1961 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (8-5-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1961 Detroit Lions Statistics
1961 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The Lions scored 270 points, and the stingy defense conceded 258. Jim Ninowski tossed for 1,921 yards. Gail Cogdill topped the receiving corps, hauling in 45 balls for 956 yards, while Terry Barr contributed to the receiving game, too.

Nick Pietrosante rushed for a team-leading 841 yards for Detroit.

Night Train Lane and Yale Lary each picked off 6 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
41	Terry Barr	RH	August 10, 1935	6'0"	189	Michigan	Grand Rapids, MI USA	14	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	14	0
40	Howard Cassady	PR	March 2, 1934	5'10"	183	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	14	0
89	Gail Cogdill	SE	April 7, 1937	6'3"	200	Washington St.	Worland, WY USA	14	0
87	Glenn Davis	WR	September 12, 1934	6'0"	180	Ohio St.	Wellsburg, WV USA	8	0
80	Jim Gibbons	TE	September 26, 1936	6'2"	220	Iowa	Chicago, IL USA	14	0
53	Bill Glass	RDE	August 16, 1935	6'5"	252	Baylor	Texarkana, TX USA	14	0
79	John Gonzaga	LT	March 6, 1933	6'3"	247	none	Martinez, CA USA	13	0
75	John Gordy	RG	June 17, 1935	6'3"	248	Tennessee	Nashville, TN USA	14	0
71	Alex Karras	LDT	July 15, 1935	6'2"	248	Iowa	Gary, IN USA	14	0
81	Night Train Lane	LCB	April 16, 1927	6'1"	194	West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff	Austin, TX USA	12	0
77	Dan LaRose	RT	February 8, 1939	6'5"	250	Missouri	Crystal City, MO USA	14	0
28	Yale Lary	P	November 24, 1930	5'11"	185	Texas A&M	Fort Worth, TX USA	14	0
44	Dick LeBeau	DB	September 9, 1937	6'1"	185	Ohio St.	London, OH USA	14	0
45	Dan Lewis	LH	February 14, 1936	6'1"	199	Wisconsin	Freehold, NJ USA	13	0
43	Gary Lowe	LS	May 4, 1934	5'11"	196	Michigan St.	Trenton, MI USA	14	0
21	Bruce Maher	RCB	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	3	0
47	Jim Martin	K	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	13	0
70	Willie McClung	T-DT	May 9, 1930	6'2"	250	Florida A&M	Marion, AL USA	3	0
78	Darris McCord	LDE	January 4, 1933	6'4"	250	Tennessee	Detroit, MI USA	14	0
54	Max Messner	LB	October 13, 1938	6'3"	225	Cincinnati	Ashland, OH USA	14	0
67	Dick Mills	G	March 6, 1939	6'3"	240	Pittsburgh	Indiana, PA USA	14	0
14	Earl Morrall	QB	May 17, 1934	6'1"	205	Michigan St.	Muskegon, MI USA	13	5
15	Jim Ninowski	QB	March 26, 1936	6'1"	206	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	13	7
0	Johnny Olszewski	FB-HB	December 21, 1930	5'11"	200	California	Washington, DC USA	14	0
33	Nick Pietrosante	FB	September 10, 1937	6'2"	225	Notre Dame	Ansonia, CT USA	14	0
56	Joe Schmidt	MLB	January 19, 1932	6'1"	220	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	0
50	Bob Scholtz	C	December 25, 1937	6'4"	250	Notre Dame	Watertown, SD USA	14	0
66	Harley Sewell	LG	April 18, 1931	6'1"	230	Texas	St. Jo, TX USA	14	0
73	Ollie Spencer	T-G-C	April 17, 1931	6'2"	245	Kansas	Hopewell, KS USA	13	0
20	Jim Steffen	KR	May 1, 1936	6'0"	195	Occidental	Orange, CA USA	8	0
25	Pat Studstill	FL-HB-WR-P	June 4, 1938	6'0"	180	Houston	Shreveport, LA USA	14	0
55	Wayne Walker	RLB	September 30, 1936	6'2"	225	Idaho	Boise, ID USA	14	0
74	Paul Ward	DT-G	January 30, 1937	6'3"	247	Whitworth	Santa Fe, NM USA	8	0
34	Ken Webb	HB-FB	August 15, 1935	5'11"	207	Presbyterian	Albany, GA USA	11	0
61	Bob Whitlow	C	February 15, 1936	6'2"	236	Indiana	Shelbyville, IN USA	6	0
88	Sam Williams	DE-E-LB	March 9, 1931	6'5"	235	Michigan St.	Dansville, MI USA	12	0