1968 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (0-3)
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (2-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1968 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1968 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Coastal Division.

The Falcons managed just 170 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad gave up 389. Bob Berry passed for 1,433 yards. Jerry Simmons paced the receiving corps, hauling in 28 passes, while Bob Long accumulated 484 receiving yards, while Ray Ogden provided receiving help as well.

Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 365 yards for Atlanta.

Jimmy Burson picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Norb Hecker and Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
57Dick AbsherLB-KApril 19, 19446'4"230MarylandWashington, DC USA100
52Ron AcksLBOctober 3, 19446'2"214IllinoisHerrin, IL USA10
54Grady AllenLLBJanuary 1, 19466'3"225Texas A&MSan Augustine, TX USA140
38Joe AuerRBOctober 11, 19416'1"200Miami (FL)Trenton, NJ USA70
17Bob BerryQBMarch 10, 19425'11"185OregonSan Jose, CA USA107
50Greg BrezinaLBJanuary 7, 19466'0"226HoustonSinton, TX USA101
32Charlie BryantRBMarch 7, 19416'0"207AllenLake View, SC USA20
49Jimmy BursonPROctober 13, 19406'0"175AuburnLa Grange, GA USA140
33Cannonball ButlerFBMay 4, 19435'9"194Edward WatersQuincy, FL USA120
22Lee CallandDBSeptember 14, 19416'0"190LouisvilleLouisville, KY USA70
77Rick CashRDEJuly 1, 19456'5"248MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA140
56Joe CerneCApril 26, 19426'2"240NorthwesternChrnomlj, Yugoslavia60
48Ollie CordillDB-P-EJune 20, 19436'3"185MemphisHouston, TX USA10
79Carlton DabneyRDTJanuary 26, 19476'3"259Morgan St.Richmond, VA USA1414
84Mike DonohoeTEMay 6, 19456'3"225San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA140
65Steve DuichGFebruary 28, 19466'3"248San Diego St.Long Beach, CA USA124
45Dave DunawayWRJanuary 19, 19456'2"205DukePhiladelphia, PA USA80
37Perry DunnHBJanuary 20, 19416'2"210MississippiNatchez, MS USA140
25Rick EberWRApril 17, 19456'0"185TulsaTorrance, CA USA10
3Bob EtterKAugust 8, 19455'11"157GeorgiaChattanooga, TN USA140
85Paul FlatleyFLJanuary 30, 19416'1"187NorthwesternRichmond, IN USA145
43Mike FreemanDBJuly 13, 19445'11"179Fresno St.Los Angeles, CA USA90
76Jim GarciaDE-DTMarch 7, 19446'4"250PurdueChicago, IL USA10
30Doug GoodwinRBMarch 11, 19426'2"228Md-Eastern ShoreCharleston, SC USA20
67Dan GrimmRGFebruary 7, 19416'3"245ColoradoPerry, IA USA140
35Billy HarrisRBJanuary 17, 19466'2"204ColoradoGalveston, TX USA60
55Ralph HeckRLBNovember 6, 19416'1"230ColoradoPittsburgh, PA USA130
24Floyd HudlowDBNovember 9, 19435'11"195ArizonaPhoenix, AZ USA70
87Claude HumphreyLDEJune 29, 19446'4"252Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA140
11Randy JohnsonQBJune 17, 19446'3"205Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA87
31Dwight LeeRBSeptember 3, 19456'2"190Michigan St.Mount Clemens, MI USA110
18Bruce LemmermanQBOctober 4, 19456'1"206Cal State-NorthridgeLos Angeles, CA USA40
73Errol LindenRTOctober 21, 19376'5"258HoustonNew Orleans, LA USA140
80Bob LongFL-WRJune 16, 19426'3"205Wichita St.McKeesport, PA USA90
26Billy LothridgePJanuary 1, 19426'1"194Georgia TechCleveland, GA USA140
53Frank MarchlewskiCOctober 14, 19436'2"240MinnesotaNew Kensington, PA USA10
41Brendan McCarthyRBAugust 6, 19456'3"220Boston Col.Boston, MA USA70
60Tommy NobisMLBSeptember 20, 19436'2"240TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
70Jim NortonDE-DT-T-ENovember 18, 19426'4"254WashingtonWilmington, NC USA70
28Ray OgdenTESeptember 2, 19426'5"225AlabamaJesup, GA USA140
27Nick RassasLSJanuary 13, 19446'0"190Notre DameBaltimore, MD USA140
36Ken ReavesLCBOctober 29, 19446'3"210Norfolk St.Braddock, PA USA140
52Marion RushingLBSeptember 3, 19366'2"223Southern IllinoisPinckneyville, IL USA70
61Bill SandemanT-DTNovember 30, 19426'6"252PacificProvidence, RI USA40
78Jerry ShayLDTJuly 10, 19446'3"250PurdueGary, IN USA140
44Jerry SimmonsSENovember 14, 19426'0"190Bethune-CookmanNichols, FL USA140
66Jim SimonLGMarch 22, 19406'4"240Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA130
53Phil SobocinskiCDecember 6, 19406'3"235WisconsinSouth Milwaukee, WI USA70
42Philip SpillerDBApril 2, 19456'0"195Los Angeles St.Santa Monica, CA USA70
74Art StrahanDT-DEJuly 17, 19436'5"250Texas SouthernNewton, TX USA50
46Larry SuchyDBJuly 12, 19465'10"180Mississippi Col.Heidelberg, MS USA10
71Joe SzczeckoDTAugust 25, 19426'0"245NorthwesternLahr, Germany100
72Don TalbertLTMarch 1, 19396'5"255TexasLouisville, MS USA140
5Harmon WagesRBMay 18, 19466'1"215FloridaJacksonville, FL USA130
64Randy WinklerT-GJuly 18, 19436'5"255Tarleton St.Temple, TX USA120
45John WrightWRJanuary 11, 19466'0"197IllinoisOak Park, IL USA50



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