1961 Boston Patriots Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Lou Saban (2-3)
Coach: Mike Holovak (7-1-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1961 Boston Patriots Statistics
1961 Boston Patriots Results

The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division.

The Patriots scored 413 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 313. Butch Songin threw for 1,429 yards, and Babe Parilli threw the ball, too. Gino Cappelletti paced pass catchers, hauling in 45 passes for 768 yards. Jim Colclough provided receiving help as well.

Billy Lott ran for a team-best 461 yards for Boston, while Larry Garron also buoyed the ground attack.

Don Webb seized 5 opponent throws.

Lou Saban and Mike Holovak coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
53Tom AddisonLLBApril 12, 19366'2"230South CarolinaLancaster, SC USA140
65Houston AntwineDT-DEApril 11, 19396'0"270Southern IllinoisLouise, MS USA140
41Walter BeachDB-RBJanuary 31, 19356'0"190Central MichiganPontiac, MI USA120
33Fred BruneyPRDecember 30, 19315'10"184Ohio St.Martins Ferry, OH USA140
22Ron BurtonHBJuly 25, 19365'10"190NorthwesternSpringfield, OH USA140
20Gino CappellettiKMarch 26, 19346'0"190MinnesotaKeewatin, MN USA140
81Jim ColcloughFLMarch 31, 19366'0"185Boston Col.Medford, MA USA140
30Jim CrawfordHB-FBAugust 26, 19356'1"205WyomingGreybull, WY USA100
54Walt CudzikCFebruary 21, 19326'2"231PurdueChicago, IL USA140
89Bob DeeLDEMay 18, 19336'3"248Holy CrossQuincy, MA USA1414
74Jerry DeLuccaRTJuly 17, 19366'2"247TennesseePeabody, MA USA140
72Larry EisenhauerRDEFebruary 22, 19406'5"250Boston Col.Hicksville, NY USA140
40Larry GarronHB-FBMay 23, 19376'0"195West. IllinoisMarks, MS USA140
70Milt GrahamT-DTJuly 28, 19346'6"235ColgateDefreestville, NY USA30
23Ron HallLSApril 30, 19376'0"190Missouri ValleyGoreville, IL USA90
79Jim HuntRDTOctober 5, 19385'11"250Prairie ViewAtlanta, TX USA140
83Harry JacobsMLBFebruary 4, 19376'1"226BradleyCanton, IL USA90
73Harry JagielskiDT-TDecember 25, 19316'0"257IndianaPittsburgh, PA USA50
24Joe JohnsonHB-ENovember 3, 19296'0"185Boston Col.New Haven, CT USA60
86Bill KimberDEJanuary 31, 19366'2"192Florida St.Winter Park, FL USA40
62Dick KleinLDTFebruary 11, 19346'4"254GeorgiaPana, IL USA100
63Charley LeoRGAugust 29, 19346'0"240IndianaNiagara Falls, NY USA140
67Paul LindquistDTApril 30, 19396'3"265New HampshireBrockton, MA USA20
76Charley LongLTApril 6, 19386'4"260Tenn-ChattanoogaDeKalb, AL USA140
32Billy LottFBNovember 8, 19346'0"203MississippiSumrall, MS USA140
60Rommie LouddRLBJune 8, 19336'2"227UCLAMadisonville, TX USA130
61Leroy MooreDESeptember 16, 19356'2"240Fort Valley St.Pontiac, MI USA140
25Ross O'HanleyDBFebruary 16, 19396'0"183Boston Col.Everett, WA USA70
15Babe ParilliQBMay 7, 19306'1"196KentuckyRochester, PA USA148
Willis PerkinsDE-GFebruary 14, 19346'0"260Texas SouthernColumbus, TX USA10
23Ray RatkowskiHBNovember 10, 19396'0"195Notre DameNew York, NY USA10
51Frank RobottiLBApril 6, 19396'0"220Boston Col.120
46Al RomineDB-HBMarch 10, 19326'2"191FloridaFlorence, AL USA10
64Tony SardiscoLGDecember 5, 19326'2"226TulaneShreveport, LA USA130
44Gerhard SchwedesHBApril 23, 19386'1"205SyracuseFreiburg, Germany50
34Chuck ShontaRCBAugust 29, 19376'0"200East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA80
75John SimersonC-TApril 20, 19356'3"257PurdueHonolulu, HI USA100
42Bob SoltisDBApril 1, 19366'2"205MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN 30
11Butch SonginQBMay 11, 19246'2"190Boston Col.Walpole, MA USA146
45Thomas StephensTEAugust 29, 19356'2"215SyracuseGalveston, TX USA90
34Bobby TownsDBMarch 17, 19386'1"180GeorgiaElberton, GA USA20
31Clyde WashingtonDB-PMarch 21, 19386'1"197PurdueCarlisle, PA USA140
48Don WebbLCBMay 22, 19395'10"182Iowa St.Jefferson City, MO USA140
24Mel WestHBJanuary 14, 19395'9"190MissouriColumbia, MO USA40
50Bob YatesT-CNovember 20, 19386'1"240SyracuseMontpelier, VT 140
14Tom YewcicPMay 9, 19325'11"185Michigan St.Conemaugh, PA USA140



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