1969 Houston Oilers Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-6-2
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Wally Lemm (6-6-2)
Location: Houston, Texas
1969 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 6-6-2
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Wally Lemm (6-6-2)
Location: Houston, Texas
1969 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Oilers netted 278 points, but the defensive squad gave up 279. Pete Beathard passed for 2,455 yards. Alvin Reed hauled in 51 passes, while Jerry LeVias added 696 receiving yards. Jim Beirne provided receiving help, too.
Hoyle Granger ran for a team-leading 740 yards for Houston.
Miller Farr picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Wally Lemm coached the team. The 1969 Houston Oilers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Hank Autry | C | May 2, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 81 | Jim Beirne | WR | October 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 206 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Elvin Bethea | RDE | March 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 260 | North Carolina A&T | Trenton, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Sonny Bishop | RG | October 1, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Fresno St. | Winner, SD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Garland Boyette | MLB | March 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 238 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Ode Burrell | RB-WR-P | September 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Goodman, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Woody Campbell | RB | September 26, 1944 | 5'10" | 204 | Northwestern | Mount Pleasant, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Ed Carrington | TE | September 1, 1944 | 6'4" | 225 | Virginia | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Davis | QB | September 15, 1945 | 6'2" | 205 | Virginia | Neptune, NJ USA | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | Tom Domres | RDT | October 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 260 | Wisconsin | Marshfield, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | John Douglas | DB | January 12, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas Southern | Fort Worth, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Elbert Drungo | T-G | April 30, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Miller Farr | LCB | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Wichita St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Roy Gerela | K | April 2, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | New Mexico St. | Sarrail, AB Canada | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Hoyle Granger | FB | March 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Oberlin, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Mac Haik | WR | January 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi | Meridian, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | W.K. Hicks | RS | July 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Glen Hines | RT | October 26, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Arkansas | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Pat Holmes | LDE | August 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas Tech | Durant, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Roy Hopkins | HB | February 18, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Texas Southern | Gilmer, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Ken Houston | LS | November 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 197 | Prairie View | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Rich Johnson | RB | May 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 225 | Illinois | Canton, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 62 | Jim LeMoine | TE-G | April 29, 1945 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah St. | Alameda, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Jerry LeVias | KR | September 5, 1946 | 5'9" | 177 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | C | December 28, 1942 | 6'3" | 250 | Baylor | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Ben Mayes | DE-DT | March 16, 1945 | 6'5" | 265 | Drake | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Zeke Moore | RCB | December 2, 1943 | 6'3" | 198 | Lincoln (MO) | Tuskegee, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 74 | Willie Parker | DT | March 12, 1945 | 6'3" | 275 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Bastrop, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Johnny Peacock | DB | March 2, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Houston | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Ron Pritchard | LB | April 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Alvin Reed | TE | August 1, 1944 | 6'5" | 235 | Prairie View | Kilgore, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Tom Regner | LG | April 19, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Kenosha, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | George Rice | DT | June 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 260 | LSU | Liberty, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Mike Richardson | RB | December 8, 1946 | 5'11" | 196 | SMU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Carel Stith | LDT | May 24, 1945 | 6'5" | 270 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Walt Suggs | LT | May 15, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Don Trull | QB | October 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 3 |
| 56 | Olen Underwood | RLB | May 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Texas | Holly Grove, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Loyd Wainscott | LB | October 26, 1946 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas | Texas City, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Ed Watson | LB | May 8, 1945 | 6'4" | 220 | Grambling St. | Coushatta, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | George Webster | LLB | November 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Anderson, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Glenn Woods | DE | January 7, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Prairie View | Kilgore, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | Paul Zaeske | WR | December 4, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | North Park | Sioux City, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
