1969 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (6-8)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1969 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (6-8)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1969 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Coastal Division.
The Falcons racked up 276 points, and the defense conceded 268. Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 655 yards for Atlanta.
Bob Berry threw for 1,087 yards. Paul Flatley hauled in 45 passes for 834 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 46 turnovers. Rudy Redmond picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Grady Allen | LLB | January 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 77 | Bruce Bosley | C | November 5, 1933 | 6'2" | 241 | West Virginia | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Bob Breitenstein | T-G | April 8, 1943 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | RLB | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 226 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Charlie Bryant | KR | March 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 207 | Allen | Lake View, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Cannonball Butler | FB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Cahill | RDT | July 26, 1942 | 6'3" | 245 | Northern Arizona | Stanley, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Junior Coffey | RB | March 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Kyle, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Gail Cogdill | SE | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Glen Condren | DT-DE | June 10, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Oklahoma | Fort Smith, AR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Ted Cottrell | LB | June 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 233 | Delaware Valley | Chester, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Enderle | LG | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Bob Etter | K | August 8, 1945 | 5'11" | 157 | Georgia | Chattanooga, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | James Ferguson | C-LB | October 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Oakland, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | FL | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Richmond, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Freeman | DB | July 13, 1944 | 5'11" | 179 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston | Jacksonville, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | MLB | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Illinois | Millersburg, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Bob Hughes | DE | November 17, 1944 | 6'4" | 236 | Rust | Columbus, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 5 |
| 75 | George Kunz | RT | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Al Lavan | DB | September 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 202 | Colorado St. | Pierce, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | Monte Ledbetter | WR | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Jennings, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Bobby Lee | WR | August 26, 1945 | 6'4" | 200 | Minnesota | Montgomery, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Bruce Lemmerman | QB | October 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 206 | Cal State-Northridge | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | John Mallory | PR | July 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 184 | West Virginia | Summit, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Tom McCauley | DB | May 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 193 | Wisconsin | Worcester, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Gary McDermott | RB | June 9, 1948 | 6'1" | 211 | Tulsa | Longview, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 234 | Prairie View | Shelbyville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | LB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Rudy Redmond | RCB | August 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Pacific | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Bill Sabatino | DT | August 9, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Alliance, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | LT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Roy Schmidt | G-T | May 3, 1942 | 6'3" | 248 | Long Beach St. | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 78 | Jerry Shay | LDT | July 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Purdue | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerry Simmons | WR-SE | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Ralph Smith | TE | December 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | Mississippi | Brookhaven, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Mal Snider | RG | April 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeff Stanciel | RB | May 4, 1947 | 6'0" | 192 | Miss. Valley St. | Moorhead, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Harmon Wages | HB | May 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Jim Waskiewicz | C-LB-T | February 10, 1944 | 6'4" | 240 | Wichita St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Jim Weatherford | LS | August 16, 1946 | 5'11" | 186 | Tennessee | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Nate Wright | DB | December 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego St. | Madison, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
