1961 Montreal Alouettes Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Perry Moss (4-9-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1961 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1961 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 9 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Alouettes paced the league with just 225 points allowed. Montreal eked out just 213 points. Don Clark carried the ball for a team-best 1,143 yards.

Gerry Thompkins passed for 1,163 yards. Marv Luster paced all receivers, grabbing 31 passes for 539 yards.

John Conroy picked off 3 opponent throws.

Perry Moss coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP
	Don Allard	QB	April 21, 1936	6'1"	188	Boston Col.	Cambridge, MA	2
	Charlie Baillie	HB	February 14, 1935	6'0"	208	Lakeshore Flyers Sr.	Montreal, QC	3
69	Ray Baillie	G	February 14, 1935	6'0"	270		Montreal, QC	5
79	Gino Berretta	E/K	October 5, 1942	6'1"	190	N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.	Pisa, Italy	8
13	Bill Bewley	HB/K	August 11, 1931	5'11"	190	Toronto	Hamilton, ON	14
10	Ron Brewer	FB/E	January 10, 1937	6'1"	215	Parkdale Lions Jr.	Toronto, ON	13
53	Ron Brooks	G		5'11"	230	Miami (Ohio)	Toronto, ON	7
71	Ross Buckle	E	February 26, 1936	6'0"	190	London Lords	London, ON	10
32	Howie Cissell	HB	August 21, 1936	6'1"	205	Arkansas State	West Memphis, AR?	12
21	Don Clark	HB	December 27, 1936	5'11"	190	Ohio State		14
16	Dick Cohee	HB	November 26, 1939	6'1"	190	Reedley JC	Wichita Falls, TX	8
37	John Conroy	LB	December 6, 1939	6'1"	190	Mt. San Antonio J.C.	Vancouver, BC	14
47	Milt Crain	C	December 27, 1937	6'5"	245	Mississippi	New Albany, MS	12
	George Deiderich	G	March 19, 1936	6'1"	210	Vanderbilt	Pittsburgh, PA	3
28	George Dixon	HB	October 19, 1933	6'0"	195	Bridgeport	New Haven, CT	11
33	Gerry Doucette	HB		6'1"	190	Etobicoke Collegiate (Toronto)		11
67	Ted Elsby	T	January 3, 1932	6'0"	235	Brantford Redskins (Sr.)	Galt, ON	4
15	Jack Espenship	DB	March 9, 1939	6'1"	200	Florida State	Miami, FL	13
77	Paul Fedor	E		6'3"	203	Queen's	Niagara Falls, ON	5
26	Joe Francis	QB	April 21, 1936	6'1"	195	Oregon St.	Honolulu, HI USA	3
25	Gene Gaines	HB	June 26, 1938	5'11"	185	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	10
	Jock Hannabach	HB		5'10"	165	Wyoming	Killally, SK	1
19	Barry Hansen	HB	August 11, 1941	5'10"	180	California State - Northridge	Winnipeg, MB	14
57	Mike Kovac	G	June 7, 1930	5'10"	212	Western Ontario	Hamilton, ON	13
52	Hal Krebs	G	October 2, 1937	6'0"	230		Edmonton, AB	14
17	Ed Learn	DB	September 30, 1935	6'0"	170	Kitchener-Waterloo	Welland, ON	12
65	Bob LeBlanc	G	October 17, 1936	6'1"	225	Boston College	Yarmouth, NS	10
68	Billy Locklin	DE	August 13, 1937	6'2"	225	New Mexico St.	Rockdale, TX USA	11
72	Marv Luster	HB	November 27, 1937	6'1"	200	UCLA	Shreveport, LA	14
70	Ed Meadows	T	February 19, 1932	6'2"	221	Duke	Oxford, NC USA	3
77	Tom Moran	E/HB	August 16, 1932	6'1"	195	Brantford Redskins	Hamilton, ON	4
64	Ron Murphy	T		6'2"	220	McGill	Hamilton, ON	9
61	Ed Nickla	T/LB	August 11, 1933	6'3"	240	Tennessee	New York, NY USA	13
63	Bobby Oliver	T/K	January 9, 1936	6'2"	245	Baylor	Waco, TX	14
51	Don Paquette	E	January 23, 1939	5'11"	225	Niagara-On-The-Lake HS	Ste. Catherines, ON	14
12	Meco Poliziani	FB	November 1, 1937	6'0"	190	Western Ontario	New Waterford, NS	11
62	John Raulick	T	April 28, 1936	6'3"	250	Eastern Michigan	Vita, MB	14
	Bob Sawyer	HB	March 8, 1937	6'0"	210	Wyoming		1
54	Dick Schnell	LB		6'3"	225	Wyoming		11
54	Jackie Simpson	G/K	August 20, 1936	6'0"	225	Mississippi	Corinth, MS USA	1
41	Joe Stracina	C/LB	July 18, 1930	6'1"	230	Lakeshore Alouettes Int.	Montreal, QC	14
25	Gerry Thompkins	QB		6'2"	205	Texas A&I	Honey Grove, TX	8
39	Billy Wayte	DB	July 3, 1938	5'10"	185	Fresno State	San Mateo, CA	13
37	Nelson Yarbrough	QB	September 26, 1936	6'2"	190	Virginia	Tampa, FL	4

1961 Montreal Alouettes Roster

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