1968 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Norb Hecker (0-3) | 2-12 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s Coastal Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Dick Absher | LB-K | April 19, 1944 | 6’4′ | 230 | Maryland |
Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6’2′ | 214 | Illinois |
Grady Allen | LB | January 1, 1946 | 6’3′ | 225 | Texas A&M |
Joe Auer | RB | October 11, 1941 | 6’1′ | 200 | Miami (FL) |
Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5’11’ | 185 | Oregon |
Greg Brezina | LB | January 7, 1946 | 6’0′ | 226 | Houston |
Charlie Bryant | RB | March 7, 1941 | 6’0′ | 207 | Allen |
Jimmy Burson | DB | October 13, 1940 | 6’0′ | 175 | Auburn |
Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5’9′ | 194 | Edward Waters |
Lee Calland | DB | September 14, 1941 | 6’0′ | 190 | Louisville |
Rick Cash | DE-DT | July 1, 1945 | 6’5′ | 248 | Missouri |
Joe Cerne | C | April 26, 1942 | 6’2′ | 240 | Northwestern |
Ollie Cordill | DB-P-E | June 20, 1943 | 6’3′ | 185 | Memphis |
Carlton Dabney | DT | January 26, 1947 | 6’3′ | 259 | Morgan St. |
Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 225 | San Francisco |
Steve Duich | G | February 28, 1946 | 6’3′ | 248 | San Diego St. |
Dave Dunaway | WR | January 19, 1945 | 6’2′ | 205 | Duke |
Perry Dunn | RB | January 20, 1941 | 6’2′ | 210 | Mississippi |
Rick Eber | WR | April 17, 1945 | 6’0′ | 185 | Tulsa |
Bob Etter | K | August 8, 1945 | 5’11’ | 157 | Georgia |
Paul Flatley | WR-FL | January 30, 1941 | 6’1′ | 187 | Northwestern |
Mike Freeman | DB | July 13, 1944 | 5’11’ | 179 | Fresno St. |
Jim Garcia | DE-DT | March 7, 1944 | 6’4′ | 250 | Purdue |
Doug Goodwin | RB | March 11, 1942 | 6’2′ | 228 | Md-Eastern Shore |
Dan Grimm | G | February 7, 1941 | 6’3′ | 245 | Colorado |
Billy Harris | RB | January 17, 1946 | 6’2′ | 204 | Colorado |
Ralph Heck | LB | November 6, 1941 | 6’1′ | 230 | Colorado |
Floyd Hudlow | DB | November 9, 1943 | 5’11’ | 195 | Arizona |
Claude Humphrey | DE | June 29, 1944 | 6’4′ | 252 | Tennessee St. |
Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6’3′ | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Dwight Lee | RB | September 3, 1945 | 6’2′ | 190 | Michigan St. |
Bruce Lemmerman | QB | October 4, 1945 | 6’1′ | 206 | Cal State-Northridge |
Errol Linden | T | October 21, 1937 | 6’5′ | 258 | Houston |
Bob Long | FL-WR | June 16, 1942 | 6’3′ | 205 | Wichita St. |
Billy Lothridge | DB-P | January 1, 1942 | 6’1′ | 194 | Georgia Tech |
Frank Marchlewski | C | October 14, 1943 | 6’2′ | 240 | Minnesota |
Brendan McCarthy | RB | August 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 220 | Boston Col. |
Tommy Nobis | LB | September 20, 1943 | 6’2′ | 240 | Texas |
Jim Norton | DE-DT-T-E | November 18, 1942 | 6’4′ | 254 | Washington |
Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6’5′ | 225 | Alabama |
Nick Rassas | DB | January 13, 1944 | 6’0′ | 190 | Notre Dame |
Ken Reaves | DB | October 29, 1944 | 6’3′ | 210 | Norfolk St. |
Marion Rushing | LB | September 3, 1936 | 6’2′ | 223 | Southern Illinois |
Bill Sandeman | T-DT | November 30, 1942 | 6’6′ | 252 | Pacific |
Jerry Shay | DT | July 10, 1944 | 6’3′ | 250 | Purdue |
Jerry Simmons | WR-SE | November 14, 1942 | 6’0′ | 190 | Bethune-Cookman |
Jim Simon | G-T | March 22, 1940 | 6’4′ | 240 | Miami (FL) |
Phil Sobocinski | C | December 6, 1940 | 6’3′ | 235 | Wisconsin |
Philip Spiller | DB | April 2, 1945 | 6’0′ | 195 | Los Angeles St. |
Art Strahan | DT-DE | July 17, 1943 | 6’5′ | 250 | Texas Southern |
Larry Suchy | DB | July 12, 1946 | 5’10’ | 180 | Mississippi Col. |
Joe Szczecko | DT | August 25, 1942 | 6’0′ | 245 | Northwestern |
Don Talbert | T-LB | March 1, 1939 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas |
Harmon Wages | RB | May 18, 1946 | 6’1′ | 215 | Florida |
Randy Winkler | T-G | July 18, 1943 | 6’5′ | 255 | Tarleton St. |
John Wright | WR | January 11, 1946 | 6’0′ | 197 | Illinois |