1969 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Joe Schmidt (9-4-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1969 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Joe Schmidt (9-4-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1969 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division.
The Lions stumbled, scoring only 259 points, while the solid defense conceded 188. Bill Triplett rushed for a team-leading 377 yards for Detroit, and Altie Taylor also aided the ground game.
Bill Munson passed for 1,062 yards. Charlie Sanders hauled in 42 balls for 656 yards, while Earl McCullouch provided receiving help as well.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Lem Barney picked off 8 opponent throws.
Joe Schmidt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lem Barney | LCB | September 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Greg Barton | QB | July 14, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | Tulsa | Denver, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Craig Cotton | TE | July 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 216 | Youngstown St. | Elizabeth, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Bill Cottrell | T-G-C | September 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 255 | Delaware Valley | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Rick Duncan | P-K | August 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 208 | East. Montana | Mattoon, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nick Eddy | HB | August 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 210 | Notre Dame | Dunsmuir, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 24 | Mel Farr | HB | November 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Beaumont, TX USA | 5 | 5 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Rocky Freitas | RT | September 7, 1945 | 6'6" | 270 | Oregon St. | Kailua, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Frank Gallagher | RG | March 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Dan Goich | DT | April 30, 1944 | 6'4" | 240 | California | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Alex Karras | LDT | July 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | G | November 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Upper Darby, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | Massachusetts | Nashua, NH USA | 10 | 7 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | RCB | September 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ohio St. | London, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | MLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Malinchak | SE-WR | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Errol Mann | K | June 27, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | North Dakota | Breckenridge, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Earl McCullouch | SE | January 10, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | USC | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Ed Mooney | LB | February 26, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Denis Moore | DT-DE | July 18, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6'2" | 203 | Utah St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 58 | Paul Naumoff | LLB | July 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Tom Nowatzke | FB-LB | September 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Indiana | La Porte, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | Phil Odle | WR | November 23, 1942 | 5'11" | 195 | BYU | Macdonia, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 67 | Rocky Rasley | G | April 27, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Oregon St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 175 | South Dakota St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | LDE | March 15, 1937 | 6'3" | 238 | TCU | Lufkin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | RDT | August 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | Michigan St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Charlie Sanders | TE | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 225 | Minnesota | Richlands, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Roger Shoals | LT | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Bill Swain | LB | February 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Oregon | Dickinson, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Altie Taylor | RB | September 29, 1947 | 5'10" | 200 | Utah St. | Pittsburg, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | FB | May 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | Miami (OH) | Indianola, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Vaughn | RS | February 28, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa St. | Troy, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | RLB | September 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho | Boise, ID USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Chuck Walton | LG | July 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 253 | Iowa St. | Shattuck, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Larry Walton | FL | February 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Arizona St. | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Larry Watkins | RB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Mike Weger | LS | October 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Bowling Green | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Bobby Williams | KR | February 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Central Oklahoma | Geiger, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | John Wright | WR | January 11, 1946 | 6'0" | 197 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Yarbrough | T | October 28, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Florida | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
