1971 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-6-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1971 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-6-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1971 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons chalked up 274 points, but the defense conceded 277. Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 594 yards for Atlanta.
Bob Berry passed for 2,005 yards. Art Malone paced the receiving corps, hauling in 34 passes, while Ken Burrow accumulated 741 receiving yards. Jim Mitchell contributed to the receiving game, too.
Ken Reaves picked off 6 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 | LLB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Grady Allen | LB | January 1, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Bill Bell | K | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 192 | Kansas | Fort Knox, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Belton | KR | December 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 207 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 62 | John Bramlett | LB | July 7, 1941 | 6'1" | 220 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | RLB | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 226 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Ray Brown | FS | January 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 208 | West Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Ken Burrow | WR | March 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Utah St. | Richmond, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Cannonball Butler | FB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Sonny Campbell | RB | March 5, 1948 | 5'11" | 192 | Northern Arizona | Marana, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Wes Chesson | WR | January 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Duke | Edenton, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Glen Condren | RDT | June 10, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Oklahoma | Fort Smith, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 225 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Enderle | G | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | MLB | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Illinois | Millersburg, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Leo Hart | QB | March 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 203 | Duke | Kinston, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Tom Hayes | RCB | April 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 199 | San Diego St. | Riverside, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Norfolk St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Rudy Kuechenberg | LB | February 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 215 | Indiana | Hobart, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | George Kunz | RT | July 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 257 | Notre Dame | Fort Sheridan, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Greg Lens | DT | March 11, 1945 | 6'5" | 261 | Trinity (TX) | Marshall, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | Mike Lewis | DT-DE-NT | July 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 261 | Wiley | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | John Mallory | SS | July 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 184 | West Virginia | Summit, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Art Malone | RB | March 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 211 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | Randy Marshall | DE | December 14, 1946 | 6'5" | 237 | Linfield | Oregon City, OR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Andy Maurer | LG | September 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 265 | Oregon | Silverton, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Tom McCauley | DB | May 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 193 | Wisconsin | Worcester, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim Miller | G | July 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 234 | Prairie View | Shelbyville, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | LB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Tony Plummer | DB | January 21, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Pacific | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 85 | Ray Poage | TE-SE-FL-WR | November 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 208 | Texas | Plainview, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Profit | RB | August 13, 1949 | 6'0" | 213 | La-Monroe | Lake Providence, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | LCB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Rudy Redmond | DB | August 25, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Pacific | Spokane, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Bill Sandeman | LT | November 30, 1942 | 6'6" | 252 | Pacific | Providence, RI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Larry Shears | DB | August 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | Mobile, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 66 | John Small | LDT | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 269 | The Citadel | Lumberton, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Mal Snider | RG | April 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Battle Creek, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Todd Snyder | WR | October 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Ohio | Athens, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Cleo Walker | LB-C | February 7, 1948 | 6'3" | 219 | Louisville | Columbus, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
