1967 Boston Patriots season
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The Boston Patriots
finished the American Football League
's 1967 season with a record of three wins, ten losses and one ties, and finished last in the AFL's Eastern division.
Hall of Fame = *
Head Coach: Mike Holovak
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
finished the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's 1967 season with a record of three wins, ten losses and one ties, and finished last in the AFL's Eastern division.
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Game-by-game results
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Roster
1967 Boston PatriotsHall of Fame = *
Head Coach: Mike Holovak
Mike Holovak
Michael Joseph Holovak was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football at Boston College, where he was named an All-American at fullback in 1942. Holovak was selected in the first round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams...
To be listed, a player must have played at least one game for the team during this season.
| POSITION | NAME |
|---|---|
| LB | Tom Addison Tom Addison Tom Addison was a professional American football linebacker and sports labor leader, and is a member of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.- Playing career :... |
| DT | Houston Antwine Houston Antwine Houston J. Antwine is a former college and professional American football player from Southern Illinois University. He was drafted by the American Football League's Houston Oilers, then traded to the Boston Patriots in 1961. He is in the Southern Illinois University Athletic Hall of Fame... |
| HB/WR | Joe Bellino Joe Bellino Joseph Michael Bellino is a former American football halfback in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1960.-Early life:... |
| T/DE | Jim Boudreaux |
| LB | Nick Buoniconti Nick Buoniconti Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti is a former American Football League and NFL Hall of Fame middle linebacker, who played for the Boston Patriots and Miami Dolphins.... * |
| G | Justin Canale |
| RB | Bob Cappadona |
| WR/K/DB | Gino Cappelletti Gino Cappelletti Gino Cappelletti is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He played at the University of Minnesota, and was a star in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots... |
| DB | John Charles John Charles William John Charles, CBE , commonly known as John Charles, was a Welsh international footballer best remembered for spells with Leeds United and Juventus. Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Wales, he was equally adept at centre-forward or centre-back... |
| WR | Jim Colclough Jim Colclough James Michael Colclough was an American football end in the American Football League.Colclough played college football at Boston College. He then played one season in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes and was an original Boston Patriot in the American Football League's... |
| DB | Jay Cunningham |
| DE/DT | Bob Dee Bob Dee Robert Henry Dee was an American football defensive end in the National Football League and the American Football League... |
| DE | Larry Eisenhauer Larry Eisenhauer Lawrence Conway Eisenhauer was an American college and professional football defensive end. A graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, the Boston College standout was one of several Boston-area athletes to join the American Football League's Boston Patriots... |
| DE | Tom Fussell |
| HB | J.D. Garrett |
| HB | Larry Garron Larry Garron Larry Garron is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. A fullback, he played college football at Western Illinois University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots from 1960 through 1968. He holds the team record run of 85 yards... |
| WR | Art Graham Art Graham Arthur William Graham III is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League. He played six seasons for the Boston Patriots. He was named Patriots player of the year in 1963 after averaging 26.2 yards per catch and scoring five touchdowns... |
| DB | White Graves |
| DB | Ron Hall Ron Hall (defensive back) For the tight end of the same name see Ron Hall .Ron Hall was an American collegiate and professional American football player. As safety, he played collegiately at Missouri Valley College, where he was a 1971 inductee to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame... |
| QB | John Huarte John Huarte John Gregory Huarte is a former American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.-Early years:Huarte played for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, he played for... |
| DT/DE | Jim Hunt |
| LB | Ray Ilg |
| DB | Billy Johnson |
| RB/WR | Bobby Leo |
| T/G | Charley Long |
| DT | John Magnum |
| DB | Leroy Mitchell Leroy Mitchell Leroy Mitchell is a former American football cornerback. In 1967 he joined the Boston Patriots of the American Football League. He played there for two seasons and was an AFL All-Star selection in 1968... |
| C | Jon Morris Jon Morris Jon Morris is a former American college and professional football player. At Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC, he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. After Gonzaga he played center and linebacker for three seasons at the College of the Holy Cross... |
| RB | Jim Nance Jim Nance James Solomon "Big Jim" Nance was an American collegiate and Professional Football fullback with the Boston Patriots during their days in the American Football League... |
| T | Tom Neville |
| TE | Bobby Nichols Bobby Nichols Robert Herman Nichols is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship.Nichols was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville and later played golf at Texas A&M University were his team won the Southwest Conference Championship... |
| T/DT | Don Oakes |
| QB | Babe Parilli Babe Parilli -Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.... |
| LB | Ed Philpott |
| DB | Vic Purvis |
| TE | Tony Romeo |
| LB | Doug Satcher |
| DB | Chuck Shonta Chuck Shonta Charles "Chuck" Shonta is a former college and professional American football defensive back. He attended Eastern Michigan University and played football there. In 1960 he joined the Boston Patriots of the upstart American Football League... |
| T | Karl Singer |
| G | Len St. Jean Len St. Jean Leonard Wayne St. Jean is a former college and professional American football guard. In 1964 he joined the Boston Patriots of the American Football League... |
| P | Terry Swanson |
| DT | Ed Toner |
| QB | Don Trull Don Trull Donald Dean Trull is a former professional American football quarterback in the American Football League. Trull played football collegiately at Baylor University, where he was an All-American and twice won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's top passer.-External links:*... |
| DB | Don Webb |
| TE | Jim Whalen Jim Whalen James Francis Whalen, Jr. is a former professional American football tight end. He played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots, and then in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles... |
| DE/DT | Mel Witt |
See also
- 1967 American Football League season1967 American Football League seasonThe 1967 American Football League season was the eighth regular season of the American Football League, and one of the last before the AFL-NFL Merger....
- New England Patriots seasonsNew England Patriots seasonsThe New England Patriots are an American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. They compete in the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference of the National Football League . Originally called the Boston Patriots, the team was founded as one of eight charter members of the...