1960 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (7-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1960 Detroit Lions Statistics
1960 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

Detroit ran up 239 points, while the defensive squad allowed 212. Nick Pietrosante rushed for a team-leading 872 yards for the Lions.

Jim Ninowski threw for 1,599 yards. Jim Gibbons hauled in 51 balls, while Gail Cogdill added 642 receiving yards.

Night Train Lane snatched 5 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
67	Grady Alderman	T-G	December 10, 1938	6'2"	247	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	11	0
41	Terry Barr	PR	August 10, 1935	6'0"	189	Michigan	Grand Rapids, MI USA	12	0
57	Carl Brettschneider	LLB	December 2, 1931	6'1"	223	Iowa St.	Dundee, IL USA	12	0
76	Roger Brown	RDT	May 1, 1937	6'5"	300	Md-Eastern Shore	Surrey County, VA USA	12	0
40	Howard Cassady	RH	March 2, 1934	5'10"	183	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	12	0
89	Gail Cogdill	SE	April 7, 1937	6'3"	200	Washington St.	Worland, WY USA	12	0
87	Glenn Davis	WR	September 12, 1934	6'0"	180	Ohio St.	Wellsburg, WV USA	4	0
80	Jim Gibbons	TE	September 26, 1936	6'2"	220	Iowa	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
53	Bill Glass	RDE	August 16, 1935	6'5"	252	Baylor	Texarkana, TX USA	12	0
75	John Gordy	RG	June 17, 1935	6'3"	248	Tennessee	Nashville, TN USA	12	0
60	Bob Grottkau	G	March 22, 1937	6'4"	228	Oregon	San Rafael, CA USA	5	0
88	Steve Junker	E	May 22, 1935	6'3"	217	Xavier (OH)	Cincinnati, OH USA	12	0
71	Alex Karras	LDT	July 15, 1935	6'2"	248	Iowa	Gary, IN USA	12	0
81	Night Train Lane	LCB	April 16, 1927	6'1"	194	West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff	Austin, TX USA	12	0
28	Yale Lary	P	November 24, 1930	5'11"	185	Texas A&M	Fort Worth, TX USA	12	0
24	Dick LeBeau	RCB	September 9, 1937	6'1"	185	Ohio St.	London, OH USA	12	0
45	Dan Lewis	LH	February 14, 1936	6'1"	199	Wisconsin	Freehold, NJ USA	12	0
43	Gary Lowe	LS	May 4, 1934	5'11"	196	Michigan St.	Trenton, MI USA	11	0
21	Bruce Maher	KR	July 25, 1937	5'11"	190	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	12	0
72	Gil Mains	DT-DE	December 17, 1929	6'2"	243	Murray St.	Mount Carmel, IL USA	12	0
47	Jim Martin	K	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
70	Willie McClung	RT	May 9, 1930	6'2"	250	Florida A&M	Marion, AL USA	11	0
78	Darris McCord	LDE	January 4, 1933	6'4"	250	Tennessee	Detroit, MI USA	12	0
64	Max Messner	LB	October 13, 1938	6'3"	225	Cincinnati	Ashland, OH USA	1	0
84	Dave Middleton	E-HB-FL	November 23, 1933	6'1"	194	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	7	0
14	Earl Morrall	QB	May 17, 1934	6'1"	205	Michigan St.	Muskegon, MI USA	12	2
15	Jim Ninowski	QB	March 26, 1936	6'1"	206	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	11	10
33	Nick Pietrosante	FB	September 10, 1937	6'2"	225	Notre Dame	Ansonia, CT USA	12	0
18	Warren Rabb	QB	December 12, 1937	6'3"	204	LSU	Baton Rouge, LA USA	7	0
56	Joe Schmidt	MLB	January 19, 1932	6'1"	220	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA USA	10	0
50	Bob Scholtz	C	December 25, 1937	6'4"	250	Notre Dame	Watertown, SD USA	12	0
66	Harley Sewell	LG	April 18, 1931	6'1"	230	Texas	St. Jo, TX USA	12	0
73	Ollie Spencer	LT	April 17, 1931	6'2"	245	Kansas	Hopewell, KS USA	12	0
20	Jim Steffen	DB	May 1, 1936	6'0"	195	Occidental	Orange, CA USA	12	0
55	Wayne Walker	RLB	September 30, 1936	6'2"	225	Idaho	Boise, ID USA	12	0
74	Jim Weatherall	DT-T	October 26, 1929	6'4"	245	Oklahoma	Graham, OK USA	12	0
34	Ken Webb	HB-FB	August 15, 1935	5'11"	207	Presbyterian	Albany, GA USA	12	0
23	Dave Whitsell	DB	June 14, 1936	6'0"	189	Indiana	Shelby, MI USA	11	0
85	Sam Williams	DE-E-LB	March 9, 1931	6'5"	235	Michigan St.	Dansville, MI USA	12	0