1961 Denver Broncos Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Frank Filchock (3-11)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1961 Denver Broncos Statistics
1961 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.

Denver labored to change the scoreboard with just 251 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 432. Frank Tripucka tossed for 1,690 yards, and George Herring took a significant amount of snaps also. Lionel Taylor paced pass catchers, hauling in 100 passes for 1,176 yards.

Donnie Stone ran for a team-best 505 yards for the Broncos.

Phil Nugent picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Frank Filchock coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Ken AdamsonLGOctober 12, 19386'2"235Notre DamePhoenix, AZ USA140
22Buddy AllenHBJuly 11, 19375'11"193Utah St.St. Louis, MO 10
22Dave AmesHB-DBJanuary 16, 19376'0"185RichmondPortsmouth, VA USA70
52Jim BartonCJune 12, 19346'5"250MarshallKirbyville, PA USA140
33Fred BukatyFBFebruary 13, 19365'11"195KansasKansas City, KS USA140
40Al CarmichaelHBNovember 10, 19286'1"200USCBoston, MA USA60
66John CashLDEAugust 5, 19366'3"240AllenBrunswick, GA USA140
75Eldon DanenhauerRTOctober 4, 19356'5"245Emporia St.Clay Center, KS USA140
62Jim EifridLBOctober 22, 19386'1"240Colorado St.Fort Wayne, IN USA10
40Dale EvansHBSeptember 10, 19396'3"210Kansas St.St. Francis, KS USA50
42Al FrazierFLMay 28, 19355'11"180Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA140
61Chuck GavinRDEDecember 26, 19336'1"250Tennessee St.Lake, MS USA80
23Goose GonsoulinRSJune 7, 19386'3"210BaylorPort Arthur, TX USA140
63Buzz GuyG-T-DTMarch 20, 19366'3"248DukeNew Castle, PA USA90
71Art HauserDT-T-GJune 19, 19296'0"237Xavier (OH)Rubican, WI USA140
16George HerringPJune 18, 19346'2"200Southern MissGadsden, AL USA144
84Jack HillKOctober 17, 19326'1"185Utah St.Ogden, UT USA140
74Gordy HolzRDTMay 24, 19336'4"260MinnesotaSt. Paul, MN USA140
53Bob HudsonLLBApril 5, 19306'4"225ClemsonLamar, SC USA140
73Bob KonovskyG-DEAugust 19, 19346'2"246WisconsinChicago, IL USA130
50Pat LambertiLBSeptember 1, 19376'2"225RichmondWoodbridge, NJ USA70
77Carl LarpenterRGJuly 1, 19366'4"235TexasPort Arthur, TX USA140
76John MattoxLTAugust 3, 19386'4"240Fresno St.Fresno, CA USA80
54Wahoo McDanielMLBJune 19, 19386'1"235OklahomaBernice, LA USA140
64Bud McFadinLDTAugust 21, 19286'3"260TexasRankin, TX USA140
45Jim McMillinRCBSeptember 18, 19396'0"190Colorado St.Pleasant Hill, CA USA140
41Bob McNamaraLCBAugust 12, 19316'0"190MinnesotaHastings, MN USA140
21Gene MingoHB-KSeptember 22, 19386'2"216noneAkron, OH USA100
51Mike NicholsCJuly 29, 19386'3"225Ark-MonticelloCollege Heights, AR USA140
15Phil NugentLSAugust 16, 19396'2"195TulaneLafayette, LA USA120
88Gene PrebolaTEJune 30, 19386'3"225Boston Univ.Bronx, NY USA140
83Johnny PyeattDBSeptember 16, 19336'3"204noneFlorence, AZ USA30
76Leo ReedT-GJanuary 3, 19406'4"240Colorado St.Kahuku, HI USA40
68Bill RoehneltLBJune 4, 19366'1"227BradleyPeoria, IL USA40
35Jimmy SearsDB-HBMarch 20, 19315'11"183USCLos Angeles, CA USA20
67Jackie SimpsonLB-KAugust 20, 19366'0"225MississippiCorinth, MS USA60
20Dan SmithDBJanuary 29, 19355'10"180NE State (OK)Matoy, OK USA40
62Jerry StalcupRLBNovember 19, 19386'1"240WisconsinRockford, IL USA80
36James StinnetteFB-LBDecember 3, 19386'1"230Oregon St.Corvallis, OR USA140
34Donnie StoneHBJanuary 5, 19376'1"205ArkansasSioux City, IA USA140
72Jerry SturmC-T-GDecember 31, 19366'3"260IllinoisEnglish, IN USA140
87Lionel TaylorSEAugust 15, 19356'2"215New Mex. HighlandsKansas City, MO USA140
20Jerry TraynhamKJanuary 23, 19395'10"190USCSacramento, CA USA20
18Frank TripuckaQBDecember 8, 19276'2"192Notre DameBloomfield, NJ USA1410
65Joe YoungDEAugust 3, 19336'3"245MarquetteChicago, IL USA60



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