1961 Buffalo Bills Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Buster Ramsey (6-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1961 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1961 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.

The Bills chalked up 294 points, but the defensive squad allowed 342. M.C. Reynolds passed for 1,004 yards. Glenn Bass topped pass catchers, hauling in 50 balls for 765 yards.

Art Baker rushed for a team-leading 498 yards for Buffalo.

Billy Atkins picked off 10 opponent throws.

Buster Ramsey coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
20Billy AtkinsKNovember 19, 19346'1"196AuburnMillport, AL USA140
33Art BakerFBDecember 31, 19376'0"220SyracuseErie, PA USA140
64Stew BarberRLBJune 14, 19396'2"250Penn St.Bradford, PA USA140
88Glenn BassPRApril 12, 19396'2"202East CarolinaWilson, NC USA140
50Al BemillerCApril 18, 19386'3"243SyracuseHanover, PA USA1414
26Dewey BohlingHBAugust 22, 19385'11"190Hardin-SimmonsHebron, NE USA70
46Fred BrownHBDecember 22, 19385'11"185GeorgiaAtlanta, GA USA50
30Wray CarltonHBJune 18, 19376'2"225DukeWallace, NC USA140
85Dan ChamberlainE-HBAugust 26, 19376'3"200Sacramento St.Grand Rapids, MI USA30
77Donald ChelfT-GMarch 25, 19336'3"235IowaWest Liberty, IA USA140
80Monte CrockettHB-TEJuly 14, 19386'4"218New Mex. HighlandsTalcott, WV USA140
46Jim CrottyDBMarch 31, 19386'1"190Notre DameStorm Lake, IA USA50
78Tom DayDE-G-DT-TAugust 20, 19356'2"252North Carolina A&TWashington, DC USA120
60John DittrichGMay 7, 19336'1"236WisconsinSheboygan, WI USA120
44Elbert DubenionFLFebruary 16, 19335'11"187BlufftonGriffin, GA USA140
57Ralph FeltonLLBMay 21, 19325'11"210MarylandMidway, PA USA140
23Willmer FowlerHBJune 3, 19375'10"185NorthwesternAndalusia, AL USA20
18Johnny GreenQBOctober 12, 19376'3"198Tenn-ChattanoogaWest Point, MS USA85
54Joe HergertLB-KJune 7, 19366'1"216FloridaWilkes-Barre, PA USA90
42Jack JohnsonDBDecember 11, 19336'3"198Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA30
59Cotton LetnerLBJanuary 26, 19376'1"215TennesseeTen Mile, TN USA50
11Richie LucasQBApril 15, 19386'0"190Penn St.Glassport, PA USA82
25Billy MajorsDBNovember 7, 19386'0"175TennesseeLynchburg, TN USA10
56Archie MatsosMLBNovember 22, 19346'0"217Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA140
45Richie McCabeLCBMarch 12, 19336'1"185PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA90
42Don McDonaldDBFebruary 5, 19375'11"185TCUSherman, TX USA110
73Chuck McMurtryLDTFebruary 15, 19376'0"280WhittierChaneller, OK USA140
70Chuck MuelhauptRGDecember 11, 19356'3"230Iowa St.Canton, OH USA140
14Tommy O'ConnellQBSeptember 26, 19305'11"187Notre DameChicago, IL USA11
74Harold OlsonRTJanuary 19, 19386'2"255ClemsonAsheville, NC USA140
17Warren RabbQBDecember 12, 19376'3"204LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA93
14M.C. ReynoldsQBFebruary 11, 19356'0"193LSUMansfield, LA USA123
75Ken RiceLTSeptember 14, 19396'2"240AuburnBainbridge, GA USA140
84Perry RichardsEJanuary 14, 19346'2"205Detroit MercyDetroit, MI USA110
81Tom RychlecTESeptember 11, 19346'3"220American Int.Meriden, CT USA140
76Jack ScottDTApril 12, 19366'4"260Ohio St.Ashland, KY USA70
66Billy ShawLGDecember 15, 19386'2"258Georgia TechNatchez, MS USA140
23Bill ShockleyHB-KMarch 13, 19376'0"185West ChesterWest Chester, PA USA20
79Jim SoreyRDTSeptember 5, 19366'4"285Texas SouthernMarianna, FL USA140
87LaVerne TorczonRDEJanuary 1, 19366'3"250NebraskaColumbus, NE USA140
25Vern ValdezRCBAugust 12, 19356'0"190Cal Poly-PomonaLos Angeles County, CA USA130
22Jim WagstaffLSJune 12, 19366'2"192Idaho St.American Falls, ID USA140
60Wayne WolffGJanuary 28, 19386'2"243Wake ForestGreensburg, PA USA20
71Mack YohoLDEJune 14, 19366'2"230Miami (OH)Reader, WV USA140



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