1961 Detroit Lions Roster

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1961 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)George Wilson (8-5-1) 8-5Finished 2nd in the NFL’s West Division

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Terry BarrHB-DB-FLAugust 10, 19356’0′189Michigan
Carl BrettschneiderLBDecember 2, 19316’1′223Iowa St.
Roger BrownDTMay 1, 19376’5′300Md-Eastern Shore
Howard CassadyHB-SE-FLMarch 2, 19345’10’183Ohio St.
Gail CogdillSE-WRApril 7, 19376’3′200Washington St.
Glenn DavisWRSeptember 12, 19346’0′180Ohio St.
Jim GibbonsE-TESeptember 26, 19366’2′220Iowa
Bill GlassDE-C-TAugust 16, 19356’5′252Baylor
John GonzagaT-G-DE-DTMarch 6, 19336’3′247none
John GordyG-TJune 17, 19356’3′248Tennessee
Alex KarrasDTJuly 15, 19356’2′248Iowa
Night Train LaneDB-EApril 16, 19276’1′194West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff
Dan LaRoseT-DE-GFebruary 8, 19396’5′250Missouri
Yale LaryDBNovember 24, 19305’11’185Texas A&M
Dick LeBeauDBSeptember 9, 19376’1′185Ohio St.
Dan LewisHB-FBFebruary 14, 19366’1′199Wisconsin
Gary LoweDB-HBMay 4, 19345’11’196Michigan St.
Bruce MaherDBJuly 25, 19375’11’190Detroit Mercy
Gil MainsDT-DEDecember 17, 19296’2′243Murray St.
Jim MartinG-LB-KApril 8, 19246’2′227Notre Dame
Willie McClungT-DTMay 9, 19306’2′250Florida A&M
Darris McCordDE-DT-TJanuary 4, 19336’4′250Tennessee
Max MessnerLBOctober 13, 19386’3′225Cincinnati
Dick MillsGMarch 6, 19396’3′240Pittsburgh
Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346’1′205Michigan St.
Jim NinowskiQBMarch 26, 19366’1′206Michigan St.
Johnny OlszewskiFB-HBDecember 21, 19305’11’200California
Nick PietrosanteFBSeptember 10, 19376’2′225Notre Dame
Joe SchmidtLBJanuary 19, 19326’1′220Pittsburgh
Bob ScholtzC-G-TDecember 25, 19376’4′250Notre Dame
Harley SewellG-LBApril 18, 19316’1′230Texas
Ollie SpencerT-G-CApril 17, 19316’2′245Kansas
Jim SteffenDBMay 1, 19366’0′195Occidental
Pat StudstillFL-HB-WR-PJune 4, 19386’0′180Houston
Wayne WalkerLBSeptember 30, 19366’2′225Idaho
Paul WardDT-GJanuary 30, 19376’3′247Whitworth
Ken WebbHB-FBAugust 15, 19355’11’207Presbyterian
Bob WhitlowCFebruary 15, 19366’2′236Indiana
Sam WilliamsDE-E-LBMarch 9, 19316’5′235Michigan St.