1961 Green Bay Packers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Vince Lombardi (11-3)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1961 Green Bay Packers Statistics
1961 Green Bay Packers Results

The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Offensively, Green Bay led the league with 391 points. On the other side of the ball, the solid defense surrendered 223 points. Jim Taylor carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,307 yards for the Packers.

Bart Starr threw for 2,418 yards. Max McGee paced pass catchers, snagging 51 passes for 883 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 46 turnovers. John Symank, Hank Gremminger, Willie Wood and Jesse Whittenton each picked off 5 opponent throws.

Vince Lombardi coached the team. The 1961 Green Bay Packers won the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
26Herb AdderleyKRJune 8, 19396'0"205Michigan St.Philadelphia, PA USA140
3Ben AgajanianKAugust 28, 19196'0"215New MexicoSanta Ana, CA USA30
65Tom BettisLBMarch 17, 19336'2"228PurdueChicago, IL USA120
33Lew CarpenterHB-FBJanuary 12, 19326'1"220ArkansasHayti, MO USA140
58Dan CurrieLLBJune 27, 19356'3"235Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA120
72Ben DavidsonDE-DTJune 14, 19406'8"275WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA140
87Willie DavisLDEJuly 24, 19346'3"243Grambling St.Lisbon, LA USA140
86Boyd DowlerFLOctober 18, 19376'5"224ColoradoRock Springs, WY USA140
81Lee FolkinsTE-DEJuly 4, 19396'5"215WashingtonWallace, ID USA140
71Bill ForesterRLBAugust 9, 19326'3"237SMUDallas, TX USA140
75Forrest GreggT-G-DTOctober 18, 19336'4"249SMUBirthright, TX USA140
46Hank GremmingerLSSeptember 1, 19336'1"201BaylorWindthorst, TX USA140
40Dale HackbartDBJuly 21, 19386'3"210WisconsinMadison, WI USA20
79Dave HannerLDTMay 22, 19306'2"257ArkansasParkin, AR USA130
5Paul HornungHBDecember 23, 19356'2"215Notre DameLouisville, KY USA120
53Ken ImanCFebruary 8, 19396'1"240SE Missouri St.St. Louis, MO USA140
74Henry JordanRDTJanuary 26, 19356'2"248VirginiaEmporia, VA USA140
84Gary KnafelcEJanuary 2, 19326'4"217ColoradoPueblo, CO USA130
77Ron KostelnikDTJanuary 14, 19406'4"260CincinnatiColver, PA USA140
64Jerry KramerRGJanuary 23, 19366'3"245IdahoJordan, MT USA80
88Ron KramerTEJune 24, 19356'3"234MichiganGirard, KS USA140
78Norm MastersTSeptember 19, 19336'2"249Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA140
85Max McGeeSEJuly 16, 19326'3"205TulaneOverton, TX USA130
25Tom MooreHB-FBJuly 17, 19386'2"215VanderbiltGoodlettsville, TN USA130
66Ray NitschkeMLBDecember 29, 19366'3"235IllinoisElmwood Park, IL USA120
22Elijah PittsHBFebruary 3, 19386'1"204Philander SmithMayflower, AR USA140
83Bill QuinlanRDEJune 19, 19326'3"248Michigan St.Lawrence, MA USA140
51Jim RingoCNovember 21, 19316'1"232SyracuseOrange, NJ USA1414
10John RoachQB-DBMarch 26, 19336'4"197SMUDallas, TX USA70
76Bob SkoronskiLTMarch 5, 19346'3"249IndianaAnsonia, CT USA130
15Bart StarrQBJanuary 9, 19346'1"197AlabamaMontgomery, AL USA1414
27John SymankDBAugust 31, 19355'11"180FloridaLa Grange, TX USA140
31Jim TaylorFBSeptember 20, 19356'0"214LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA140
63Fuzzy ThurstonLGDecember 29, 19336'1"247ValparaisoAltoona, WI USA140
61Nelson ToburenLBNovember 24, 19386'3"235Wichita St.Boulder, CO USA140
45Emlen TunnellDBMarch 29, 19256'1"187ToledoBryn Mawr, PA USA120
47Jesse WhittentonRCBMay 9, 19346'0"193Texas-El PasoBig Spring, TX USA140
24Willie WoodPRDecember 23, 19365'10"190USCWashington, DC USA140



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