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The 1969 Green Bay Packers - 8-6 (3RD - Central Division)

Head Coach: Phil Bengtson

1969 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-2)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (2-2)                              RESULT    RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER           LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

9  G-NEW YORK GIANTS                     W 22-21    1- 0-0 50,861                 Bart Starr          Dave Hampton (75)        Bart Starr (85)        Carroll Dale (6-83)

16 M-CHICAGO BEARS                       L  9-19    1- 1-0 47,014                 Bart Starr          Jim Grabowski (41)       Bart Starr (133)       Boyd Dowler (4-41)

23 at Dallas Cowboys                     L 13-31    1- 2-0 73,764                 Bart Starr          Dave Hampton (39)        Don Horn (166)         Spilis/P.Williams (3-52)

30 at Cleveland Browns                   W 27-17    2- 2-0 85,532                 Bart Starr          Travis Williams (65)     Bart Starr (160)       Boyd Dowler (3-43)

SEPTEMBER (1-0)

6  G-PITTSBURGH STEELERS                 W 31-19    3- 2-0 50,861                 Bart Starr          Travis Williams (78)     Bart Starr (215)       Carroll Dale (4-108)

13 Atlanta Falcons at Canton, OH         W 38-24    4- 2-0 17,411                 Bart Starr          Travis Williams (130)    Bart Starr (184)       Boyd Dowler (4-91)

1969 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (2-0)

21 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-0)                 W 17- 0    1- 0-0 50,861 196  90  90 114 Bart Starr           Jim Grabowski (85)      Bart Starr (106)       Dave Hampton (2-33)

28 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1)           W 14- 7    2- 0-0 48,184 135 134 112 264 Bart Starr           Travis Williams (97)    Bart Starr (160)       Travis Williams (4-36)

OCTOBER (2-2)

5  at Minnesota Vikings (1-1)            L  7-19    2- 1-0 60,740 108  65 157  73 Bart Starr           Bart Starr (31)         Bart Starr (128)       Dave Hampton (4-29)

12 at Detroit Lions (2-1)                W 28-17    3- 1-0 58,384 121 187 145  82 Bart Starr           Travis Williams (38)    Bart Starr (234)       Carroll Dale (7-167)

19 at Los Angeles Rams (4-0)             L 21-34    3- 2-0 78,947  38 151 137 175 Bart Starr           Travis Williams (23)    Don Horn (118)         Boyd Dowler (6-100)

26 G-ATLANTA FALCONS (2-3)               W 28-10    4- 2-0 50,861 241  96 164  55 Bart Starr           Donny Anderson (114)    Bart Starr (107)       Marv Fleming (3-41)

NOVEMBER (2-3)

2  at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-5)          W 38-34    5- 2-0 46,403  82 236  42 204 Don Horn             Travis Williams (48)    Bart Starr (168)       Carroll Dale (7-134)

9  at Baltimore Colts (4-3)              L  6-14    5- 3-0 60,238  93 205 120 131 Don Horn             Jim Grabowski (40)      Don Horn (205)         Jim Grabowski (3-50)

16 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-1)             L  7- 9    5- 4-0 48,321  87 138 156 114 Bart Starr           Dave Hampton (39)       Bart Starr (151)       Dave Hampton (4-37)

23 G-DETROIT LIONS (6-3)                 L 10-16    5- 5-0 50,861  70 210 188  97 Bart Starr           Travis Williams (39)    Don Horn (243)         Travis Williams (6-54)

30 M-NEW YORK GIANTS (3-7)               W 20-10    6- 5-0 48,156 141 133 143 182 Don Horn             Travis Williams (46)    Don Horn (149)         Donny Anderson (3-61)

DECEMBER (1-2)

7  at Cleveland Browns (8-2-1)           L  7-20    6- 6-0 82,137  99 119 210 137 Don Horn             Travis Williams (47)    Don Horn (122)         Dave Hampton (3-38)

14 at Chicago Bears (1-11)               W 21- 3    7- 6-0 45,216 173 190 158  38 Don Horn             Dave Hampton (94)       Don Horn (190)         Travis Williams (3-71)

21 G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (4-8-1)         W 45-28    8- 6-0 50,861 108 422  60 179 Don Horn             Travis Williams (38)    Don Horn (410)         Carroll Dale (9-195)

G - Green Bay  M - Milwaukee

1969 IN REVIEW

Green Bay went into the 1969 campaign with a theme - The Pack Will Be Back. Bumper stickers and a media campaign highlighted the new theme. For half the season, the dream looked real as the Packers sat at 5-2, a game behind Minnesota. Three straight losses in November put an end to any playoff hopes. By winning three of their last four, Green Bay managed to finish third for the second straight season. More and more players from the championship days were leaving the scene - Jerry Kramer, Forrest Gregg, Zeke Bratkowski and Bob Skoronski retired, Ron Kostelnik and Tom Brown were traded. Gregg would come out of retirement, but the exodus was underway. Vince Lombardi also left the stage, as he became the head coach and GM of the Washington Redskins in February. Head Coach Phil Bengtson was named general manager in March.

RICH MOORE - 1ST-ROUND BUST FOR THE AGES

As the glory days of the Lombardi era continued to fade more and more into the rearview mirror, the Packers continued to struggle with finding replacements for their aging stars. Along the defensive line, Willie Davis (34) and Henry Jordan (34) were showing their age, while Lionel Aldridge, Bob Brown and Jim Weatherwax were showing no signs of being of similar talent or were battling nagging, consistent injuries. The search for another replacement set the stage for one of the worst draft moves in franchise history. Out of Villanova University, Rich Moore was a 6-foot-6, 280-pound giant, and head coach Phil Bengtson pictured him as another Merlin Olsen. Green Bay took him with the 12th pick in the '69 draft over the objections of the scouting staff. They passed on such future stars as Fred Dwyer, Gene Washington and Ted Hendricks. "Rich Moore was a disaster," said Pat Peppler, the team's director of player personnel at the time. "Phil Bengtson fell in love with his size." After joining the Packers, he lasted only 20 games over two years. He never started one game, and never recorded a sack. By the summer of 1971, it was clear Moore would never live up to his pre-draft billing, even when the team tried to move him to the offensive line. He suffered strained knee ligaments, and the Packers were lucky to find one team willing to deal with. They sent him to New England for LB John Bramlett, who had been the Patriots' defensive player of the year in 1970 and was a two-time AFL All-Star. In a sad ending to the story, Moore never played for the Pats, after being placed on their injured reserve, and Bramlett was cut five weeks after being acquired by Green Bay.

NAME              NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Herb Adderley     26   CB 6- 1 200 Michigan State   9  9 30 14 1961 Draft-1st

Lionel Aldridge   62   DE 6- 4 245 Utah State       7  7 28 14 1963 Draft-4th

Donny Anderson    44   RB 6- 3 210 Texas Tech       4  4 26 14 1965 Draft-1st

Ken Bowman        57    C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin        6  6 26 14 1964 Draft-8th

Dave Bradley      61    G 6- 4 245 Penn State       1  1 22  4 1969 Draft-2nd

Bob Brown         78   DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff   4  4 29 14 1966 FA

Lee Roy Caffey    60   LB 6- 3 250 Texas A&M        6  7 28 14 1964 Trade-Phil

Fred Carr         53   LB 6- 5 238 Texas-El Paso    2  2 23 14 1968 Draft-1st

Carroll Dale      84   WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech    5 10 31 14 1965 Trade-LA

Willie Davis      87   DE 6- 3 245 Grambling       10 12 35 14 1960 Trade-Cleve

Boyd Dowler       86   WR 6- 5 225 Colorado        11 11 31 14 1959 Draft-3rd

Jim Flanigan      55   LB 6- 3 240 Pittsburgh       3  3 24  4 1967 Draft-2nd

Marv Fleming      81   TE 6- 4 235 Utah             7  7 27 12 1963 Draft-11th 

Gale Gillingham   68    G 6- 3 255 Minnesota        4  4 25 14 1966 Draft-1st

Jim Grabowski     33   RB 6- 2 220 Illinois         4  4 24 14 1966 Draft-1st

Forrest Gregg     75    G 6- 4 250 SMU             13 13 35 14 1956 Draft-2nd

Dave Hampton      25   RB 6- 0 210 Wyoming          1  1 22 14 1969 Draft-9th

Doug Hart         43   DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State  6  6 30 14 1964 FA-St. Louis

Bill Hayhoe       77    T 6- 8 258 USC              1  1 22 14 1969 Draft-5th

Dick Himes        72    T 6- 4 244 Ohio State       2  2 23 14 1968 Draft-3rd

Don Horn          13   QB 6- 2 195 San Diego State  3  3 24  9 1967 Draft-1st

Bob Hyland        50  C-G 6- 5 250 Boston College   3  3 24 14 1967 Draft-1st

Bob Jeter         21   DB 6- 1 205 Iowa             7  7 32 14 1960 Draft-2nd

Ron Jones         88   TE 6- 3 220 Texas-El Paso    1  1 22  6 1969 Draft-6th

Henry Jordan      74   DT 6- 3 250 Virginia        11 13 34  5 1959 Trade-Cleve

Bill Lueck        62    G 6- 3 235 Arizona          2  2 23 14 1968 Draft-1st

Booth Lusteg      32    K 5-11 190 Connecticut      1  4 30  4 1969 FA-Pitt (68)

Chuck Mercein     30   RB 6- 3 230 Yale             3  5 26  5 1967 FA-NY Giants

Mike Mercer       38    K 6- 0 217 Arizona State    2  9 33 10 1968 FA-Buffalo

Rich Moore        70   DT 6- 6 285 Villanova        1  1 22 14 1969 Draft-1st

Ray Nitschke      66   LB 6- 3 235 Illinois        12 12 32 14 1958 Draft-3rd

Francis Peay      71    T 6- 5 250 Missouri         2  4 25 14 1968 Trade-NYG

Elijah Pitts      22   HB 6- 1 205 Philander Smith  9  9 30 14 1961 Draft-13th 

Dave Robinson     89   LB 6- 3 240 Penn State       7  7 28 14 1963 Draft-1st

John Rowser       45   DB 6- 1 180 Michigan         3  3 25 14 1967 Draft-3rd

NAME              NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Gordon Rule       47    S 6- 2 180 Dartmouth        2  2 23 14 1968 Draft-11th

John Spilis       85   WR 6- 3 205 Northern Ill     1  1 21 12 1969 Draft-3rd

Bart Starr        15   QB 6- 1 190 Alabama         14 14 35 12 1956 Draft-17th 

Bill Stevens      10   QB 6- 3 195 Texas-El Paso    2  2 24  1 1968 Draft-3rd

Phil Vandersea    83   LB 6- 3 235 Massachusetts    3  4 26 14 1968 FA-NO (1967)

Jim Weatherwax    73   DT 60 7 260 Cal State-LA     3  3 26  6 1965 Draft-11th 

Perry Williams    31   RB 6- 2 219 Purdue           1  1 22 14 1969 Draft-4th

Travis Williams   23   RB 6- 1 210 Arizona State    3  3 23 13 1967 Draft-4th

Francis Winkler   58   DE 6- 3 230 Memphis State    2  2 22 14 1968 Draft-5th 

Willie Wood       24   DB 5-10 190 USC             10 10 32 14 1960 FA

NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games  Played FA - Free Agent

1969 PACKERS DRAFT (January 28-29, 1969)

RND-PICK NAME                 COLLEGE

1  -  12 DT Rich Moore        Villanova

2  -  38 T Dave Bradley       Penn State

3  -  64 WR John Spilis       N. Illinois

4  -  90 FB Perry Williams    Purdue

5  - 116 T Bill Hayhoe        USC

6a - 134 TE Ron Jones (A)     TX-El Paso

6b - 142 K Ken Vinyard        Texas Tech

7  - 168 DT Larry Agajanian   UCLA

8  - 194 DT Doug Gosnell      Utah State

9  - 220 RB Dave Hampton      Wyoming 

10 - 246 T Bruce Nelson       N. Dakota St

11 - 272 DB Leon Harden       TX-El Paso 

12 - 298 TE Tom Buckman       Texas A&M 

13 - 324 LB Craig Koinzan     Doane 

14 - 350 HB Rich Voltzke      Minnesota 

15 - 376 S Dan Eckstein       Presbyterian

16 - 402 WR Dick Hewins       Drake 

17 - 248 RB John Mack         C. Missouri

A - from Pittsburgh Steelers in Dick Capp trade

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1969 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS

FEB 27 - Traded S Tom Brown to WASHINGTON for a 1971 fifth-round draft choice.

JUL 7 - Traded WR Claudis James to LOS ANGELES for undisclosed draft choice.

JUL 20 - Placed C Bruce Nelson (10th round), HB Roch Voltzke (14th round) and WR Dick Hewins (16th round) on waivers. WR Claudis James returned by LOS ANGELES after failing physical

JUL 28 - Released DT Doug Gosnell (8th round), RB Merlin Walet and RB Larry Gasney

AUG 1 - Waived QB Ron Skosnik and DB John June. Placed WR Claudis James on injured reserve (60 players)

AUG 10 - Waived DT Leon Crenshaw, G Don Bliss, DB Chuck Detwiler, LB John Mack and DE Jim Sullivan (54 players)

AUG 19 - Traded DT Ron Kostelnik to BALTIMORE for a 1970 fourth-round draft choice.

AUG 27 - Released K Joe Runk and WR Terry Fredenberg (49 players)

AUG 28 - Waived WR Bucky Pope.

SEPT 1 - Traded DE Leo Carroll to WASHINGTON for a 1970 10th-round draft choice. OG Forrest Gregg came out of retirement (48 players)

SEPT 3 - Placed DT Jim Weatherwax and TE Ron Jones (6th round) on waived injured list (46 players)

SEPT 9 - K Ken Vinyard (6th round) claimed off waivers by ATLANTA (45 players)

SEPT 16 - Waived QB Zeke Bratkowski, DT Larry Agajanian (7th round) and WR Dan Eckstein (15th round) (40 players)

OCT 27 - Activated DT Jim Weatherwax from injured list. Placed DT Henry Jordan on move list.

NOV 2 - Waived RB Chuck Mercein. Activated QB Billy Stevens from taxi squad.

NOV 13 - Signed K Rick Duncan to a futures contract and assigned him to the taxi squad.

NOV 30 - Released K Mike Mercer. Signed K Booth Lusteg. Placed DT Henry Jordan on injured reserve.

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