Johnny Rauch moved to Buffalo last year after spectacular success at Oakland. He installed a system he described as 'more demanding and more flexible than the previous one.' And though the Bills improved their record from 1-12-1 to 4-10, it was neither spectacular nor successful. And if the Bills are neither spectacular nor successful this year by the time those cold and snowy winds start coming off Lake Erie, a lot of football fans might move indoors to watch the new pro basketball and hockey teams.
What the Bills need most is a quarterback. Jack Kemp, who threw 22 interceptions and ranked only tenth in passing in the old AFL in 1969, has retired and forsaken football for politics. Fighting it out for the starting berth are the men Kemp beat out last year: Jimmy Harris, who was sidelined as a rookie last season with a stomach ailment and a knee injury, and Dan Darragh, who missed part of the season because of military service and then injured his shoulder against the Jets. Another veteran with a shot at quarterback is Tom Sherman, a third-year man from Penn State who was obtained from Boston. He only played in the closing minutes of the final game for the Bills, but he did throw a touchdown pass, one of 17 last year as the anemic Bill offense could score only 230 points in the 14 league games.
The answer may ultimately be Dennis Shaw, the number two draft choice out of San Diego State. Built like a pro quarterback at 6-3 and 210 pounds, Shaw threw 39 scoring passes last season in leading the Aztecs to their second straight undefeated season.
If the quarterback problem is solved, better use can be made of O.J. Simpson, the league's sixth-leading ground gainer with 697 yards on 181 carries for a 3.9-yard average. Simpson also accounted for 343 yards on pass receptions in what would have been a fine rookie season for anyone but a former Heisman Trophy winner. By the end of the season, though, Simpson was complaining about not getting the ball often enough and not being able to 'free-lance' on offense. He carried the ball an average of 13 times a game, compared with the 30-plus times he usually carried it in college.
Another rookie who had a disappointing season was fullback Bill 'Earthquake' Enyart. The 236-pounder from Oregon State was beaten much of the year by veteran Wayne Patrick.
If Simpson and the other Bill backs want the ball more, it is up to the defense to see that the other teams don't have it so much. Rauch took dead aim on the leaky defense, which allowed an average of 26 points a game in 1969. Previously a strong point in the Bills' glory days of the mid-60s, the defense was a sore spot last season. Several key players were injured for all or part of the season and Rauch used the college draft in an attempt to bolster the defense. The number one choice was big (6-5, 245 pounds) Al Cowlings, a defensive end from Southern California. Defenders Glenn Alexander, Jerome Gantt and Steve Starnes were the fourth, fifth and sixth choices. But there are better-than-average veterans up front in perennial All-Star Ron McDole and Bob Tatarek. Butch Byrd in the secondary and solid linebackers like Paul Guidry and Mike Stratton, another All-Star regular, provide a good nucleus.
There was only one statistical category in which the Bills had two representatives among the league leaders: kickoff returns. This was further testimony that the Buffalo defense gave up an awful lot of points. Simpson and speedy Bubba Thornton each averaged about 25 yards a return, good enough for the fifth and sixth rankings, respectively.
The offensive line is experienced, with Al Bemiller, Billy Shaw, Joe O'Donnell and Paul Costa all around 30 years old. Mike Richey was a rookie who won a starting job. But the pass protection was leaky, perhaps because the linemen had to adjust their blocking to so many different types of quarterbacks. At any rate, the Bills obtained center Frank Marchlewski from the New Orleans Saints and drafted 6-2, 250-pound guard Jim Reilly from Notre Dame.
If a regular quarterback can be installed, the Bills have the receivers for a potentially fine passing attack. In addition to Simpson and Patrick coming out of the backfield (each caught more than 30 passes last year), there are the fleet Haven Moses and Marlin Briscoe as wide receivers. Moses average 19.3 yards a reception on his 39 catches while Briscoe, a converted quarterback, caught 32 passes for 532 yards; each scored five touchdowns. Former Arkansas star Bobby Crockett and Texas Christian flash Bubba Thornton both were injured much of the season but showed brilliance at times.
The punting is safe with Paul Maguire, who averaged 44.5 yards a kick, only a tenth of a yard off the league lead. Bruce Alford was the sixth most accurate kicker in the league and scored 74 points."
-Brenda and Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1970
IN BRIEF
Probable 1970 Finish: 5th (AFC Eastern)
Strengths: a running backfield led by O.J. Simpson, and an experienced set of linebackers.
Biggest Needs: a quarterback and some consistency, especially in pass protection from the offensive line.
1969 finish: tied for 3rd (Eastern, 4-10-0)
-Brenda and Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1970
"At the end of the 1968 football season, Johnny Rauch went from coach of one of the best teams in the game, the Oakland Raiders, to coach of perhaps the game's worst team, the Buffalo Bills. The Bills won exactly once in '68. Rauch wasted no time in making changes. Early in training camp the coach started getting rid of people he felt would add little to the Bills' future. Tom Sestak, a one-time all-league defensive tackle and a starter throughout the 1968 season, was encouraged to retire. So was veteran guard George Flint, who had started at guard part of the previous season. Strongside safeteyman Tom Janik was traded to Boston for a number six draft choice. Starting wide receiver Richard Trapp was sent to San Diego for a number three draft choice. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all as far as Bill's fans were concerned was the release of old Ed Rutkowski, a sometime kick returner and wide receiver who had been pressed into service at quarterback during the plague of injuries at the position in '68. Rutkowski had been voted the team's most valuable player for his gutty performance. Still another name player to get a quick release was fullback Bob Cappadonna.
Rauch was determined to rebuild with young players and, as a result of astute drafting, he had a fantastic group of rookies to work with. The most exciting, of course, was O.J. Simpson, the best running back in college football the previous year. Right behind him in the draft came Bill Enyart, a 6-4, 236-pound fullback who had never been stopped for a loss in college. Rauch kept 13 rookies in all, and a couple lower draft choices surprised by earning regular jobs by the time the season opened. They were Jim Harris, a 6-4, 212-pounder from Grambling who displayed the best passing arm ever seen in a Bill camp, and flanker Bubba Thornton, a 14th round draft choice who played mostly defense at TCU but whose 9.5 speed in the hundred made him a very difficult man to stay with on pass patterns. Thornton's not too easy to hold down on kick returns, either, as the Bears discovered in an exhibition game. Bubba ran one kickoff back 97 yards for a touchdown and returned another 65 yards.
Rauch was so impressed by Simpson, Enyart, Harris and Thornton that he opened the season with an all-rookie offensive backfield. He knew the early part of the season at least would be a trying time, a time of mistakes and learning. First of all, the Bills had always played a rather simple, straight forward offense that relied on power and execution. Rauch installed a complex system that even the veteran players would need time to adjust to.
O.J. Simpson, particularly, had his troubles. His contract negotiations dragged on so long that he reported to the team four weeks late. Then, having done little pass receiving at USC, Simpson suddenly had to learn 20 flare patterns with five options off each pattern. And undoubtedly the most difficult problem to overcome was the fact that Buffalo's once formidable offensive line had grown old and slow. Not only was the unit nothing to cheer about in opening holes for Simpson and Enyart, it had a terrible time preventing holes from opening on pass plays. This was obvious in '68 when the Bills seemed to lose quarterbacks to injuries every week; five different quarterbacks were sidelined. In '69 the Bills lost only two quarterbacks, but they were the first two. Jim Harris was hospitalized early with a battered knee, and number two man Dan Darragh later had to have surgery on a damaged shoulder. Jack Kemp then became the regular, with ex-Patriot Tom Sherman in reserve.
The Bills played a strong game as they played the world champion Jets in the opener. In the fourth quarter Buffalo evened the score, 19-19, as Simpson burst through on an eight-yard touchdown run and Bruce Alford kicked a ten-yard field goal. But the Jet defense tightened, returning an interception for a touchdown, and fullback Matt Snell scored another as New York won, 33-19. The following week the Bills did nothing except return kicks as Houston won, 17-3.
Buffalo had lost ten games in a row going back to '68 when they met the Broncos at War Memorial Stadium on September 27. Although Denver jumped off to a 14-3 lead, the Bills scored 17 points in the second quarter and 21 in the third to pull away. Simpson had his best day as a pro, rushing for 110 yards and catching five passes for 45 yards and a touchdown. Jack Kemp threw two other touchdowns as well in the 41-28 victory.
After being beaten by Houston again, 28-14, the Bills bounced back to beat the Patriots, 23-16. But mistakes killed Rauch's youngsters against the experienced Oakland Raiders, 50-21. It wasn't Buffalo's defense that gave up all those points; the offense fumbled the ball away four times and also gave it up twice on interceptions. But Rauch did not back down on his determination to build a football team with his fine young prospects.
The Miami Dolphins, winless in their first six games, beat the Bills, 24-6, and Buffalo's offense couldn't get anything going the following week against Kansas City, either. The Chiefs tackled Dan Darragh nine times for losses totaling 93 yards and won going away, 29-7. However, the Bills avenged their loss to Miami the next week as Simpson returned the opening kickoff 73 yards, then caught passes of 18 and eight yards from Kemp for the score. Kemp later hit him for a 55-yard touchdown pass and threw a 12-yarder to Marlin (The Magician) Briscoe. A second-year man, Briscoe had done some exciting if inconsistent quarterbacking as a Bronco rookie but now was developing as a first-rate receiver for the Bills. After beating the Dolphins, 28-3, the Bills lost to New York, 16-6, as Simpson made a costly fumble and committed an offside penalty that nullified a touchdown.
Buffalo won only one more game, beating Cincinnati, 16-13, when cornerback Booker Edgerson stole the ball from Bengal quarterback Greg Cook and scored. But a 4-10 record for a rebuilding year such as Rauch fashioned last season was not all bad. This is a team with a lot of fine youngsters who gained invaluable experience and they will be much better this season. Seven of the team's 19 draft choices are offensive linemen so look for some changes in that unit. Notre Dame guard Jim Reilly is expected to become a starter, as is defensive end Al Cowlings. And number two draft choice Dennis Shaw of San Diego State will put up a strong battle for the starting quarterback job."
-Berry Stainback, Pro Football Forecast for 1970
A TEAM ON THE RISE
"The Buffalo Bills, AFL champion in 1964 and 1965 and winner of a third straight Eastern title in 1966, went to pot after that and hit bottom in 1968, with a 1-12-1 record. But there was a bright spot to this debacle. This abysmal finish gave the Bills first choice in the combined draft. So naturally, they latched on to O.J. Simpson, the most widely-hailed varsity star of the Sixties.
With a new coach in Johnny Rauch, who had guided the Oakland Raiders to the AFL title in 1967, and Simpson as their offensive bellwether, the drastically rebuilt Bills rebounded to a 4-10 record in 1969 and look very much like a team on the rise.
From having one of the oldest squads in the game, they now rate as one of pro football's youngest teams, with 25 members of their basic 40-man roster 25 years of age or younger and only five who have reached 30.
'When you're rebuilding,' Rauch explains,' there has to be a heavy reliance on youth. We'll have a number of young players in key positions but we'll also be looking to our top veterans for leadership. A good blend of this youth and veteran leadership should make us more formidable and be reflected in our record.'
Welding large numbers of players, who will just be getting familiar with each other, into coordinated units isn't Buffalo's only major problem. They also have one at quarterback, which has been pretty much a disaster area since the Bills' championship years.
The decision of 13-year veteran Jack Kemp to enter politics has left the Buffalo quarterbacking job up for grabs. The top candidates are Dan Darragh, who looked good in spots over the last two seasons but also was prone to injury, and strong-armed James Harris, whose 1969 rookie season was marred by a stomach ailment and a knee operation. Tom Sherman, formerly of Boston, is another experienced contender. It could be, though, that the job will go to a rookie- Dennis Shaw of San Diego State, Buffalo's No. 2 draft choice.
Whoever does the throwing for the Bills, he will have fleet wide receivers in Haven Moses and Bobby Crockett on the left and Marlin Briscoe and Bubba Thornton on the right. At tight end, big Billy Masters showed promise in his first season as a starter and young Willie Grate is rated highly as a prospect. Buffalo's running backs are capable pass receivers, too, particularly Simpson.
In his maiden season with the Bills, the mercurial Ojay led the team in rushing with 697 yards on 181 carries, gained 343 yards on 30 pass receptions, returned 21 kickoffs for another 530 yards and scored five touchdowns. And Buffalo did not begin to tap the full potential of this workhorse speedboy. Ojay, used to carrying the ball 30 times and more a game for Southern California, already has made a public pitch to Rauch for more work. The coach seems ready to accommodate him.
As alternating companions behind the ball, Simpson has two blood and thunder heavy-duty runners in 254-pound Wayne Patrick and 236-pound Bill (Earthquake) Enyart. Slippery little Max Anderson will provide Ojay with what Rauch sees fit to give him. Bruce Alford, who has a good record of accuracy, handles the Buffalo placekicking. Set to do the punting again is Paul Maguire, one of the best.
There will be four veteran starters on the Bills' offensive line- Paul Costa at right tackle, Joe O'Donnell at right guard, Al Bemiller at center and Billy Shaw at left guard. Mike Richey, who took over in mid-1969, will get the first shot at left tackle unless it's decided to move Shaw there. Such a shift would depend on the development of such youngsters as Angelo Loukas and Notre Dame's Jim Reilly, Buffalo's No. 3 draft choice.
Two old standbys, 288-pound Ron McDole and 277-pound Jim Dunaway, anchor the left side of the Bills' defensive line. Bob Tatarek won his spurs as a right-tackle replacement for the retired Tom Sestak in 1969. Mike McBath and Julian Nunamaker, the top-ranking right ends, face a stiff challenge from 245-pound Al Cowlings of Southern California, the Bills' No. 1 draft choice.
In the linebacker sector, Buffalo remains loaded, with Paul Guidry, Harry Jacobs and Mike Stratton out in front and Edgar Chandler and, perhaps, Steve Starnes, a highly regarded rookie from Tampa, in support.
Buffalo may have to fuss around with its defensive secondary. George Saimes, the Bills' crack free safety, played out his option in 1969 and may yet sign with another team. If he goes, Pete Richardson, who took over in midseason after Saimes injured a knee, probably will get the job. John Pitts, the strong safety, will be challenged by rookie George Bevan. Booker Edgerson and Butch Byrd, two of the best, are solid on the corners."
-Joe Sheehan, Illustrated Digest of Pro Football, 1970 Edition
1970 Buffalo Bills Preseason Roster
* Glen Alexander (CB) Grambling
46 Bruce Alford (K) Texas Christian
22 Max Anderson (RB) Arizona State
* Al Andrews (LB) New Mexico State
50 Al Bemiller (C) Syracuse
* George Bevan (S) LSU
Frank Blackwell (SE) Memphis State
* Billy Bridges (LB) Houston
86 Marlin Briscoe (WR) Nebraska-Omaha
42 Butch Byrd (DB) Boston University
52 Edgar Chandler (MLB) Georgia
* Richard Cheek (G) Auburn
51 Jerald Collins (LB) Western Michigan
79 Paul Costa (T) Notre Dame
* Willie Costen (OT-DT) Morris Brown
* Al Cowlings (DE) USC
Hilton Crawford (S) Grambling
83 Bobby Crockett (WR) Arkansas
62 Dick Cunningham (C-LB) Arkansas
10 Dan Darragh (QB) William & Mary
* Larry Davis (WR) Rice
* Willie Dixon (CB) Albany State
78 Jim Dunaway (DT) Mississippi
John Eason (WR) Florida A & M
24 Booker Edgerson (CB) Western Illinois
* Ken Edwards (RB) VPI
41 Bill Enyart (RB) Oregon State
* Dave Farris (LB) Central Michigan
80 Charley Ferguson (TE) Tennessee State
* Wayne Fowler (T) Richmond
* Thomas Freeman (C) San Diego State
* Jerome Gantt (T) North Carolina Central
85 Willie Grate (TE) South Carolina State
33 Ben Gregory (FB) Nebraska
59 Paul Guidry (LB) McNeese State
Grant Guthrie (K) Florida State
12 Jim Harris (QB) Grambling
65 Waddy Harvey (DT) VPI
Al Hotz (G) Memphis
64 Harry Jacobs (MLB) Bradley
20 Robert James (CB-S) Fisk
54 Howard Kindig (T) Los Angeles State
Bob Kruse (DT) Wayne State
60 Angelo Loukas (G) Northwestern
55 Paul Maguire (LB-P) The Citadel
Frank Marchlewski (C) Minnesota
* Jim Massey (LB) Weber State
87 Billy Masters (TE) LSU
76 Mike McBath (DE) Penn State
72 Ron McDole (DE) Nebraska
25 Haven Moses (WR) San Diego State
61 Julian Nunamaker (DE) Tennessee-Martin
67 Joe O'Donnell (G) Michigan
53 Dave Ogas (LB) San Diego State
* Marty Orcutt (G) Memphis State
30 Wayne Patrick (RB) Louisville
* Tommy Pharr (S) Mississippi State
48 John Pitts (S) Arizona State
28 Roy Reeves (WR) South Carolina
* Jim Reilly (G) Notre Dame
47 Pete Richardson (S) Dayton
Mike Richey (OT) North Carolina
36 Preston Ridlehuber (RB) Georgia
26 George Saimes (S) Michigan State
Steve Schroeder (K) Pacific
* Dennis Shaw (QB) San Diego State
18 Tom Sherman (QB) Penn State
* Dave Simpson (G) Drake
32 O.J. Simpson (RB) USC
Joe Sliker (WR) Tampa
* Steve Starnes (LB) Tampa
58 Mike Stratton (LB) Tennessee
71 Bob Tatarek (DT) Miami
34 Bubba Thornton (WR) Texas Christian
* Brawnski Townes (DB) Alabama A & M
* Terry Williams (RB) Grambling
* rookie
-Pro Football 1970
1970 Buffalo Bills Basic Roster
OFFENSE
WR Marlin Briscoe (Omaha)
WR Bobby Crockett (Arkansas)
WR Haven Moses (San Diego State)
WR Bubba Thornton (TCU)
TE Willie Grate (South Carolina State)
TE Billy Masters (LSU)
T Paul Costa (Notre Dame)
T Howard Kindig (Los Angeles State)
T Mike Richey (North Carolina)
G Joe O'Donnell (Michigan)
G Jim Reilly (Notre Dame)*
G Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech)
C Al Bemiller (Syracuse)
C Frank Marchlewski (Minnesota)
QB Dan Darragh (William & Mary)
QB Jim Harris (Grambling)
QB Dennis Shaw (San Diego State)*
RB Max Anderson (Arizona State)
RB Bill Enyart (Oregon State)
RB Wayne Patrick (Louisville)
RB O.J. Simpson (Southern California)
K Bruce Alford (TCU)
P Paul Maguire (Citadel)
DEFENSE
E Al Cowlings (USC)*
E Mike McBath (Penn State)
E Ron McDole (Nebraska)
T Jim Dunaway (Mississippi)
T Waddy Harvey (VPI)
T Bob Tatarek (Miami) (Fla.)
LB Edgar Chandler (Georgia)
LB Paul Guidry (LB) McNeese State
LB Harry Jacobs (Bradley)
LB Steve Starnes (Tampa)*
LB Mike Stratton (Tennessee)
CB Butch Byrd (Boston University)
CB Hilton Crawford (Grambling)
CB Booker Edgerson (Western Illinois)
S John Pitts (Arizona State)
S Pete Richardson (Dayton)
S George Saimes (Michigan State)
* rookie
-Pro Football 1970, Dell Publishing Co.
1970 Buffalo Bills Preseason Depth Charts
OFFENSE
QB - Dan Darragh (William & Mary) 10, Jim Harris (Grambling) 12, Tom Sherman (Penn State) 18, Dennis Shaw (San Diego State)*
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC) 32, Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22, Preston Ridlehuber (Georgia) 36, Ken Edwards (VPI)*
FB - Wayne Patrick (Louisville) 30, Bill Enyart (Oregon State) 41, Ben Gregory (Nebraska) 33, Terry Williams (Grambling)*
E - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25, Bobby Crockett (Arkansas) 83
T - Mike Richey (North Carolina), Howard Kindig (Los Angeles State) 54
G - Angelo Loukas (Northwestern) 60, Richard Cheek (Auburn)*, Dave Simpson (Drake)*
C - Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50, Frank Marchlewski (Minnesota), Thomas Freeman (San Diego State)*
G - Joe O'Donnell (Michigan) 67, Jim Reilly (Notre Dame)*, Marty Orcutt (Memphis State)*
T - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 79, Jerome Gantt (North Carolina Central)*, Wayne Fowler (Richmond)*
E - Billy Masters (LSU) 87, Willie Grate (South Carolina State) 85, Charley Ferguson (Tennessee State) 80
FL - Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska-Omaha) 86, Bubba Thornton (Texas Christian) 34, Roy Reeves (South Carolina) 28, Larry Davis (Rice)*
DEFENSE
E - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72
T - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78, Waddy Harvey (VPI) 65
T - Bob Tatarek (Miami) 71, Bob Kruse (Wayne State), Willie Costen (Morris Brown)*
E - Mike McBath (Penn State) 76, Julian Nunamaker (Tennessee) 61, Al Cowlings (USC)*
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59, Edgar Chandler (Georgia) 52, Steve Starnes (Tampa)*, Al Andrews (New Mexico State)*
LB - Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64, Dave Ogas (San Diego State) 53, Billy Bridges (Houston)*
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58, Jerald Collins (Western Michigan) 51, Dave Farris (Central Michigan)*, Jim Massey (Weber State)*
CB - Booker Edgerson (Western Illinois) 24, Glen Alexander (Grambling)*
S - John Pitts (Arizona State) 48, Robert James (Fisk) 20, George Bevan (LSU)*
S - George Saimes (Michigan State) 26, Pete Richardson (Dayton) 47, Tommy Pharr (Mississippi State)*
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42, Hilton Crawford (Grambling), Willie Dixon (Albany State)*, Brawnski Townes (Alabama A & I)*
* rookie
-Brenda and Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1970
OFFENSE
QB - Dennis Shaw (San Diego State)*, Dan Darragh (William & Mary) 10, James Harris (Grambling) 12, Tom Sherman (Penn State) 18
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC) 32, Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22
FB - Wayne Patrick (Louisville) 30, Bill Enyart (Oregon State) 41
WR - Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska-Omaha) 86, Bubba Thornton (Texas Christian) 34, Glenn Alexander (Grambling)*
T - Howard Kindig (Los Angeles State) 54, Mike Richey (North Carolina) 75, Art Laster (Maryland Eastern Shore)*
G - Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) 66, Jim Reilly (Notre Dame)*
C - Frank Marchlewski (Minnesota) 57, Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50
G - Joe O'Donnell (Michigan) 67, Richard Cheek (Auburn)*
T - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 79, Dick Cunningham (Arkansas) 63, Jerome Gantt (North Carolina Central)*
TE - Austin Denney (Tennessee) 84, Willie Grate (South Carolina State) 85
WR - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25, Bobby Crockett (Arkansas) 83
DEFENSE
DE - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72, Julian Nunamaker (Tennessee-Martin) 88
DT - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78, Waddey Harvey (Virginia Tech) 65
DT - Bob Tatarek (Miami) 71, Bob Kruse (Wayne State) 62
DE - Al Cowlings (USC)*, Mike McBath (Penn State) 76
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59, Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
MLB - Edgar Chandler (Georgia) 52, Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58, Steve Starnes (Tampa)*
CB - Robert James (Fisk) 20, Glenn Alexander (Grambling)*
SS - John Pitts (Arizona State) 48, George Bevan (LSU)*
FS - Pete Richardson (Dayton) 47, Jackie Allen (Baylor) 21
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42
SPECIALISTS
K - Grant Guthrie (Florida State)*
P - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
KR - Bubba Thornton (Texas Christian) 34, Glenn Alexander (Grambling)*
PR - Max Anderson (Arizona State) 22, Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42
* rookie
1970 Buffalo Bills Profile Summary
Head Coach - John Rauch
QB - Dan Darragh (William & Mary) 10
QB - James Harris (Grambling) 12
HB - O.J. Simpson (USC) 32
FB - Wayne Patrick (Louisville) 30
WR - Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska-Omaha) 86
WR - Haven Moses (San Diego State) 25
TE - Austin Denney (Tennessee) 84
C - Frank Marchlewski (Minnesota) 57
G - Billy Shaw (Georgia Tech) 66
G - Joe O'Donnell (Michigan) 67
T - Paul Costa (Notre Dame) 79
T - Al Bemiller (Syracuse) 50
DT - Jim Dunaway (Mississippi) 78
DT - Bob Tatarek (Miami) 71
DE - Ron McDole (Nebraska) 72
DE - Al Cowlings (USC) 82
MLB - Harry Jacobs (Bradley) 64
LB - Mike Stratton (Tennessee) 58
LB - Paul Guidry (McNeese State) 59
LB - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
CB - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42
CB - Robert James (Fisk) 20
SS - John Pitts (Arizona State) 48
FS - George Saimes (Michigan State) 26
K - Bruce Alford (Texas Christian) 46
P - Paul Maguire (The Citadel) 55
KR - O.J. Simpson (USC) 32
PR - Butch Byrd (Boston University) 42
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