1961 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

By Team Sports Glory

1961 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Buddy Parker (6-8) 6-8Finished 5th in the NFL’s East Division

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Ed BeattyC-LBApril 6, 19326’3′229Mississippi
Charlie BradshawTMarch 13, 19366’6′255Baylor
Rudy BukichQBMarch 15, 19326’1′195Iowa
Len BurnettDBAugust 29, 19396’1′195Oregon
Bill ButlerDB-HB,DBJuly 10, 19375’10’189Tenn-Chattanooga
Preston CarpenterE-HBJanuary 24, 19346’2′190Arkansas
Henry ClementTEJune 15, 19396’3′195North Carolina
Bob CoronadoWRMay 22, 19366’2′195Pacific
Willie DanielDBNovember 10, 19375’11’190Mississippi St.
George DemkoDEAugust 10, 19356’3′240Appalachian St.
Dean DerbyDBJune 11, 19356’0′185Washington
Buddy DialSE-FLJanuary 17, 19376’1′194Rice
Bobby GreenPMay 7, 19365’11’175Florida
Dick HaleyDB-HB-EOctober 2, 19375’10’183Pittsburgh
Mike HenryLBAugust 15, 19366’2′220USC
Dick HoakRB-FLDecember 8, 19395’11’195Penn St.
Dan JamesTAugust 10, 19376’4′262Ohio St.
John JohnsonFB-HBNovember 24, 19296’2′210St. Mary’s (CA)
John KapeleDE-DT-TOctober 19, 19376’0′240Utah
Brady KeysDB-HBMay 19, 19366’0′185Colorado St.
Dick KleinT-DTFebruary 11, 19346’4′254Georgia
Joe KrupaDTJuly 6, 19336’2′232Purdue
Bobby LayneQBDecember 19, 19266’1′201Texas
Gene LipscombDTAugust 9, 19316’6′284none
Red MackTE-WR-HBJune 19, 19375’10’180Notre Dame
Steve MeilingerEDecember 12, 19306’2′227Kentucky
Lou MichaelsDE-KSeptember 28, 19356’2′243Kentucky
John NisbyGSeptember 9, 19366’1′235Pacific
Terry NofsingerQBJuly 13, 19386’4′215Utah
Buzz NutterC-LBFebruary 16, 19316’4′230Virginia Tech
Myron PottiosLBJanuary 18, 19396’2′232Notre Dame
John RegerLB-GSeptember 11, 19316’0′225Pittsburgh
Johnny SampleDBJune 15, 19376’1′203Md-Eastern Shore
Mike SanduskyGMarch 14, 19356’0′231Maryland
Charlie ScalesHB-FBJanuary 11, 19385’11’210Indiana
Bob SchmitzLBSeptember 10, 19386’1′235Wisconsin
Bob SchnelkerEOctober 17, 19286’3′214Bowling Green
Wilbert ScottLBMarch 13, 19396’0′215Indiana
Jackie SimpsonDBApril 2, 19345’10’183Florida
Jack StantonHBJune 7, 19386’1′190North Carolina St.
Ernie StautnerDT-DE-GApril 20, 19256’1′230Boston Col.
Ron StehouwerGFebruary 4, 19376’2′230Colorado St.
George TarasovicDE-LB-CMay 6, 19306’4′245Boston Col.
Tom TracyHB-FBSeptember 7, 19345’9′205Tennessee