1965 Denver Broncos Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (4-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1965 Denver Broncos Statistics
1965 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.

The Broncos scored 303 points, but the porous defense allowed 392. John McCormick passed for 1,292 yards. Lionel Taylor paced pass catchers, hauling in 85 passes for 1,131 yards.

Cookie Gilchrist ran for a team-best 954 yards for Denver.

Goose Gonsoulin intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Mac Speedie coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
42Odell BarryPROctober 10, 19415'10"180FindlayMemphis, TN USA120
74Lee BernetTJanuary 24, 19446'2"250WisconsinChicago, IL USA120
56John BramlettRLBJuly 7, 19416'1"220MemphisMemphis, TN USA140
76Bob BreitensteinLTApril 8, 19436'3"265TulsaBuenos Aires, Argentina140
24Willie BrownLCBDecember 2, 19406'1"195Grambling St.Yazoo City, MS USA140
21Gerry BussellDBSeptember 7, 19436'0"190Georgia TechMiddlesboro, KY USA60
40Paul CarmichaelHBAugust 28, 19446'0"200El Camino Col. (CA)Inglewood, CA USA30
80Ed CookeLDEMay 3, 19356'4"250MarylandPilot Mountain, NC USA140
54Ed CummingsLBJune 29, 19416'3"232StanfordAnaconda, MT USA140
75Eldon DanenhauerRTOctober 4, 19356'5"245Emporia St.Clay Center, KS USA140
88Al DensonFL-TE-SE-WRJanuary 2, 19426'2"208Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA140
30Hewritt DixonTEJanuary 8, 19406'1"230Florida A&MAlachua, FL USA140
53Tom ErlandsonLLBMarch 24, 19406'3"235Washington St.Seattle, WA USA140
44Miller FarrLSApril 8, 19436'1"190Wichita St.Beaumont, TX USA70
2Cookie GilchristFBMay 25, 19356'3"251noneBrackenridge, PA USA140
23Goose GonsoulinRSJune 7, 19386'3"210BaylorPort Arthur, TX USA140
46John GriffinDBNovember 2, 19396'1"190MemphisNashville, TN USA140
29Wendell HayesHBAugust 5, 19406'1"220Humboldt St.Dallas, TX USA1414
28Abner HaynesKRSeptember 19, 19376'0"190North TexasDenton, TX USA140
64Jon HohmanGOctober 23, 19426'1"245WisconsinAntigo, WI USA100
50Jerry HopkinsMLBJanuary 24, 19416'2"235Texas A&MChalk Bluff, TX USA140
83Ray JacobsLDTNovember 21, 19386'3"285Howard PayneCorsicana, TX USA140
70Chuck JaneretteRDTDecember 1, 19386'3"253Penn St.Philadelphia, PA USA140
51Gene JeterLBFebruary 9, 19426'3"235Ark-Pine BluffMontgomery, AL USA140
12Gary KronerKNovember 6, 19406'1"200WisconsinGreen Bay, WI USA140
52Ray KubalaCOctober 26, 19426'5"265Texas A&MWest, TX USA140
15Jacky LeeQBJuly 11, 19396'1"189CincinnatiMinneapolis, MN USA41
81Max LeetzowRDESeptember 17, 19436'4"240IdahoLodi, CA USA140
26Darrell LesterFBNovember 6, 19406'2"228LSULake Charles, LA USA120
10John McCormickQBMay 26, 19376'1"208Boston Col.Boston, MA USA146
67Bob McCulloughRGNovember 18, 19406'2"245ColoradoHelena, MT USA140
47John McGeeverRCBFebruary 14, 19396'1"195AuburnBogalusa, LA USA140
45Jim McMillinDBSeptember 18, 19396'0"190Colorado St.Pleasant Hill, CA USA120
27Charley MitchellHB-DBMay 25, 19405'11"185WashingtonMcNary, AZ USA10
78Leroy MooreDESeptember 16, 19356'2"240Fort Valley St.Pontiac, MI USA140
68Tom NominaDT-GDecember 27, 19416'3"260Miami (OH)Delphos, OH USA120
60Charlie ParkerGJune 19, 19416'1"245Southern MissGreenville, MS USA140
82Bob ScarpittoFLJanuary 7, 19395'11"192Notre DameRahway, NY USA140
14Mickey SlaughterQBAugust 22, 19416'2"204Louisiana TechMonroe, LA USA107
72Jerry SturmLGDecember 31, 19366'3"260IllinoisEnglish, IN USA140
87Lionel TaylorSEAugust 15, 19356'2"215New Mex. HighlandsKansas City, MO USA140
63Jim ThibertLBJune 14, 19406'3"230ToledoToledo, OH USA130
77Jim ThompsonDTDecember 4, 19406'3"255Southern IllinoisPeoria, IL USA40
48Nemiah WilsonDBApril 6, 19436'0"165Grambling St.Baton Rouge, LA USA140



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