1969 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 5th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Paul Brown (4-9-1)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1969 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1969 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the AFL's West Division.

The Bengals scored 280 points, but the leaky defense conceded 367, most in the circuit. Greg Cook passed for 1,854 yards. Eric Crabtree paced the receiving corps, grabbing 40 passes for 855 yards, while Speedy Thomas and Bob Trumpy contributed to the receiving game as well.

Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-best 578 yards for Cincinnati, and Paul Robinson also aided the ground game.

Bobby Hunt, Fletcher Smith, Ken Riley and Bill Peterson each intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
51Ken AveryLBMay 23, 19446'0"227Southern MissNew York, NY USA140
85Marty BaccaglioDESeptember 28, 19446'3"245San Jose St.San Francisco, CA USA140
58Al BeauchampLLBJune 25, 19446'2"237SouthernBaton Rouge, LA USA130
66Bill BergeyMLBFebruary 9, 19456'4"243Arkansas St.South Dayton, NY USA140
82Royce BerryLDEApril 14, 19466'4"250HoustonOdessa, TX USA130
52Tim BuchananLBMay 26, 19466'1"230Arizona St.Pasadena, CA USA140
64Justin CanaleGApril 11, 19436'2"250Mississippi St.Memphis, TN USA80
79Steve ChomyszakRDEFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA140
23Al ColemanLSDecember 27, 19446'1"183Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA140
12Greg CookQBNovember 20, 19466'4"220CincinnatiDayton, OH USA1111
88Bruce CosletTEAugust 5, 19466'4"227PacificOakdale, CA USA80
10Eric CrabtreeSENovember 3, 19446'0"185PittsburghMonessen, PA USA140
63Guy DennisG-CFebruary 28, 19476'2"255FloridaWalnut Hill, FL USA140
72Howard FestRTApril 11, 19466'6"262TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
26Jack GehrkeWRJanuary 14, 19466'0"178UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA100
28John GuilloryDBJuly 28, 19455'10"190StanfordBerkeley, CA USA110
89Harry GunnerDENovember 25, 19446'6"250Oregon St.Port Arthur, TX USA140
57Ed HarmonLBDecember 16, 19466'4"235LouisvilleNorth Tonawanda, NY USA110
20Bobby HuntRSAugust 15, 19406'1"185AuburnLanett, AL USA140
19Essex JohnsonKROctober 15, 19465'9"201Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA120
29Jim JohnsonDBNovember 30, 19456'1"195South Carolina St.Charleston, SC USA110
54Bob JohnsonCAugust 19, 19466'5"262TennesseeGary, IN USA140
47Charlie KingDBJanuary 7, 19436'0"184PurdueCanton, OH USA90
40Ron LambRBFebruary 3, 19446'2"225South CarolinaNew London, CT USA140
11Dale LivingstonPMarch 12, 19456'0"210East. MichiganPlymouth, MI USA120
73Pat MatsonRGJuly 22, 19446'1"245OregonLaramie, WY USA60
68Dave MiddendorfGNovember 23, 19456'3"260Washington St.Seattle, WA USA120
16Horst MuhlmannKJanuary 2, 19406'1"215noneDortmund, Germany140
25Chip MyersWRAugust 9, 19456'4"203NW Oklahoma St.Panama City, FL USA145
74Ernie ParkLGOctober 22, 19406'3"253McMurrySan Angelo, TX USA110
77Frank PetersTJuly 17, 19476'4"250OhioLockbourne, OH USA30
53Bill PetersonRLBJune 6, 19456'3"230San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA140
30Jess PhillipsFBFebruary 28, 19476'1"210Michigan St.Beaumont, TX USA140
70Andy RiceLDTSeptember 6, 19406'2"268Texas SouthernHallettsville, TX USA140
13Ken RileyRCBAugust 6, 19475'11"181Florida A&MBartow, FL USA140
18Paul RobinsonHBDecember 19, 19446'0"198ArizonaTucson, AZ USA140
31Fletcher SmithLCBOctober 13, 19436'0"178Tennessee St.Hearne, TX USA140
24Tommie SmithWRJune 6, 19446'3"190San Jose St.Clarksville, TN USA20
83Bill StaleyRDTSeptember 9, 19466'3"250Utah St.Walnut Creek, CA USA110
41Terry SwansonPJanuary 8, 19446'0"210MassachusettsCambridge, MA USA20
17Speedy ThomasFLApril 13, 19476'1"170UtahHouston, TX USA140
84Bob TrumpyTEMarch 6, 19456'6"228IllinoisSpringfield, IL USA140
43Clem TurnerRB,HB/TEMay 28, 19456'1"236CincinnatiCincinnati, OH USA140
67Mike WilsonT-GOctober 20, 19476'3"245DaytonWilmington, OH USA30
75Ernie WrightLTNovember 6, 19396'4"270Ohio St.Toledo, OH USA140
14Sam WycheQBJanuary 5, 19456'4"218FurmanAtlanta, GA USA73



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