1963 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Don Shula (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1963 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Don Shula (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1963 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
Baltimore racked up 316 points, while the defense yielded 285. Johnny Unitas directed the offense, passing for 3,481 yards. Tom Matte hauled in 48 balls, while John Mackey added 726 receiving yards, while Raymond Berry and Jimmy Orr were targeted regularly as well.
Tom Matte ran for a team-leading 541 yards for the Colts, while Jerry Hill also buoyed the ground attack.
Jim Welch seized 4 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Raymond Berry | SE | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 187 | Schreiner College | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Dick Bielski | E-FB | September 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 224 | Maryland | Maple Shade, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | LCB | December 3, 1937 | 5'11" | 195 | Oklahoma | Garland, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | RDE | March 13, 1932 | 6'4" | 245 | South Dakota | Mitchell, SD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | LLB | December 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 230 | Auburn | Thorsby, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jim Colvin | LDT | November 30, 1937 | 6'3" | 252 | Houston | Monahans, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Nate Craddock | FB | December 3, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Parsons | Des Moines, IA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | QB | April 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Virginia | Montclair, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | John Diehl | DT | January 27, 1936 | 6'7" | 265 | Virginia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Tom Gilburg | P | November 27, 1938 | 6'5" | 245 | Syracuse | Bronxville, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Wendell Harris | DB-K | October 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | HB-FL-WR | July 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | South Carolina | Welch, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | RB | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 210 | Wyoming | Torrington, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | J.W. Lockett | FB | March 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 226 | Central Oklahoma | Bardwell, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | PR | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | West Texas A&M | Graham, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | RCB | January 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 202 | Louisville | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | John Mackey | TE | September 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 224 | Syracuse | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Butch Maples | LB | January 28, 1941 | 6'4" | 225 | Baylor | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | January 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 244 | San Francisco | Smithers, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Jim Martin | K | April 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 227 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | HB | June 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 214 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Lamar McHan | QB | December 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 201 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Fred Miller | RDT | August 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | LSU | Homer, LA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | HB-FL | November 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 191 | Penn St. | Reading, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | LS | May 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Athens, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | FL | October 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Wake Forest | Seneca, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | R.C. Owens | HB-E | November 12, 1933 | 6'3" | 197 | Col. of Idaho | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | LG | April 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 273 | Ohio St. | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | MLB | September 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 234 | Defiance | Ramsey, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | George Preas | RT | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 244 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Palmer Pyle | G | June 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 247 | Michigan St. | Keokuk, IA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | FL | November 17, 1939 | 6'1" | 198 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 13 | 3 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | LB | November 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 224 | Penn St. | Unionville, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | RLB | May 15, 1935 | 6'0" | 232 | UCLA | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | G-T | September 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | C | October 7, 1932 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Thompson | DE | October 7, 1939 | 6'4" | 240 | Ferrum | Danville, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel | LT | September 23, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | RS | March 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 196 | SMU | Anson, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | TE | September 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 228 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
