1964 Denver Broncos Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (2-7-1)
Coach: Jack Faulkner (0-4)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1964 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (2-7-1)
Coach: Jack Faulkner (0-4)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1964 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1964 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.
Denver managed just 240 points, worst in the league, while the porous defense conceded 438, most in the circuit. Jacky Lee tossed for 1,611 yards. Lionel Taylor paced the receiving corps, hauling in 76 passes for 873 yards.
Charley Mitchell ran for a team-best 590 yards for the Broncos.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 53 turnovers. Willie Brown picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition.
Mac Speedie and Jack Faulkner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Billy Atkins | DB-HB | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 196 | Auburn | Millport, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Frank Atkinson | DT | December 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 240 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | |
| 62 | Ernie Barnes | G-T | July 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 247 | North Carolina Central | Durham, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | Odell Barry | KR | October 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Findlay | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Norm Bass | DB | January 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 210 | Pacific | Laurel, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | LCB | December 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Ed Cooke | RDE | May 3, 1935 | 6'4" | 250 | Maryland | Pilot Mountain, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Eldon Danenhauer | RT | October 4, 1935 | 6'5" | 245 | Emporia St. | Clay Center, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Al Denson | FL-TE-SE-WR | January 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 208 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Hewritt Dixon | TE | January 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida A&M | Alachua, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Tom Erlandson | LB | March 24, 1940 | 6'3" | 235 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | Stan Fanning | T-DE-DT | November 22, 1937 | 6'7" | 270 | Idaho | Peoria, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Fraser | P | May 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 236 | Wisconsin | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | RS | June 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Baylor | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | John Griffin | DB | November 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Dick Guesman | K | January 22, 1938 | 6'4" | 255 | West Virginia | Brownsville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Gary Henson | E | September 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 200 | Colorado | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Jerry Hopkins | LLB | January 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M | Chalk Bluff, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ray Jacobs | LDE | November 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 285 | Howard Payne | Corsicana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Chuck Janerette | RDT | December 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 253 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Tom Janik | DB | September 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Texas A&M | Poth, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Joe | FB | October 14, 1940 | 6'2" | 235 | Villanova | Aynor, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Larry Jordan | DE-LB | April 18, 1938 | 6'6" | 230 | Youngstown St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Kubala | C | October 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas A&M | West, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 73 | Ike Lassiter | DE-DT | November 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | St. Augustine's | Wilson, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 10 |
| 55 | Marv Matuszak | MLB | September 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 232 | Tulsa | South Bend, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob McCullough | RG | November 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 245 | Colorado | Helena, MT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | John McGeever | LS | February 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Auburn | Bogalusa, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | DB | September 18, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Pleasant Hill, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Gene Mingo | HB-K | September 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 216 | none | Akron, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | HB | May 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington | McNary, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Leroy Moore | DE | September 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 240 | Fort Valley St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Tom Nomina | DT-G | December 27, 1941 | 6'3" | 260 | Miami (OH) | Delphos, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Harold Olson | LT | January 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Clemson | Asheville, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Jim Perkins | LG | June 16, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Colorado | Loyalton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jim Price | LB | September 17, 1940 | 6'2" | 225 | Auburn | Nettleton, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto | FL | January 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 192 | Notre Dame | Rahway, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Don Shackelford | G | February 18, 1943 | 6'4" | 255 | Pacific | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Mickey Slaughter | QB | August 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 204 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | Matt Snorton | TE | September 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan St. | Crofton, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Donnie Stone | HB-FB | January 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Sioux City, IA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm | C | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | SE | August 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | New Mex. Highlands | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Willie West | RCB | May 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Lexington, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | Jim Wright | DB | March 27, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | Memphis | Columbus, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
