1961 Baltimore Colts Roster
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1961 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
Baltimore scored 302 points, while the defensive squad conceded 307. Joe Perry ran for a team-leading 675 yards for the Colts, and Lenny Moore also contributed to the rushing attack.
Johnny Unitas tossed for 2,990 yards. Raymond Berry topped the receiving corps, hauling in 75 balls for 873 yards, while Lenny Moore was targeted regularly, too.
Gary Glick picked off 4 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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82 | Raymond Berry | SE | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 187 | Schreiner College | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
40 | Bobby Boyd | LCB | December 3, 1937 | 5'11" | 195 | Oklahoma | Garland, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
81 | Ordell Braase | RDE | March 13, 1932 | 6'4" | 245 | South Dakota | Mitchell, SD USA | 13 | 0 |
55 | Jackie Burkett | LLB | December 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 230 | Auburn | Thorsby, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Jim Colvin | DT-DE-G | November 30, 1937 | 6'3" | 252 | Houston | Monahans, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
78 | John Diehl | DT | January 27, 1936 | 6'7" | 265 | Virginia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
70 | Art Donovan | LDT | June 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Bronx, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Wiley Feagin | G | August 28, 1937 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas | Conroe, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
73 | Tom Gilburg | P | November 27, 1938 | 6'5" | 245 | Syracuse | Bronxville, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Gary Glick | RCB | May 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Colorado St. | Grant, NE USA | 11 | 0 |
88 | Ken Gregory | E | February 1, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Whittier | 14 | 0 | |
20 | Bob Harrison | RS | November 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Ohio | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
25 | Alex Hawkins | HB | July 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | South Carolina | Welch, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
45 | Jerry Hill | RB | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 210 | Wyoming | Torrington, WY USA | 1 | 0 |
72 | Joe Lewis | DT | January 23, 1936 | 6'2" | 256 | Compton CC (CA) | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
87 | Aubrey Linne | TE | April 19, 1939 | 6'7" | 235 | TCU | Centralia, IL | 1 | 0 |
43 | Lenny Lyles | KR | January 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 202 | Louisville | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
85 | Dee Mackey | E-TE | October 16, 1934 | 6'5" | 235 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Gilmer, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | January 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 244 | San Francisco | Smithers, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
27 | Tom Matte | RB-QB | June 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 214 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
64 | Marv Matuszak | MLB | September 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 232 | Tulsa | South Bend, IN USA | 14 | 5 |
14 | Lamar McHan | QB | December 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 201 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 7 | 0 |
24 | Lenny Moore | FL | November 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 191 | Penn St. | Reading, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
84 | Jim Mutscheller | TE | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Steve Myhra | K | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 237 | Minnesota | Wahpeton, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
80 | Andy Nelson | LS | May 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Athens, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
28 | Jimmy Orr | FL-E-SE-WR | October 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Wake Forest | Seneca, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
77 | Jim Parker | LT | April 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 273 | Ohio St. | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
36 | Bill Pellington | LB | September 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 234 | Defiance | Ramsey, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
34 | Joe Perry | FB | January 22, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Compton CC (CA) | Stevens, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
60 | George Preas | RT | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 244 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
62 | Palmer Pyle | LG | June 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 247 | Michigan St. | Keokuk, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Don Shinnick | RLB | May 15, 1935 | 6'0" | 232 | UCLA | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
83 | Billy Smith | RDT | January 27, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | Auburn | Augusta, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
32 | Mark Smolinski | FB-TE | May 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 215 | Wyoming | Alpena, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
26 | Mike Sommer | HB-DB | October 9, 1934 | 5'11" | 190 | George Washington | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 0 |
52 | Dick Szymanski | C | October 7, 1932 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
23 | Carl Taseff | DB-HB | September 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 192 | John Carroll | Parma, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
46 | Jim Welch | DB | March 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 196 | SMU | Anson, TX USA | 14 | 0 |