1973 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (7-5-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1973 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (7-5-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1973 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver moved the ball well, scoring 354 points, while the defensive squad yielded 296. Floyd Little ran for a team-best 979 yards for the Broncos.
Charley Johnson passed for 2,465 yards. Riley Odoms paced all receivers, hauling in 43 passes for 629 yards. Haven Moses and Floyd Little were targeted regularly as well.
Calvin Jones picked off 4 opponent throws.
John Ralston coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | RDE | April 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Yankton | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Bobby Anderson | RB | October 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 208 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Otis Armstrong | KR | November 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 196 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 73 | Mike Askea | T | January 7, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | Stanford | Visalia, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | RDT | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Ken Criter | LB | February 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 225 | Wisconsin | Fond du Lac, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Current | RT | September 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 274 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Joe Dawkins | FB | January 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 223 | Wisconsin | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Pete Duranko | LDE | December 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Notre Dame | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Fred Forsberg | LB | July 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Tom Graham | MLB | April 15, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | John Grant | DT-DE-NT | June 28, 1950 | 6'3" | 241 | USC | Boise, ID USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Charlie Greer | FS | April 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Colorado | Atlanta, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 48 | Dale Hackbart | DB | July 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 3 | 2 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | G | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Jerry Inman | DT | February 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 256 | Boise St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 68 | Larron Jackson | LG | August 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 12 |
| 56 | Tom Jackson | LB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | Schreiner College | Big Spring, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Calvin Jones | RCB | January 26, 1951 | 5'7" | 170 | Washington | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Larry Kaminski | C | January 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Bill Laskey | LLB | February 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 11 | 11 |
| 44 | Floyd Little | RB | July 4, 1942 | 5'10" | 196 | Syracuse | New Haven, CT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 22 | Fran Lynch | RB | December 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Hofstra | Bridgeport, CT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | Tommy Lyons | RG | August 7, 1948 | 6'2" | 230 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | C | December 28, 1942 | 6'3" | 250 | Baylor | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Billy Masters | TE-SE | March 15, 1944 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Grayson, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 56 | Ray May | RLB | June 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 41 | Leroy Mitchell | LCB | September 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Southern | Wharton, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 78 | Marv Montgomery | LT | February 8, 1948 | 6'6" | 255 | USC | Torrance, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | Randy Montgomery | DB | August 12, 1947 | 5'11" | 182 | Weber St. | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | WR | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Jim O'Malley | LB | July 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 229 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | John Pitts | DB | February 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Ramsey | QB | April 22, 1948 | 6'2" | 210 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Oliver Ross | RB | September 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 210 | Alabama A&M | Gainesville, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Mike Schnitker | LG | December 30, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Atcheson County, MO USA | 14 | 6 |
| 80 | Jerry Simmons | WR | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 51 | Mike Simone | LB | May 20, 1950 | 6'0" | 210 | Stanford | Ravenna, OH USA | 14 | 3 |
| 75 | Ed Smith | DE | October 23, 1950 | 6'5" | 241 | Colorado Col. | Nassau, Bahamas | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Paul Smith | LDT | August 13, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | New Mexico | Ada, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Bill Thompson | PR | October 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Jim Turner | K | March 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Utah St. | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Maurice Tyler | DB | July 19, 1950 | 6'0" | 188 | Morgan St. | Karnack, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 42 | Billy Van Heusen | P | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | Maryland | New Rochelle, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
| 84 | Gene Washington | WR | January 25, 1944 | 6'3" | 208 | Michigan St. | La Porte, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
