1965 Boston Patriots Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-8-2
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Mike Holovak (4-8-2)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1965 Boston Patriots Statistics
1965 Boston Patriots Results

The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

Boston scored only 244 points, worst in the league, while the defense allowed 302. Babe Parilli threw for 2,597 yards. Jim Colclough paced pass catchers, hauling in 40 passes, while Gino Cappelletti accumulated 680 receiving yards.

Jim Nance ran for a team-best 321 yards for the Patriots, while Larry Garron also buoyed the ground attack.

Ron Hall and Nick Buoniconti each seized 3 opponent throws.

Mike Holovak coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
53Tom AddisonLLBApril 12, 19366'2"230South CarolinaLancaster, SC USA140
65Houston AntwineRDTApril 11, 19396'0"270Southern IllinoisLouise, MS USA140
27Joe BellinoHBMarch 13, 19385'9"185NavyWinchester, MA USA100
85Nick BuonicontiMLBDecember 15, 19405'11"220Notre DameSpringfield, MA USA140
22Ron BurtonPRJuly 25, 19365'10"190NorthwesternSpringfield, OH USA140
63Justin CanaleGApril 11, 19436'2"250Mississippi St.Memphis, TN USA140
20Gino CappellettiFLMarch 26, 19346'0"190MinnesotaKeewatin, MN USA140
81Jim ColcloughSEMarch 31, 19366'0"185Boston Col.Medford, MA USA140
21Jay CunninghamKROctober 9, 19435'10"185Bowling GreenYoungstown, OH USA140
83Bill DawsonTE-DEDecember 4, 19426'3"240Florida St.Valdosta, GA 90
89Bob DeeLDEMay 18, 19336'3"248Holy CrossQuincy, MA USA1414
54Mike DukesLBMarch 16, 19366'3"235ClemsonLouisville, KY USA110
72Larry EisenhauerRDEFebruary 22, 19406'5"250Boston Col.Hicksville, NY USA140
55Lonnie FarmerLBMarch 28, 19406'0"220NorthwesternSteubenville, OH USA30
24Dick FeltDBMarch 4, 19336'1"185BYULehi, UT USA10
32J.D. GarrettHBNovember 28, 19415'11"195Grambling St.Natchitoches, LA USA120
40Larry GarronHBMay 23, 19376'0"195West. IllinoisMarks, MS USA100
84Art GrahamSE-WRJuly 31, 19416'1"205Boston Col.Somerville, MA USA100
44White GravesDBMarch 20, 19426'0"190LSUJackson, MS USA140
23Ron HallRSApril 30, 19376'0"190Missouri ValleyGoreville, IL USA140
30Tom HennesseyRCBFebruary 15, 19426'0"180Holy CrossBoston, MA USA140
79Jim HuntLDTOctober 5, 19385'11"250Prairie ViewAtlanta, TX USA140
38Ellis JohnsonHB-WRJuly 9, 19436'0"195SE LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA USA140
76Charley LongLGApril 6, 19386'4"260Tenn-ChattanoogaDeKalb, AL USA140
52Ed MeixlerLBOctober 11, 19436'3"245Boston Univ.40
56Jon MorrisCApril 5, 19426'4"254Holy CrossWashington, DC USA140
35Jim NanceFBDecember 30, 19426'1"235SyracuseIndiana, PA USA140
73Billy NeighborsRGFebruary 4, 19406'0"250AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL USA140
77Tom NevilleRTAugust 12, 19436'4"260Mississippi St.Montgomery, AL USA140
25Ross O'HanleyLSFebruary 16, 19396'0"183Boston Col.Everett, WA USA140
71Don OakesLTJuly 22, 19386'4"255Virginia TechRoanoke, VA USA140
15Babe ParilliQBMay 7, 19306'1"196KentuckyRochester, PA USA1413
75George PyneDTJuly 12, 19416'4"285OlivetMilford, MA USA140
86Tony RomeoTEMarch 7, 19386'3"230Florida St.St. Petersburg, FL USA140
80Jack RudolphRLBMarch 21, 19386'3"225Georgia TechSt. Louis, MO USA140
34Chuck ShontaLCBAugust 29, 19376'0"200East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA140
60Len St. JeanGOctober 27, 19415'11"250Northern MichiganNewberry, MI USA140
42Don WebbDBMay 22, 19395'10"182Iowa St.Jefferson City, MO USA140
82Jim WhalenTEMay 20, 19436'2"210Boston Col.Cambridge, MA USA140
12Eddie WilsonQBAugust 14, 19406'0"190ArizonaRedding, CA USA141
50Bob YatesT-CNovember 20, 19386'1"240SyracuseMontpelier, VT 140
14Tom YewcicPMay 9, 19325'11"185Michigan St.Conemaugh, PA USA140



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