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 AllardQBApril 21, 19366'1"188Boston Col.Cambridge, MA 2
Charlie BaillieHBFebruary 14, 19356'0"208Lakeshore Flyers Sr.Montreal, QC 3
69Ray BaillieGFebruary 14, 19356'0"270Montreal, QC 5
79Gino BerrettaE/KOctober 5, 19426'1"190N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr.Pisa, Italy8
13Bill BewleyHB/KAugust 11, 19315'11"190TorontoHamilton, ON 14
10Ron BrewerFB/EJanuary 10, 19376'1"215Parkdale Lions Jr.Toronto, ON 13
53Ron BrooksG5'11"230Miami (Ohio)Toronto, ON 7
71Ross BuckleEFebruary 26, 19366'0"190London LordsLondon, ON 10
32Howie CissellHBAugust 21, 19366'1"205Arkansas StateWest Memphis, AR? 12
21Don ClarkHBDecember 27, 19365'11"190Ohio State14
16Dick CoheeHBNovember 26, 19396'1"190Reedley JCWichita Falls, TX 8
37John ConroyLBDecember 6, 19396'1"190Mt. San Antonio J.C.Vancouver, BC 14
47Milt CrainCDecember 27, 19376'5"245MississippiNew Albany, MS 12
George DeiderichGMarch 19, 19366'1"210VanderbiltPittsburgh, PA 3
28George DixonHBOctober 19, 19336'0"195BridgeportNew Haven, CT 11
33Gerry DoucetteHB6'1"190Etobicoke Collegiate (Toronto)11
67Ted ElsbyTJanuary 3, 19326'0"235Brantford Redskins (Sr.)Galt, ON 4
15Jack EspenshipDBMarch 9, 19396'1"200Florida StateMiami, FL 13
77Paul FedorE6'3"203Queen'sNiagara Falls, ON 5
26Joe FrancisQBApril 21, 19366'1"195Oregon St.Honolulu, HI USA3
25Gene GainesHBJune 26, 19385'11"185UCLALos Angeles, CA 10
Jock HannabachHB5'10"165WyomingKillally, SK 1
19Barry HansenHBAugust 11, 19415'10"180California State - NorthridgeWinnipeg, MB 14
57Mike KovacGJune 7, 19305'10"212Western OntarioHamilton, ON 13
52Hal KrebsGOctober 2, 19376'0"230Edmonton, AB 14
17Ed LearnDBSeptember 30, 19356'0"170Kitchener-WaterlooWelland, ON 12
65Bob LeBlancGOctober 17, 19366'1"225Boston CollegeYarmouth, NS 10
68Billy LocklinDEAugust 13, 19376'2"225New Mexico St.Rockdale, TX USA11
72Marv LusterHBNovember 27, 19376'1"200UCLAShreveport, LA 14
70Ed MeadowsTFebruary 19, 19326'2"221DukeOxford, NC USA3
77Tom MoranE/HBAugust 16, 19326'1"195Brantford RedskinsHamilton, ON 4
64Ron MurphyT6'2"220McGillHamilton, ON 9
61Ed NicklaT/LBAugust 11, 19336'3"240TennesseeNew York, NY USA13
63Bobby OliverT/KJanuary 9, 19366'2"245BaylorWaco, TX 14
51Don PaquetteEJanuary 23, 19395'11"225Niagara-On-The-Lake HSSte. Catherines, ON 14
12Meco PolizianiFBNovember 1, 19376'0"190Western OntarioNew Waterford, NS 11
62John RaulickTApril 28, 19366'3"250Eastern MichiganVita, MB 14
Bob SawyerHBMarch 8, 19376'0"210Wyoming1
54Dick SchnellLB6'3"225Wyoming11
54Jackie SimpsonG/KAugust 20, 19366'0"225MississippiCorinth, MS USA1
41Joe StracinaC/LBJuly 18, 19306'1"230Lakeshore Alouettes Int.Montreal, QC 14
25Gerry ThompkinsQB6'2"205Texas A&IHoney Grove, TX 8
39Billy WayteDBJuly 3, 19385'10"185Fresno StateSan Mateo, CA 13
37Nelson YarbroughQBSeptember 26, 19366'2"190VirginiaTampa, FL 4



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