1970 San Diego Chargers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6-3
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Charlie Waller (5-6-3)
Location: San Diego, California
1970 San Diego Chargers Statistics
1970 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 3 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

San Diego scored 282 points, while the defensive unit conceded 278. John Hadl threw for 2,388 yards. Gary Garrison paced the receiving corps, grabbing 44 passes for 1,006 yards. Willie Frazier and Lance Alworth were targeted regularly, too.

Jeff Queen carried the ball for a team-best 261 yards for the Chargers, while Dickie Post also buoyed the ground attack.

Pete Barnes picked off 3 opponent throws.

Charlie Waller coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
19Lance AlworthWRAugust 3, 19406'0"184ArkansasHouston, TX USA140
60Bob BabichMLBMay 5, 19476'2"231Miami (OH)Youngstown, OH USA140
59Pete BarnesRLBAugust 31, 19456'1"239SouthernKeatchie, LA USA140
40Joe BeauchampRCBApril 11, 19446'0"188Iowa St.Chicago, IL USA130
86Ron BillingsleyRDTApril 6, 19456'8"290WyomingFlorence, AL USA90
68Bob BriggsLDTApril 28, 19456'4"258HeidelbergToledo, OH USA100
56Bob BruggersLBApril 20, 19446'1"230MinnesotaLincoln, NE USA130
13Wayne ClarkQBMay 30, 19476'2"203U.S. InternationalOskaloosa, IA USA10
82Steve DeLongRDEJuly 3, 19436'2"252TennesseeNorfolk, VA USA140
35Chuck DetwilerDBMarch 6, 19476'0"185Utah St.Rome, NY USA110
14Marty DomresQBApril 17, 19476'4"220ColumbiaIthaca, NY USA82
45Speedy DuncanKRAugust 10, 19425'10"180Jackson St.Tuscaloosa, AL USA60
49Rick EberWRApril 17, 19456'0"185TulsaTorrance, CA USA60
75Gene FergusonT-DTJune 5, 19476'8"300Norfolk St.Lynchburg, VA USA140
44Chris FletcherPRDecember 25, 19485'11"185TempleMorristown, NJ USA130
37Gene FosterRBMarch 20, 19426'0"220Arizona St.Salem, NJ USA70
83Willie FrazierTEJune 19, 19426'4"245Ark-Pine BluffEl Dorado, AR USA140
25Mike GarrettRBApril 12, 19445'9"191USCLos Angeles, CA USA90
27Gary GarrisonWRJanuary 21, 19446'2"193San Diego St.Amarillo, TX USA1414
84Walker GilletteWRMarch 16, 19476'5"200RichmondNorfolk, VA USA130
69Ira GordonG-TMay 5, 19476'3"275Kansas St.Kilbourne, LA USA80
65Sam GruneisenCJanuary 16, 19416'1"242VillanovaLouisville, KY USA140
21John HadlQBFebruary 15, 19406'1"214KansasLawrence, KS USA1412
39Jim HillSSOctober 21, 19466'2"190Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA140
24Bob HowardLCBNovember 24, 19446'2"174Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoTallulah, LA USA140
26Brad HubbertRBJune 5, 19416'1"235ArizonaBoligee, AL USA80
51Bill LenkaitisLGJune 30, 19466'4"255Penn St.Cleveland, OH USA97
15Mike MercerKNovember 21, 19356'0"220MinnesotaAlgona, IA USA140
38Roland MossTESeptember 20, 19466'3"215ToledoSt. Matthews, SC USA20
72Joe OwensLDENovember 8, 19466'2"245Alcorn St.Columbia, MS USA140
76Terry OwensLTJuly 5, 19446'0"260Jacksonville St.Jasper, AL USA140
29Dennis ParteePSeptember 1, 19466'1"229SMUCameron, TX USA130
22Dickie PostRBSeptember 27, 19455'9"190HoustonSan Pedro, CA USA90
50Jack ProtzLBApril 14, 19486'1"218North CarolinaJersey City, NJ USA140
47Jeff QueenFBAugust 15, 19466'1"217Morgan St.Boston, MA USA140
66Rick RedmanLB-PMarch 7, 19436'1"220WashingtonPortland, OR USA140
79Andy RiceDTSeptember 6, 19406'2"268Texas SouthernHallettsville, TX USA90
64Jim SchmeddingGFebruary 10, 19466'2"250Weber St.San Diego State, CA USA90
42Dave SmithRBDecember 9, 19476'1"210UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA70
20Russ SmithRBAugust 4, 19446'0"212Miami (FL)Bronxville, NY USA120
81Jeff StaggsLLBMay 14, 19446'1"240BYUElgin, IL USA140
89Art StrozierTEMay 23, 19466'2"220Kansas St.Kansas City, MO USA140
78Walt SweeneyRGApril 18, 19416'4"256SyracuseCohasset, MA USA140
43Jim TolbertFSMarch 12, 19446'4"200Lincoln (MO)Fairfield, AL USA140
70Russ WashingtonRTDecember 17, 19466'6"289MissouriKansas City, MO USA1413
77Bob WellsTAugust 4, 19456'4"280Johnson C. SmithNew York, NY USA40
87Tom WilliamsDT-DEJuly 21, 19486'4"250California-DavisHempstead, NY USA140
57Cal WithrowCJuly 4, 19456'0"240KentuckyPortsmouth, OH USA40



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