, NC USA1414
31Charlie HarrawayFBSeptember 21, 19446'2"215San Jose St.Oklahoma City, OK USA1313
22Jim HarrisDBSeptember 18, 19466'0"173HoustonBrownwood, TX USA30
46Rickie HarrisFSMay 15, 19435'11"182ArizonaSt. Louis, MO USA1412
56Len HaussCJuly 11, 19426'2"235GeorgiaJesup, GA USA1414
28Jon HendersonWR-DBDecember 17, 19446'0"200Colorado St.Pittsburgh, PA USA140
71Terry HermelingT-G-DEApril 25, 19466'5"255Nevada-RenoSanta Maria, CA USA50
85John HoffmanLDEAugust 2, 19436'7"260USCSanta Monica, CA USA139
48Jon JaquaDBSeptember 10, 19486'0"190Lewis & ClarkEugene, OR USA142
9Sonny JurgensenQBAugust 23, 19345'11"202DukeWilmington, NC USA1414
5Curt KnightKApril 14, 19436'2"190North TexasGulfport, MS USA140
40Dave KopayRBJune 28, 19426'0"218WashingtonChicago, IL USA120
73Paul LaavegRGOctober 1, 19486'4"245IowaSioux Falls, SD USA110
24Bill MalinchakSE-WRApril 2, 19446'1"200IndianaCharleroi, PA USA90
86Marlin McKeeverMLBJanuary 1, 19406'1"235USCCheyenne, WY USA1412
53Harold McLintonLLBJuly 1, 19476'2"235SouthernFort Valley, GA USA1413
23Brig OwensSSFebruary 16, 19435'11"190CincinnatiLinden, TX USA1414
78Floyd PetersLDTMay 21, 19366'4"254San Francisco St.Council Bluffs, IA USA109
19Danny PierceRBJanuary 17, 19486'3"216Mississippi St.Laurel, MS USA20
65Vince PromutoGJune 8, 19386'1"245Holy CrossNew York, NY USA32
88Pat RichterTESeptember 9, 19416'5"229WisconsinMadison, WI USA111
47Walter RobertsWRFebruary 15, 19425'9"163San Jose St.Texarkana, TX USA1412
76Walt RockRTNovember 4, 19416'5"255MarylandCleveland, OH USA1313
54Tom RousselLBJanuary 20, 19456'3"235Southern MissThibodeaux, LA USA141
13Frank RyanQBJuly 12, 19366'3"199RiceFort Worth, TX USA10
66Roy SchmidtRGMay 3, 19426'3"248Long Beach St.Colorado Springs, CO USA116
62Ray SchoenkeLGSeptember 10, 19416'4"250SMUWahiawa, HI USA1413
64Manny SistrunkDTJune 16, 19476'5"269Ark-Pine BluffMontgomery, AL USA103
87Jerry SmithTEJuly 19, 19436'3"208Arizona St.Eugene, OR USA1414
74Jim SnowdenLTJanuary 12, 19426'3"255Notre DameYoungstown, OH USA1414
42Charley TaylorWRSeptember 28, 19416'3"210Arizona St.Grand Prairie, TX USA1010
67Rusty TillmanLBFebruary 27, 19466'2"230ArizonaBeloit, WI USA142
29Ted VactorKRMay 27, 19446'0"185NebraskaWashington, PA USA140
75Steve WrightTJuly 17, 19426'6"250AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA141



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