1970 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (4-8-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1970 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1970 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons racked up 206 points, while the defensive squad allowed 261. Cannonball Butler ran for a team-best 636 yards for Atlanta.

Bob Berry threw for 1,806 yards. Jim Mitchell hauled in 44 passes for 650 yards. Paul Flatley provided receiving help, too.

Ken Reaves picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
52Ron AcksLBOctober 3, 19446'2"214IllinoisHerrin, IL USA80
54Grady AllenLLBJanuary 1, 19466'3"225Texas A&MSan Augustine, TX USA140
17Bob BerryQBMarch 10, 19425'11"185OregonSan Jose, CA USA1212
65Bob BreitensteinT-GApril 8, 19436'3"265TulsaBuenos Aires, Argentina70
19Mike BrunsonRBJuly 30, 19476'1"190MesaLittle Rock, AR USA80
33Cannonball ButlerFBMay 4, 19435'9"194Edward WatersQuincy, FL USA140
45Sonny CampbellRBMarch 5, 19485'11"192Northern ArizonaMarana, AZ USA110
32Grady CavnessDBMarch 1, 19475'11"187Texas-El PasoHouston, TX USA40
15Gail CogdillSE-WRApril 7, 19376'3"200Washington St.Worland, WY USA60
88Glen CondrenRDTJune 10, 19426'4"251OklahomaFort Smith, AR USA140
51Ted CottrellLBJune 13, 19476'2"233Delaware ValleyChester, PA USA140
84Mike DonohoeTEMay 6, 19456'3"225San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA140
63Dick EnderleRGNovember 6, 19476'2"250MinnesotaBreckenridge, MN USA120
85Paul FlatleyWRJanuary 30, 19416'1"187NorthwesternRichmond, IN USA140
28Mike FreemanDBJuly 13, 19445'11"179Fresno St.Los Angeles, CA USA140
40Paul GipsonRBMarch 21, 19466'0"210HoustonJacksonville, TX USA130
59Dean HalversonLBAugust 24, 19466'2"230WashingtonOlympia, WA USA70
58Don HansenRLBAugust 20, 19446'2"235IllinoisMillersburg, IN USA140
68Dave HettemaTNovember 7, 19426'5"250New MexicoPasadena, CA USA60
87Claude HumphreyLDEJune 29, 19446'4"252Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA120
11Randy JohnsonQBJune 17, 19446'3"205Texas A&M-KingsvilleSan Antonio, TX USA42
75George KunzRTJuly 5, 19476'5"257Notre DameFort Sheridan, IL USA99
49Al LavanDBSeptember 13, 19466'1"202Colorado St.Pierce, FL USA130
24Kent LawrenceWRJune 3, 19466'0"180GeorgiaAnderson, SC USA10
72Greg LensLDTMarch 11, 19456'5"261Trinity (TX)Marshall, MN USA140
26Billy LothridgePJanuary 1, 19426'1"194Georgia TechCleveland, GA USA140
22John MalloryPRJuly 24, 19466'0"184West VirginiaSummit, NJ USA140
25Art MaloneRBMarch 20, 19485'11"211Arizona St.Tyler, TX USA140
89Randy MarshallDEDecember 14, 19466'5"237LinfieldOregon City, OR USA90
53John MatlockCOctober 19, 19446'4"249Miami (FL)Louisville, KY USA140
64Andy MaurerLGSeptember 30, 19486'3"265OregonSilverton, OR USA140
20Tom McCauleyFSMay 3, 19476'3"193WisconsinWorcester, MA USA140
86Jim MitchellTEOctober 19, 19476'1"234Prairie ViewShelbyville, TN USA140
60Tommy NobisMLBSeptember 20, 19436'2"240TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
36Ken ReavesLCBOctober 29, 19446'3"210Norfolk St.Braddock, PA USA140
47Rudy RedmondRCBAugust 25, 19476'1"196PacificSpokane, WA USA140
62Gary RobertsGNovember 30, 19466'2"242PurdueParkersburg, WV USA110
61Bill SandemanT-DTNovember 30, 19426'6"252PacificProvidence, RI USA60
66John SmallDT-LBNovember 20, 19466'4"269The CitadelLumberton, NC USA100
67Mal SniderLTApril 5, 19476'4"251StanfordBattle Creek, MI USA140
80Todd SnyderWROctober 22, 19486'1"187OhioAthens, OH USA120
74Jim SullivanDT-DEAugust 20, 19446'4"240Lincoln (MO)Detroit, MI USA70
57Jeff Van NoteCFebruary 7, 19466'2"247KentuckySouth Orange, NJ USA1414
8Ken VinyardKJune 18, 19475'10"190Texas TechAmarillo, TX USA140
5Harmon WagesRBMay 18, 19466'1"215FloridaJacksonville, FL USA130
71John ZookRDESeptember 24, 19476'4"243KansasGarden City, KS USA140



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