1961 Baltimore Colts Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1961 Baltimore Colts Statistics
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.

The Colts scored 302 points, but the defensive squad conceded 307. Joe Perry ran for a team-leading 675 yards for Baltimore, 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 contributed to the receiving game, 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
82Raymond BerrySEFebruary 27, 19336'2"187Schreiner CollegeCorpus Christi, TX USA120
40Bobby BoydLCBDecember 3, 19375'11"195OklahomaGarland, TX USA140
81Ordell BraaseRDEMarch 13, 19326'4"245South DakotaMitchell, SD USA130
55Jackie BurkettLLBDecember 16, 19366'4"230AuburnThorsby, AL USA140
75Jim ColvinDT-DE-GNovember 30, 19376'3"252HoustonMonahans, TX USA130
78John DiehlDTJanuary 27, 19366'7"265VirginiaPhiladelphia, PA USA30
70Art DonovanLDTJune 5, 19256'2"263Notre DameBronx, NY USA140
61Wiley FeaginGAugust 28, 19376'2"235TexasConroe, TX USA140
73Tom GilburgPNovember 27, 19386'5"245SyracuseBronxville, NY USA140
47Gary GlickRCBMay 14, 19306'2"195Colorado St.Grant, NE USA110
88Ken GregoryEFebruary 1, 19376'1"190Whittier140
20Bob HarrisonRSNovember 15, 19385'11"185OhioSt. Louis, MO USA130
25Alex HawkinsHBJuly 2, 19376'0"190South CarolinaWelch, WV USA110
45Jerry HillRBOctober 12, 19395'11"210WyomingTorrington, WY USA10
72Joe LewisDTJanuary 23, 19366'2"256Compton CC (CA)Los Angeles, CA USA110
87Aubrey LinneTEApril 19, 19396'7"235TCUCentralia, IL 10
43Lenny LylesKRJanuary 26, 19366'2"202LouisvilleNashville, TN USA140
85Dee MackeyE-TEOctober 16, 19346'5"235Texas A&M-CommerceGilmer, TX USA140
89Gino MarchettiLDEJanuary 2, 19276'4"244San FranciscoSmithers, WV USA140
27Tom MatteRB-QBJune 14, 19396'0"214Ohio St.Pittsburgh, PA USA80
64Marv MatuszakMLBSeptember 12, 19316'3"232TulsaSouth Bend, IN USA145
14Lamar McHanQBDecember 16, 19326'1"201ArkansasLake Village, AR USA70
24Lenny MooreFLNovember 25, 19336'1"191Penn St.Reading, PA USA130
84Jim MutschellerTEMarch 31, 19306'1"205Notre DameBeaver Falls, PA USA120
65Steve MyhraKApril 2, 19346'1"237MinnesotaWahpeton, ND USA140
80Andy NelsonLSMay 27, 19336'1"180MemphisAthens, AL USA140
28Jimmy OrrFL-E-SE-WROctober 4, 19355'11"185Wake ForestSeneca, SC USA130
77Jim ParkerLTApril 3, 19346'3"273Ohio St.Macon, GA USA140
36Bill PellingtonLBSeptember 25, 19276'2"234DefianceRamsey, NJ USA140
34Joe PerryFBJanuary 22, 19276'0"200Compton CC (CA)Stevens, AR USA130
60George PreasRTJune 25, 19336'2"244Virginia TechRoanoke, VA USA140
62Palmer PyleLGJune 12, 19376'3"247Michigan St.Keokuk, IA USA140
68Alex SanduskyRGAugust 17, 19326'1"235ClarionMcKees Rocks, PA USA140
66Don ShinnickRLBMay 15, 19356'0"232UCLAKansas City, MO USA140
83Billy SmithRDTJanuary 27, 19356'4"240AuburnAugusta, AR USA140
32Mark SmolinskiFB-TEMay 9, 19396'1"215WyomingAlpena, MI USA140
26Mike SommerHB-DBOctober 9, 19345'11"190George WashingtonWashington, DC USA40
52Dick SzymanskiCOctober 7, 19326'3"233Notre DameToledo, OH USA140
23Carl TaseffDB-HBSeptember 28, 19285'11"192John CarrollParma, OH USA70
19Johnny UnitasQBMay 7, 19336'1"194LouisvillePittsburgh, PA USA1414
46Jim WelchDBMarch 17, 19386'0"196SMUAnson, TX USA140